Tutorial: Installing Sovereign on FreeBSD

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Sovereign on FreeBSD Latest. Sovereign is a set of Ansible playbooks that you can use to set up a personal server for hosting websites and services.

Prerequisites

Before we begin the installation process, ensure that you have the following:

• A running instance of FreeBSD Latest
• Access to the root user account or an account with superuser privileges
• An active Internet connection

Step 1: Install Ansible

Install Ansible using the package manager:

pkg install ansible

Step 2: Clone Sovereign Repository

Clone the Sovereign repository using git:

git clone https://github.com/sovereign/sovereign.git

Move into the Sovereign directory:

cd sovereign

Step 3: Configure Inventory

The first step will be to copy an example inventory file:

cp inventory_example inventory

Then open the inventory file for editing:

nano inventory

The file has multiple sections, which are clearly marked. You will need to edit each of the sections to match your desired configuration for the server.

Step 4: Configure Variables

Sovereign requires several variables to be set before deployment. You will need to copy an example variables file:

cp group_vars/all.yml{.example,}

Edit the variables file using your preferred text editor:

nano group_vars/all.yml

Ensure that the variables in the file match your desired configuration for the server.

Step 5: Configure SSH

To use Ansible with remote servers, SSH keys are required. You can use an existing SSH key or create a new one:

Generate a new SSH key using the ssh-keygen command:

ssh-keygen

And press enter through the prompts.

Copy the public key to the remote server using the ssh-copy-id command:

ssh-copy-id <remote_username>@<remote_IP_address>

Replace <remote_username> with your remote username and <remote_IP_address> with the IP address of your remote server.

Step 6: Run the Playbook

Once everything is set up, it's time to run the playbook:

ansible-playbook site.yml

This command will execute the Ansible playbook defined in site.yml, which will configure the server based on the configuration in the inventory and variables files.

Conclusion

Congratulations, you have now successfully installed Sovereign on your FreeBSD Latest server. You can now start hosting websites and services on your personal server.