How to Install Dudle on NetBSD

Dudle is an open-source online scheduling application that helps people coordinate and schedule events, meetings or appointments. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to install Dudle on NetBSD operating system.

Prerequisites

Before you start this installation process, you must have:

• A running NetBSD system
• A user with sudo privileges

Step 1: Update System Packages

Start by updating your NetBSD system packages. This ensures that all your system packages are up to date before proceeding with the installation.

sudo pkgin update
sudo pkgin upgrade

Step 2: Install Required Packages

To run Dudle on NetBSD, you'll need these dependencies: PHP, Apache, and MariaDB. Install these packages using the command:

sudo pkgin install php74 apache mariadb-server

Step 3: Install Dudle

Next, you need to download and install the Dudle package. To do so, execute the following commands:

cd /tmp
wget https://github.com/dudle-project/dudle/archive/v1.2.0.tar.gz
tar -xvf v1.2.0.tar.gz
sudo mv dudle-1.2.0 /var/www/htdocs/dudle

Step 4: Configure Apache

Now you need to configure Apache to serve Dudle. To do so, create a new virtual host file:

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

Add the following content to this file:

Alias /dudle "/var/www/htdocs/dudle"
<Directory "/var/www/htdocs/dudle">
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
</Directory>

Save and close the file. Then, activate this virtual host by adding its reference to the Apache configuration file:

sudo echo 'Include etc/httpd/extra/httpd-dudle.conf' >> /usr/pkg/etc/httpd/httpd.conf

Step 5: Configure MariaDB

Now you need to create a new database and a user for Dudle to connect to. Start by logging into your MariaDB as a root user:

sudo mysql_secure_installation
sudo mysql -u root -p

Create a database and a user for Dudle:

CREATE DATABASE dudle_db;
CREATE USER 'dudle_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password_here';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON dudle_db.* TO 'dudle_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Step 6: Configure Dudle

Finally, you need to configure Dudle to use the MariaDB database by editing the configuration file:

sudo nano /var/www/htdocs/dudle/config/config.php

Edit the following lines of the configuration file:

$dudle["database_type"] = "mysqli"; # change to mysqli
$dudle["database_host"] = "localhost"; # By default, MariaDB is installed on localhost
$dudle["database_name"] = "dudle_db"; # New database you created for Dudle
$dudle["database_user"] = "dudle_user"; # New user you created for Dudle
$dudle["database_password"] = "your_password_here"; # Database password for the Dudle user you created

Save and close the file.

Step 7: Start the Services

After configuring all the components, start the Apache and MariaDB services using the command:

sudo systemctl start httpd mariadb

Step 8: Access Dudle in a Web Browser

Now you can access Dudle by opening your web browser and navigating to:

http://your_ip_address_here/dudle

You should see the Dudle login page. Use the default admin credentials: admin:dudle to sign in and start using Dudle.

That's it! You've successfully installed and configured Dudle on NetBSD!