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+This folder contains `sopel` and `sopel-default.cfg` designed to be distributed by third parties such as FreeBSD.
+
+`sopel-default.cfg` is a default configuration file for sopel.
+
+The -default prefix is mandatory and will be used as a 'profile'.
+
+The profiles started by the service may be changed with the variable `sopel_profiles` in `/etc/rc.conf`, or with the `sysrc` command:
+
+```sh
+sysrc sopel_profiles="profile1 profile2 profile3"
+```
+
+By default, the configuration directory is `/usr/local/etc`.
+
+For the above example, the configuration files `sopel-profile1.cfg`, `sopel-profile2.cfg`, and `sopel-profile3.cfg` must be present there.
+
+The service must be installed in `/usr/local/etc/rc.d`:
+
+```sh
+cp sopel.sh /usr/local/etc/rc.d/sopel
+chmod +x /usr/local/etc/rc.d/sopel
+```
+
+The default configuration file must be installed in the configuration directory as another profile. For example:
+
+```sh
+cp sopel-default.cfg /usr/local/etc
+```
+
+That configuration has the variables `logdir`, `homedir` and `pid_dir`.
+
+You must create `homedir`, `logdir` and `pid_dir` directories:
+
+```sh
+mkdir -p path/to/homedir
+mkdir -p path/to/logdir
+mkdir -p path/to/pid_dir
+```
+
+The service file has a variable named `sopel_user` (by default, the value is `sopel`). You must create that user before starting sopel.
+
+After creating the user for sopel, you must change the owner of the `logdir`, `pid_dir` and `homedir` directories:
+
+```sh
+chown sopel:sopel path/to/logdir
+chown sopel:sopel path/to/pid_dir
+chown sopel:sopel path/to/homedir
+```
+
+If you want to run sopel at startup, the variable `sopel_enable` must be set to `YES`:
+
+```sh
+sysrc sopel_enable="YES"
+```
+
+Now, you can run the service with the `service(8)` command, but if you want to change any options, you can do so by editing the `sopel-default.cfg` configuration file or by using `service sopel configure`. When sopel is configured, it can be started:
+
+```sh
+service sopel start
+```
+
+If you want to change the python version, the variable `sopel_interpreter` must be changed. For example:
+
+```sh
+sysrc sopel_interpreter="/usr/local/bin/python3.8"
+```
+
+You can set any other variable, but by default, the sopel service has many default values:
+
+```sh
+$ egrep -E '^: \$\{sopel_.+:=.+}' sopel
+: ${sopel_enable:="NO"}
+: ${sopel_piddir:="/var/run/sopel"}
+: ${sopel_confdir:=/usr/local/etc}
+: ${sopel_flags:=--config-dir "${sopel_confdir}"}
+: ${sopel_program:="/usr/local/bin/sopel"}
+: ${sopel_user:=${name}}
+: ${sopel_interpreter:=/usr/local/bin/python3.9}
+: ${sopel_profiles:=default}
+: ${sopel_prefix:=sopel-}
+: ${sopel_output:=/dev/null}
+```
diff --git a/contrib/FreeBSD/sopel-default.cfg b/contrib/FreeBSD/sopel-default.cfg
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+#
+# IMPORTANT NOTE!
+# You must delete the not_configured line in order for the bot to work,
+# otherwise it will refuse to start.
+[core]
+nick=sopel
+not_configured=True
+host=irc.libera.chat
+port=6697
+use_ssl=True
+verify_ssl=True
+owner=
+logdir=/var/log/sopel
+pid_dir=/var/run/sopel
+homedir=/var/db/sopel
diff --git a/contrib/FreeBSD/sopel.sh b/contrib/FreeBSD/sopel.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# PROVIDE: sopel
+# REQUIRE: FILESYSTEM NETWORKING usr
+
+. /etc/rc.subr
+
+name="sopel"
+desc="Simple, easy-to-use, open-source IRC utility bot, written in Python"
+rcvar="${name}_enable"
+start_cmd="sopel_start"
+stop_cmd="sopel_stop"
+restart_cmd="sopel_restart"
+status_cmd="sopel_status"
+configure_cmd="sopel_configure"
+extra_commands="configure"
+
+load_rc_config "${name}"
+
+: ${sopel_enable:="NO"}
+: ${sopel_piddir:="/var/run/sopel"}
+: ${sopel_confdir:=/usr/local/etc}
+: ${sopel_flags:=--config-dir "${sopel_confdir}"}
+: ${sopel_program:="/usr/local/bin/sopel"}
+: ${sopel_user:=${name}}
+: ${sopel_interpreter:=/usr/local/bin/python3.9}
+: ${sopel_profiles:=default}
+: ${sopel_prefix:=sopel-}
+: ${sopel_output:=/dev/null}
+
+sopel_start()
+{
+	local profile
+
+	profile="$1"; shift
+
+	echo "Starting sopel profile '${profile}'." && sleep 1
+        /usr/sbin/daemon \
+		-o "${sopel_output}" \
+		-t "${desc}" \
+		-u "${sopel_user}" \
+		${sopel_interpreter} \
+		${sopel_program} start ${sopel_flags} \
+			-c "${sopel_prefix}${profile}" $@
+}
+
+sopel_stop()
+{
+	local pid pidfile profile
+	
+	profile="$1"; shift
+
+	pidfile="${sopel_piddir}/${sopel_prefix}${sopel_prefix}${profile}.pid"
+	if ! [ -f "${pidfile}" ]; then
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+	pid=`cat ${pidfile}`
+
+	echo "Stopping sopel profile '${profile}'."
+        /usr/sbin/daemon \
+		-o "${sopel_output}" \
+		${sopel_interpreter} \
+		${sopel_program} stop ${sopel_flags} \
+			-c "${sopel_prefix}${profile}" $@
+
+	wait_for_pids $pid
+}
+
+sopel_restart()
+{
+	local profile
+	
+	profile="$1"; shift
+
+        run_rc_command stop "${profile}" $@ &&
+        sleep 1 &&
+        run_rc_command start "${profile}" $@
+}
+
+sopel_status()
+{
+	local profile pid
+
+	profile="$1"; shift
+
+	pid=`check_pidfile \
+		"${sopel_piddir}/${sopel_prefix}${sopel_prefix}${profile}.pid" \
+		"${sopel_program}" \
+		"${sopel_interpreter}"`
+
+	if [ -n "${pid}" ]; then
+		echo "Sopel profile '${profile}' is running as pid ${pid}."
+	else
+		echo "Sopel profile '${profile}' is not running."
+	fi
+}
+
+sopel_configure()
+{
+	local profile
+
+	profile="$1"; shift
+
+	echo "Configuring profile '${profile}'..."
+
+	${sopel_interpreter} \
+        ${sopel_program} configure ${sopel_flags} \
+		-c "${sopel_confdir}/${sopel_prefix}${profile}" $@
+}
+
+cmd="$1"; shift
+for profile in $sopel_profiles; do
+	if ! [ -f "${sopel_confdir}/${sopel_prefix}${profile}.cfg" ]; then
+		echo "Sopel profile '${profile}' does not exist."
+		continue
+	fi
+
+	run_rc_command "${cmd}" "${profile}" $@
+done