How to Install Baserow on NetBSD

Baserow is an open-source online database that allows users to create and manage databases with ease. This tutorial will explain how to install Baserow on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before installing Baserow, make sure that:

• You have a NetBSD operating system installed.
• You have root access to the system.

Installation Steps

Follow the steps below to install Baserow on NetBSD.

1. Install Required Packages

Baserow requires several packages to be installed. To install them, type the following command in the terminal:

pkgin update && pkgin install python37 py37-pip git py37-psycopg2 py37-cryptography postgresql13-server postgresql13-client

2. Install Baserow

Once the required packages are installed, you can proceed with the installation of Baserow. First, clone the Baserow repository with the following command:

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

Next, navigate into the newly cloned directory with the following command:

cd baserow

Then, install the required Python packages by typing the following command:

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Configure PostgreSQL

Baserow requires a PostgreSQL database to store data. To set up the database, follow these steps:

1. Initialize the PostgreSQL database cluster:

/usr/pkg/bin/initdb -D /var/postgresql/data

2. Start the PostgreSQL server:

service postgresql start

3. Create a new user and database for Baserow:

su - postgres
psql
CREATE DATABASE baserow;
CREATE USER baserowuser WITH PASSWORD 'baserowpassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE baserow TO baserowuser;
\q
exit

4. Configure Baserow

Baserow's configuration file is stored in the baserow directory. Copy the example configuration file with the following command:

cp baserow/settings/local.py.example baserow/settings/local.py

Open the local.py file in a text editor and modify the following settings:

DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
        'NAME': 'baserow',
        'USER': 'baserowuser',
        'PASSWORD': 'baserowpassword',
        'HOST': '127.0.0.1',
        'PORT': '5432',
    }
}

ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['youripaddress', 'localhost']

Replace youripaddress with your server's IP address.

5. Run Baserow

Finally, start the Baserow server with the following command:

python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000

You should now be able to access Baserow by visiting http://youripaddress:8000 in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have explained how to install Baserow on NetBSD. Follow the steps carefully, and you should have Baserow up and running in no time.

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