Tutorial: Installing Wallabag on FreeBSD Latest

Introduction

Wallabag is an open-source self-hosted application that allows you to save web pages and articles to read later. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Wallabag on FreeBSD Latest, step by step.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure that you have the following:

  • A FreeBSD Latest system with root access
  • A web server with PHP, MySQL, and Composer installed

Step 1: Installing Dependencies

To install Wallabag, you need to have PHP, MySQL, and Composer installed on your FreeBSD server.

To check if they are already installed, run the following commands:

php -v
mysql -V
composer -v

If any of these commands do not return their version information, you need to install these packages using the package manager:

pkg install php74 php74-mysqli composer mysql57-server

Step 2: Setting Up a MySQL Database

Next, we need to create a MySQL database for Wallabag.

Login to the MySQL shell:

mysql -u root -p

Create a new database and user:

CREATE DATABASE wallabagdb;
CREATE USER 'wallabaguser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'mypassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wallabagdb.* TO 'wallabaguser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'mypassword';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

Step 3: Downloading Wallabag

Create a new directory for the Wallabag installation:

mkdir /usr/local/www/wallabag

Download the latest version of Wallabag using Composer:

cd /usr/local/www/wallabag
composer create-project wallabag/wallabag . --stability=beta

Change the ownership of the wallabag directory:

chown -R www:www /usr/local/www/wallabag

Step 4: Configuring the Web Server

Create a new virtual host for Wallabag:

vi /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/wallabag.conf

Add the following configuration:

<VirtualHost *:80>
     ServerName wallabag.example.com
     ServerAlias www.wallabag.example.com
     DocumentRoot /usr/local/www/wallabag/web

     <Directory /usr/local/www/wallabag/web>
         Options FollowSymLinks
         AllowOverride All
         Require all granted 
     </Directory>

     ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/wallabag_error.log
     CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/wallabag_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Save the file and restart the Apache server:

service apache24 restart

Step 5: Installing Wallabag

Visit the Wallabag installation page in your web browser:

http://wallabag.example.com/install/

Follow the prompts to complete the installation process.

When prompted for the database information, enter the following:

Database type: mysql
Database name: wallabagdb
Database user: wallabaguser
Database password: mypassword
Database host: localhost

After the installation is complete, you will be redirected to the Wallabag login page.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Wallabag on your FreeBSD Latest server. Enjoy your new read-it-later service!