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Installation
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To install LBBS on Linux (e.g. Debian 13, CentOS Stream 10), please perform the following steps:
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0) Prerequisite
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Follow README.md under [leafok_bbs](https://github.com/leafok/leafok_bbs) to initialize the database structure shared by both web version and telnet version.
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It is highly recommended to finish the configuration steps of web version first and make sure those features could work properly.
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1) Common requirements
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gcc >= 14.2
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autoconf >= 2.68
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automake >= 1.16
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php >= 8.2
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mysql >= 8.4
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(For Debian / Ubuntu)
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sudo apt-get install -y libssh-dev libsystemd-dev
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(For CentOS / RHEL)
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sudo dnf install -y libssh-devel systemd-devel
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(For MSYS2 with MinGW-w64 toolchain)
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pacman -S --needed msys2-runtime-devel libssh libssh-devel pcre2-devel mingw-w64-x86_64-libiconv mingw-w64-x86_64-libmariadbclient
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3) Extract the source files from a tarball or export from GitHub
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Run the following command to set up the autoconf/automake environment,
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autoreconf --install --force
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4) Compile source files
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export LBBS_HOME_DIR=/usr/local/lbbs
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(For Linux)
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./configure --prefix=$LBBS_HOME_DIR
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(For MSYS2 with MinGW-w64 toolchain)
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./configure --prefix=$LBBS_HOME_DIR --disable-shared PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/mingw64/lib/pkgconfig/
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make
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5) Create user and group
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sudo useradd bbs
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6) Install binary files and data files
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sudo make install
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chown -R bbs:bbs $LBBS_HOME_DIR
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7) Modify following configuration files
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Default configuration files is saved as *.default, you should rename them first.
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$LBBS_HOME_DIR/conf/bbsd.conf
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$LBBS_HOME_DIR/conf/badwords.conf
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$LBBS_HOME_DIR/utils/conf/db_conn.conf.php
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8) Copy CA cert file of MySQL server to $LBBS_HOME_DIR/conf/ca_cert.pem
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9) Generate menu configuration file with section data by running the script
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sudo -u bbs php $LBBS_HOME_DIR/utils/bin/gen_section_menu.php
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sudo -u bbs php $LBBS_HOME_DIR/utils/bin/gen_ex_list.php
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10) Create SSH2 RSA certificate
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ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "Your Server Name" -f $LBBS_HOME_DIR/conf/ssh_host_rsa_key
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11) Startup
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sudo -u bbs $LBBS_HOME_DIR/bin/bbsd
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12) (Optional) Set up systemd
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Create your own /usr/lib/systemd/system/lbbs.service from the sample at conf/lbbs.service, and make any change if necessary.
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Reload daemon config and start the service.
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13) (Optional) Set up logrotate
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Create your own /etc/logrotate.d/lbbs from the sample at conf/lbbs.logrotate, and make any change if necessary.
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Restart logrotate service.
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14) Cleanup on abnormal service termination
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In case of any unexpected failure or improper operation which results in abnormal termination of lbbs process, manual cleanup of shared memory / semaphore might be required before re-launch the process. Run the following command to check first:
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sudo -u bbs ipcs
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There should be no item owned by bbs. Otherwise, run the following command to cleanup:
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sudo -u bbs ipcrm -a
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