How to Install Invoice Ninja on NetBSD

Invoice Ninja is a popular open-source invoicing software that can be used to manage clients, invoices, and payments. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Invoice Ninja on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following requirements:

• A server or virtual machine running NetBSD 9.2
• A non-root user with sudo privileges
• Internet connection

Step 1: Install Required Packages

Before installing Invoice Ninja, we need to install some dependencies. Open the terminal and run the following command to update the package list.

sudo pkgin update

Then, install the necessary packages with the following command:

sudo pkgin install php74-mysqlnd php74-mbstring php74-gd mariadb-server git

The above command will install PHP 7.4, MariaDB Server, Git, and their dependencies.

Step 2: Configure MariaDB

We need to configure MariaDB to create a database and a user for Invoice Ninja. Run the following command to start the MariaDB service.

sudo /usr/pkg/etc/rc.d/mysqld start

By default, MariaDB has no root password. We will set a password for the root user with the following command.

sudo /usr/pkg/bin/mysqladmin -u root password YOUR_PASSWORD

Replace YOUR_PASSWORD with a strong password of your choice.

Now, log in to the MariaDB server with the following command:

sudo /usr/pkg/bin/mysql -u root -p

Enter the root password when prompted.

Once you are logged in, create a database and a user with the following commands.

CREATE DATABASE invoiceninja;
CREATE USER 'invoiceninja'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'YOUR_PASSWORD';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON invoiceninja.* TO 'invoiceninja'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Replace YOUR_PASSWORD with a strong password of your choice.

Step 3: Clone the Invoice Ninja Repository

We will download the latest version of Invoice Ninja from the GitHub repository.

In the terminal, navigate to the root directory and clone the Invoice Ninja repository with the following command:

cd ~
git clone https://github.com/invoiceninja/invoiceninja.git

Step 4: Install and Configure Invoice Ninja

Before installing Invoice Ninja, we need to copy the .env.example file to .env file and add our database credentials.

cd invoiceninja
cp .env.example .env

Next, open the .env file with a text editor, and update the following lines:

APP_URL=http://localhost
DB_HOST=localhost
DB_DATABASE=invoiceninja
DB_USERNAME=invoiceninja
DB_PASSWORD=YOUR_PASSWORD

Replace YOUR_PASSWORD with the password you set for the invoiceninja user in MariaDB.

Finally, run the following commands to install and optimize Invoice Ninja.

composer install --no-dev --prefer-dist --no-scripts
npm install --no-dev
php artisan key:generate --force
php artisan migrate --seed --force
php artisan optimize --force

Step 5: Run the Server

Run the following command to start the Invoice Ninja server.

php artisan serve

You can access the Invoice Ninja web interface by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8000.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Invoice Ninja on NetBSD. You can now use it to manage your clients, invoices, and payments. Thank you for reading!