How to Install Activepieces on NetBSD

Activepieces is a web application framework for building scalable and modular applications. In this tutorial, we will cover how to install Activepieces on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before beginning this tutorial, you must have:

• A NetBSD machine
• Access to the terminal
• A user with sudo privileges

Step 1 - Update the System

Before we begin, it is essential to update the system to the latest version to make sure we have all the necessary dependencies.

sudo pkgin update && sudo pkgin upgrade

Step 2 - Install Dependencies

Activepieces requires the following dependencies:

• nginx
• PostgreSQL
• Git
• Erlang/OTP
• Elixir

Use the following command to install the above dependencies:

sudo pkgin install nginx postgresql96 git erlang elixir

Step 3 - Clone the Repository

Clone the Activepieces repository using Git:

git clone https://github.com/activepieces/activepieces.git

Step 4 - Configuration

PostgreSQL

We need to create a new PostgreSQL database.

sudo su -l postgres
createdb activepieces

Nginx

We need to create a new Nginx virtual host configuration file.

sudo nano /usr/pkg/etc/nginx/sites-available/activepieces

Add the following configuration to the above file:

upstream activepieces {
    server 127.0.0.1:4000;
}
server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.com;
    root /var/www/example.com/htdocs;
    location / {
        proxy_pass http://activepieces;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
    }
}

Elixir

We need to configure the database connection details in the Elixir configuration file.

nano config/dev.exs

Add the following configuration to the above file:

config :activepieces, Activepieces.Repo,
  username: "postgres",
  password: "mypassword",
  database: "activepieces",
  hostname: "localhost",
  pool_size: 10

Step 5 - Build and Run

We are now ready to build and run Activepieces.

cd activepieces
mix deps.get
mix ecto.create
mix ecto.migrate
mix phx.server

Step 6 - Verify the Installation

Open up your web browser and type the following URL:

http://example.com

You should see Activepieces home page.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we covered how to install Activepieces on NetBSD. We hope this tutorial helped you with your installation. If you have any questions, feel free to ask us in the comments below.

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