How to Install openHAB on FreeBSD Latest

openHAB is an open-source home automation system that allows you to control various devices and services in your home from a single platform. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to install openHAB on FreeBSD Latest.

Step 1: Update FreeBSD

Before you start to install openHAB, you need to ensure that your FreeBSD system is updated to the latest version. To update your FreeBSD system, run the following command:

sudo freebsd-update fetch install

Step 2: Install Java

openHAB requires Java to run correctly, so you need to install the latest version of Java. To do this, run the following command:

sudo pkg install openjdk8

Step 3: Download openHAB

Go to the official openHAB website and download the latest version of openHAB for FreeBSD Linux.

wget https://bintray.com/openhab/mvn/download_file?file_path=org%2Fopenhab%2Fdistro%2Fopenhab%2F2.5.11%2Fopenhab-2.5.11.zip

Step 4: Extract openHAB

After downloading openHAB, extract it to the /usr/local directory:

sudo unzip openhab-2.5.11.zip -d /usr/local

This will create a directory named openhab-2.5.11 in the /usr/local directory.

Step 5: Create openHAB User

Create a new user for openHAB to run under:

sudo pw useradd -n openhab -m -s /usr/sbin/nologin

Step 6: Configure openHAB

Next, create a file called openhab.service under /usr/local/etc/rc.d and paste the following contents:

#!/bin/sh

# PROVIDE: openhab
# REQUIRE: LOGIN DAEMON NETWORKING
# KEYWORD: shutdown

. /etc/rc.subr

name="openhab"
rcvar="openhab_enable"

load_rc_config $name

: ${openhab_user="openhab"}
: ${openhab_dir="/usr/local/openhab-2.5.11"}
: ${openhab_pid_file="/var/run/${name}.pid"}

command="${openhab_dir}/runtime/bin/karaf"
command_args="server"
start_precmd="openhab_precmd"
stop_postcmd="openhab_postcmd"

pidfile=${openhab_pid_file}

openhab_precmd()
{
        echo "Starting openHAB"
        su -m "${openhab_user}" -c "cd ${openhab_dir} && $command $command_args"
}

openhab_postcmd()
{
        rm -f "${pidfile}"
}

run_rc_command "$1"

After that, run the following command:

sudo mkdir /var/run/openhab
sudo chown openhab:openhab /var/run/openhab
sudo chmod 775 /var/run/openhab
sudo touch /var/run/openhab.pid
sudo chown openhab:openhab /var/run/openhab.pid

Step 7: Enable and Start openHAB

Finally, you need to enable and start openHAB by running the following commands:

sudo sysrc openhab_enable=YES
sudo service openhab start

Conclusion

Congratulations, you have successfully installed openHAB on FreeBSD Latest. You can now access your openHAB web interface by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8080/. You can start to configure and use openHAB to control your home automation devices.

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