How to Install Coral on NetBSD

Coral is an open-source platform designed for digital journalism. It is used by news organizations worldwide to help enhance and engage their audience. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Coral on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we can install Coral, we need to make sure that the following requirements are met:

• A NetBSD server or virtual machine with root access
• Python 3.x and pip3 are installed
• Git is installed

Installation Steps

1. Log in to your NetBSD server as the root user.
2. Install the required dependencies:

# pkgin update
# pkgin install py36-pip git

3. Next, we need to clone the Coral repository from GitHub. This can be done by running the following command:

# git clone https://github.com/coralproject/talk.git

4. Change the directory to the cloned Coral repository:

# cd talk

5. Install the required Python modules:

# pip3 install -r requirements.txt

6. Create a new configuration file:

# cp talk.conf.sample talk.conf

7. Edit the configuration file with your own settings:

# nano talk.conf

8. Start the Coral server:

# python3 bin/server.py

9. Coral should now be running on your NetBSD server. You can access it by navigating to http://localhost:5000 in your web browser.

Conclusion

Now that Coral is installed on your NetBSD server, you can start using it for your digital journalism needs. If you encounter any issues or have questions, refer to the Coral documentation or seek help from the Coral community.

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