How to Install Dokku on NetBSD

Dokku is a self-hosted Platform as a Service (PaaS) that makes it easy to deploy and manage web applications. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Dokku on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

• A NetBSD server running with root-level access
• A domain name pointing to your server's IP address
• At least 1 GB of RAM on your server (2 GB or more is recommended)

Step 1: Update System Packages

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure your NetBSD packages are up-to-date:

pkgin update

Step 2: Install Required Packages

Dokku requires several packages to be installed on your system. You can install these packages with the following command:

pkgin install docker git nginx

Step 3: Install Dokku

Next, we will install Dokku on NetBSD. The installation process is straightforward – just run the following command:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dokku/dokku/v0.23.1/bootstrap.sh

sudo DOKKU_TAG=v0.23.1 bash bootstrap.sh

The above commands will download and run the Dokku installer script.

Step 4: Configure Nginx

We need to configure Nginx so that it can listen on port 80 and forward requests to the Dokku web server. Open the default Nginx configuration file with the following command:

nano /usr/pkg/etc/nginx/nginx.conf

And add the following lines to the end of the http block:

upstream dokku {
    server 127.0.0.1:2000;
}
server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.com;
    location / {
        proxy_pass http://dokku;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
    }
}

Replace example.com with your domain name.

Step 5: Access Dokku Dashboard

You can now access the Dokku dashboard by visiting http://yourserverip.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Dokku on your NetBSD server. Now you can deploy and manage your web applications with ease.

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