How to Install Hackershare on NetBSD

In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Hackershare on NetBSD, which is an open-source and self-hosted web archive that allows you to save, search, and share web pages.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation process, you need to make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• NetBSD Operating System installed on your computer
• Node.js and NPM installed
• Git installed

Installation Process

Here are the steps to install Hackershare on NetBSD:

Step 1: Clone the Repository

You need to clone the Hackershare repository into your NetBSD machine. To do this, open the terminal on your NetBSD machine and run the following command:

$ git clone https://github.com/hackershare/hackershare.git

It will download the repository from GitHub and store it in a directory named "hackershare."

Step 2: Install Node.js Dependencies

Now, navigate to the "hackershare" directory using the following command:

$ cd hackershare

Once you're inside the directory, install the Node.js dependencies by running the following command in your terminal:

$ npm install

It will install all the required Node.js modules and will take a few minutes to complete.

Step 3: Configure the Database

After installing the Node.js modules, you need to configure the database settings. Hackershare uses PostgreSQL as its database, so you need to make sure that it's up and running.

Open the hackershare/config/default.yml file, and update the database settings according to your PostgreSQL installation:

database:
  client: postgres
  connection:
    host: 127.0.0.1
    port: 5432
    user: <your_database_user>
    password: <your_database_password>
    database: <your_database_name>
  debug: false

Replace , , and with your PostgreSQL database credentials.

Step 4: Run the Server

Finally, you can start the Hackershare server by running the following command in your terminal:

$ npm start

It will start the server and listen on the default port 7001. You can access the Hackershare web archive at http://localhost:7001

Conclusion

Once you have completed all the steps mentioned above, you should be able to install and run Hackershare on your NetBSD machine successfully. Please note that this tutorial only covers the basic installation process. You may need to configure additional settings to fully integrate Hackershare with your environment.

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