How to Install Kiwix-Serve on FreeBSD Latest

Kiwix-Serve is a software that allows you to serve ZIM files over the HTTP protocol. This tutorial provides the steps to install Kiwix-Serve on FreeBSD Latest using the command line.

Prerequisites

Before you start with the installation process, it is important to make sure that your FreeBSD system is up-to-date using the following command:

sudo pkg update && sudo pkg upgrade

Step 1: Install Dependencies

To install Kiwix-Serve, you need to install the development tools and libraries. In FreeBSD, you can install them using the following command:

sudo pkg install -y cmake make gcc

Step 2: Install Boost Library

Kiwix-Serve requires the Boost library to work properly. You can install the Boost library using the following command:

sudo pkg install -y boost-all

Step 3: Download Kiwix-Serve

You can download the latest version of Kiwix-Serve from the official website using the following command:

wget https://download.kiwix.org/release/kiwix-tools/kiwix-tools_linux-x86_64.tar.gz

Step 4: Extract and Compile Kiwix-Serve

After downloading the Kiwix-Serve archive, extract it using the following command:

tar -xzvf kiwix-tools_linux-x86_64.tar.gz

Now, navigate to the extracted directory:

cd kiwix-tools-5.2.0-linux-x86_64/

Compile and install Kiwix-Serve using the following command:

sudo cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local .

sudo make
sudo make install

Step 5: Run Kiwix-Serve

After the installation process is complete, you can run Kiwix-Serve using the following command:

kiwix-serve --port=8000 --library=/path/to/zim/files/

You should replace /path/to/zim/files/ with the path to the directory containing the ZIM files you want to serve.

Step 6: Access Kiwix-Serve

Once Kiwix-Serve is running, you can access it from any web browser using the following URL:

http://localhost:8000/

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have provided you with step-by-step instructions to install Kiwix-Serve on FreeBSD Latest. By following these steps, you should now have Kiwix-Serve installed and ready to serve ZIM files over HTTP.