Installing Tracks on NetBSD

Tracks is a web-based application for keeping track of tasks and projects. In this tutorial, we'll explain the steps to install Tracks on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we get started, make sure the following requirements are met:

• You have a running instance of NetBSD.
• You have root or sudo privileges on the system.

Step 1: Install required packages

The first step is to install the necessary packages required for Tracks to run on NetBSD. Run the following command:

pkg_add ruby27 ruby27-base ruby27-gems postgresql95-server postgresql95-client

This command will install Ruby, PostgreSQL, and other necessary packages.

Step 2: Create a PostgreSQL User and Database

Next, you'll have to create a PostgreSQL database and user for Tracks. Run the following commands as the postgres user:

su -l postgres
pg_ctl initdb
pg_ctl start
createuser tracks -P
createdb -O tracks tracks_development

These commands will create a new PostgreSQL user with the username tracks and create a new database called tracks_development.

Step 3: Install Tracks

Now we'll install Tracks. Run the following command:

gem install tracks --no-ri --no-rdoc

This command will download and install the latest version of Tracks.

Step 4: Configure Tracks

Next, you will need to configure Tracks. Copy the sample configuration file to the config directory by running:

cp /usr/pkg/share/tracks/config/database.yml.sample config/database.yml
cp /usr/pkg/share/tracks/config/email.yml.sample config/email.yml

Now edit the config/database.yml file to add the PostgreSQL credentials you created earlier:

development:
  adapter: postgresql
  database: tracks_development
  username: tracks
  password: password
  encoding: utf8

Finally, edit the config/environment.rb file to set the application domain:

ActionMailer::Base.default_url_options[:host] = 'your.domain.com'

Replace your.domain.com with the domain name you'll be using for Tracks.

Step 5: Start Tracks

We're almost done! To start Tracks, run the following command:

cd /your/installation/directory
script/server

Replace your/installation/directory with the path to your Tracks installation directory.

You should now be able to access Tracks by opening a web browser and navigating to http://your.domain.com:3000.

Congratulations! You've successfully installed and configured Tracks on NetBSD.

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