How to Install Meetable on FreeBSD Latest

Meetable is a self-hosted event planning and RSVP service created by the IndieWeb community. This guide will show you how to install Meetable on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

• A server running FreeBSD Latest
• A domain name or subdomain for Meetable
• Nginx web server installed and running

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before we start, we need to install some dependencies for Meetable.

$ sudo pkg install ruby rubygem-bundler

Step 2: Download Meetable

Next, we need to download Meetable from its GitHub repository.

$ git clone https://github.com/indieweb/meetable.git

Step 3: Install Meetable

Now we need to install Meetable and its dependencies.

$ cd meetable
$ bundle install --deployment --without=development test

Step 4: Configure Meetable

Meetable comes with a sample configuration file that we can use as a template. We need to copy this file to a new file and edit it.

$ cp config/meetable.yml.sample config/meetable.yml

Open the config/meetable.yml file in your favorite text editor and update the following fields:

• url: set this to your domain name or subdomain
• secret_key_base: generate a new random secret key using rake secret and copy the output
• database: update the database credentials if necessary

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Create Database

We need to create the database and run the migrations.

$ bundle exec rake db:create db:migrate

Step 6: Run Meetable

Finally, we can start Meetable.

$ bundle exec rails server

Open your web browser and go to http://your-domain.com:3000. You should see the Meetable application running.

Step 7: Configure Nginx

By default, Meetable runs on port 3000. We can configure Nginx to proxy requests to Meetable and serve it over port 80 or 443.

Create a new Nginx configuration file for Meetable.

$ sudo nano /usr/local/etc/nginx/sites-available/meetable

Paste the following configuration into the file and update the domain name and SSL certificate paths:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name your-domain.com;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3000;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
        proxy_redirect off;
    }
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    server_name your-domain.com;
    ssl_certificate /path/to/cert.pem;
    ssl_certificate_key /path/to/privkey.pem;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3000;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
        proxy_redirect off;
    }
}

Save and close the file.

Now we need to enable the new configuration file and restart Nginx.

$ sudo ln -s /usr/local/etc/nginx/sites-available/meetable /usr/local/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
$ sudo service nginx restart

Now Meetable should be accessible over port 80 or 443 on your domain name or subdomain.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed Meetable on FreeBSD Latest and configured it to run behind Nginx. You can now start creating events and inviting your friends!