How to install MapBBCodeShare on NetBSD

MapBBCodeShare is an open-source project that allows users to create and share maps encoded in BBCode. In this tutorial, we will walk through the steps to install MapBBCodeShare on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

• A NetBSD system with root access
• Git installed on the system
• Basic knowledge of Unix command-line interface

Steps

Step 1: Install dependencies

Before installing MapBBCodeShare, we need to ensure that our system has all the necessary packages and dependencies installed. On NetBSD, we can use the pkgin package manager to install them.

$ pkgin update
$ pkgin install gmake apache24 php74 php74-gd php74-mysql php74-curl curl unzip

Step 2: Clone the MapBBCode repository

We will now clone the MapBBCode share repository from Github using the git command.

$ git clone https://github.com/MapBBCode/share.mapbbcode.org.git

Step 3: Install MapBBCode

We will now move the cloned repository to the document root of Apache and configure it.

$ sudo mv share.mapbbcode.org/ /usr/pkg/share/htdocs/
$ sudo chown -R www:www /usr/pkg/share/htdocs/
$ cd /usr/pkg/share/htdocs && cp config.default.inc config.inc && chmod 600 config.inc

Step 4: Configure Apache

We need to ensure that Apache is properly configured to serve MapBBCodeShare. We will modify the Apache configuration file /usr/pkg/etc/httpd/httpd.conf as shown below.

DocumentRoot "/usr/pkg/share/htdocs"
<Directory "/usr/pkg/share/htdocs">
   AllowOverride All
   Require all granted
</Directory>

Step 5: Start Apache

We can now start the Apache web server and verify that MapBBCodeShare is accessible via a web browser or curl.

$ sudo apachectl start

Step 6: Verify MapBBCodeShare

We can verify that MapBBCodeShare is working by accessing it through a web browser or curl. The default URL is http://localhost/ or http://<your-ip-address>/.

Congratulations! You have now installed MapBBCodeShare on NetBSD. You can use this installation to create, edit, and share maps encoded in BBCode.