How to Install Homepage by tomershvueli on FreeBSD Latest

In this tutorial, we will be going through the steps to install Homepage by tomershvueli on the latest version of FreeBSD.

Prerequisites

  • A FreeBSD machine with administrative privileges.
  • Git installed on the machine. If not, install it using the following command:
sudo pkg install git

Step 1: Clone the Repository

First, navigate to the directory where you want to install Homepage by tomershvueli. Then, clone the repository using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/tomershvueli/homepage.git

Step 2: Install Required Packages

Homepage by tomershvueli requires npm, Node.js, and other packages to be installed. To install them, run:

sudo pkg install -y node npm cairo pango giflib libjpeg-turbo libpng librsvg2

Step 3: Install Dependencies

Navigate to the cloned repository and install the dependencies using npm:

cd homepage
npm install

Step 4: Configure Homepage

Homepage by tomershvueli requires configuring before using it. To configure it, create a new file named config.yaml inside the config directory by copying the config.example.yaml file:

cd config
cp config.example.yaml config.yaml

Now, edit the config.yaml file according to your preferences.

Step 5: Start Homepage

To start Homepage, navigate to the root directory of the cloned repository and run the following command:

npm start

This will start Homepage on port 3000. To access it, go to http://localhost:3000 in your web browser.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed Homepage by tomershvueli on FreeBSD. Now, you can customize it according to your preferences and use it for your personal homepage.