Tutorial: How to install OpenTripPlanner on NetBSD

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing OpenTripPlanner, an open-source tool for providing multimodal trip planning solutions, on NetBSD.

Step 1: Install Java

OpenTripPlanner requires Java 8 or later to be installed on the system. If you haven't installed Java yet, you can do so with the following command:

pkgin install openjdk8

Step 2: Download and extract OpenTripPlanner

You can download the latest version of OpenTripPlanner from their official website at https://www.opentripplanner.org/downloads/. Once downloaded, extract the contents of the archive to a directory of your choice, such as /opt/opentripplanner.

cd /tmp
fetch https://github.com/opentripplanner/OpenTripPlanner/releases/download/2.1.0/otp-2.1.0.zip
unzip otp-2.1.0.zip -d /opt/opentripplanner

Step 3: Configure OpenTripPlanner

OpenTripPlanner uses a configuration file to specify the server settings, data sources, and other options. Copy the example configuration file provided in the OpenTripPlanner directory to a new location.

cp /opt/opentripplanner/otp-2.1.0/otp.conf.sample /etc/opentripplanner/otp.conf

Open the file with your preferred text editor, then change the settings as needed. For example, you will probably want to specify the location of the data files used by OpenTripPlanner.

nano /etc/opentripplanner/otp.conf

Step 4: Start OpenTripPlanner

To start OpenTripPlanner, run the following command from the installation directory:

java -Xmx2G -jar otp-2.1.0-shaded.jar --server --basePath /otp --port 8080 --securePort 8081 --router /path/to/router-config.json

The -Xmx option sets the maximum heap size used by OpenTripPlanner. -jar specifies the jar file to be executed. --server tells OpenTripPlanner to start in server mode. --basePath sets the path used to access OpenTripPlanner via a web browser. --port specifies the port number used for non-secured connections, and --securePort for secured connections. --router specifies the path to the router configuration file.

Step 5: Access OpenTripPlanner

Once OpenTripPlanner is running, you can access it via a web browser by visiting the URL http://localhost:8080/otp. If you specified a different --port or --basePath value in the previous step, adjust the URL accordingly.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed OpenTripPlanner on your NetBSD system and are now ready to plan your first multimodal trip!

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