How to Install Pootle on FreeBSD Latest

Pootle is an online translation management system that provides a user-friendly web interface for translators to collaborate on translation projects. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Pootle on FreeBSD latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that your system has the following prerequisites:

• A FreeBSD latest server with root access.
• Python version 3.6 or later installed.
• The PostgreSQL server is set up and running.

Steps to Install Pootle on FreeBSD Latest

Step 1: Update System Packages

Before installing Pootle, you need to update your system packages using the following command:

pkg update && pkg upgrade -y

Step 2: Install Required Packages

Next, install the required packages for Pootle using the following command:

pkg install gettext git intltool py38-Pillow py38-cairocffi py38-lxml py38-psycopg2 py38-pytz

Step 3: Create a Pootle User and Directory

Create a separate system user named "pootle" and create a directory for Pootle under the home directory of the newly created user:

# Create a system user
adduser pootle

# Create a directory for Pootle under the home directory of the user
mkdir /home/pootle/pootle

Step 4: Install Pootle

Clone the Pootle repository from GitHub and then install Pootle using the following commands:

# Clone Pootle repository
git clone https://github.com/translate/pootle.git /home/pootle/pootle

# Install Pootle
cd /home/pootle/pootle
python3 setup.py install

Step 5: Configuring Pootle

To configure Pootle, create a Pootle configuration file using the sample configuration file provided with Pootle:

cd /home/pootle/pootle
cp conf/pootle.conf.sample conf/pootle.conf

Next, open the "pootle.conf" file and modify the following configuration parameters as required:

### the database backend to use
DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
        'NAME': 'pootle',   # name of the Pootle database
        'USER': 'pootleuser',   # username of the PostgreSQL Pootle user
        'PASSWORD': 'mypassword',   # password of the PostgreSQL Pootle user
        'HOST': 'localhost',   # hostname or IP address of the PostgreSQL server
        'PORT': '5432',   # port number of the PostgreSQL server
    },
}

### the path to the directory containing your translation files
POOTLE_PROJECTS_DIRECTORY = '/home/pootle/myprojects'

### the path to static files
STATIC_ROOT = '/home/pootle/static'

### the URL at which the static files will be accessible
STATIC_URL = '/static/'

Step 6: Configure Apache for Pootle

To view Pootle in a web browser, you need to configure Apache as a reverse proxy for Pootle. First, install the Apache web server and the required Apache modules using the following command:

pkg install apache24 mod_proxy_uwsgi

Next, create a new Apache virtual host configuration file for Pootle using the following command:

nano /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/pootle.conf

Add the following configuration to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName translate.example.com
    ServerAlias www.translate.example.com
    
    # Serve static files
    Alias /static/ /home/pootle/static/
    <Directory /home/pootle/static/>
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    # Serve Pootle applications
    <Location />
        ProxyPass http://localhost:8000/
        ProxyPassReverse http://localhost:8000/
        ProxyPreserveHost on
        RequestHeader set X-Forwarded-Proto "https"
    </Location>

</VirtualHost>

Restart the Apache service using the following command:

service apache24 restart

Step 7: Run Pootle Server

You can now run the Pootle server using the following command:

cd /home/pootle/pootle
pootle runserver

Pootle will start running on port 8000. To access Pootle in a web browser, go to "http://localhost:8000" or use the domain name you set in the Apache virtual host configuration.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Pootle on FreeBSD latest. You also learned how to configure Apache as a reverse proxy for Pootle and run the Pootle server. You can now use Pootle to manage your translation projects more efficiently.