How to install Croodle on NetBSD

Croodle is a web-based scheduling tool that can be used to schedule meetings and events. It is easy to use and customizable, and is available for free on GitHub. In this tutorial, we will outline the steps to install Croodle on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

• NetBSD 7 or later
• Apache HTTP server
• PHP 7.0 or later
• MySQL or MariaDB

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before we start installing Croodle, we need to install some dependencies. We can use the NetBSD package manager pkgin to install them. Run the following command:

sudo pkgin install php-curl php-iconv php-xml

Step 2: Download Croodle

We will download the latest version of Croodle from the official GitHub repository. Run the following command to clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/jelhan/croodle.git

This will create a new directory called "croodle" in your current working directory.

Step 3: Configure Apache HTTP Server

Next, we need to configure Apache to serve Croodle. We will create a new virtual host configuration file for Croodle. Run the following command to create a new file:

sudo nano /usr/pkg/etc/httpd/extra/httpd-croodle.conf

Paste the following configuration in the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
    DocumentRoot /path/to/croodle/
    ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/error_log
    CustomLog /var/log/httpd/access_log combined
    <Directory /path/to/croodle/>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
        AllowOverride All
        Order allow,deny
        allow from all
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Replace "/path/to/croodle/" with the absolute path to the "croodle" directory that we cloned earlier.

Save the file and exit.

Step 4: Create a MySQL database

We will create a new MySQL database and user for Croodle. Run the following commands to login to MySQL and create a new database:

mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE croodle;

Next, we will create a new user and grant it privileges on the new database. Run the following commands:

CREATE USER 'croodle'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON croodle.* TO 'croodle'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Replace "password" with a password of your choice.

Exit MySQL.

Step 5: Configure Croodle

We need to configure Croodle to connect to the MySQL server that we just created. Rename the "configuration-example.ini" file to "configuration.ini" and open it using a text editor:

cd croodle/config
mv configuration-example.ini configuration.ini
nano configuration.ini

Edit the following lines in the file:

database.dsn = "mysql:host=localhost;dbname=croodle"
database.username = "croodle"
database.password = "password"

Replace "password" with the password that you set for the MySQL user.

Step 6: Run the Installer

Navigate to the "install" directory in the "croodle" directory and run the installer:

cd ../install
php index.php

The installer will guide you through the installation process. Enter the basic settings and follow the prompts. When prompted for the MySQL database details, enter the following:

Host: localhost
Database name: croodle
User: croodle
Password: password

Replace "password" with the password for the MySQL user.

Step 7: Run Croodle

Once the installer completes successfully, you can start using Croodle by visiting the URL that you configured in the Apache virtual host configuration file. For example, if you used "croodle.example.com" as the virtual host name, you can visit "http://croodle.example.com" to access the Croodle web interface.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Croodle on NetBSD!