How to Install Libre Translate on FreeBSD

Libre Translate is a free and open-source machine translation service that supports multiple languages. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Libre Translate on FreeBSD.

Requirements

Before we begin, you will need:

• A FreeBSD latest installation.
• Access to the command line with root privileges.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

To run Libre Translate on FreeBSD, you need to install some dependencies. First, update the package manager system using the following command:

pkg update

Next, install the required Python packages:

pkg install -y py39-pip py39-attrs py39-msgpack py39-setuptools py39-wheel

Step 2: Install and Configure Redis

Libre Translate requires Redis to store translation results. Run the following command to install Redis:

pkg install -y redis

Once installed, enable Redis to start automatically every time the system boots by running:

sysrc redis_enable="YES"

Start the Redis service:

service redis start

Step 3: Install Libre Translate

To install the latest version of Libre Translate, run the following command:

pip3 install libretranslate

Step 4: Start Libre Translate

To start the Libre Translate service with Redis, run the following command:

libretranslate-server --redis-host=localhost --redis-port=6379

Step 5: Test Libre Translate

You can verify that Libre Translate is running by accessing the following URL in your web browser:

http://localhost:5000

This should open the Libre Translate webpage that you can use to translate text.

Conclusion

Libre Translate is now installed on your FreeBSD system, and you can use it to translate text from various languages. You can run the Libre Translate service in the background as a daemon to keep it running after the terminal session ends.