How to Install Wekan on NetBSD

Wekan is an open-source platform designed for project management and organization. It is written in Node.js and MongoDB, and is available for various platforms including NetBSD. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Wekan on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before installing Wekan, you need to make sure that you have the following prerequisites in your system:

You can install Node.js and MongoDB by running the following command:

pkg_add node mongodb

This will install the latest versions of Node.js and MongoDB in your system.

Installing Wekan

You can install Wekan on NetBSD by following these steps:

  1. Download the latest release of Wekan from the official website at https://wekan.github.io/.

  2. Extract the downloaded file using the following command:

    tar -xzf wekan-x.x.x.tar.gz
    

    Replace x.x.x with the version number of Wekan you downloaded.

  3. Navigate to the extracted directory:

    cd wekan-x.x.x
    
  4. Install the required dependencies using npm:

    npm install
    
  5. Run Wekan using the following command:

    npm start
    

    This will start the Wekan server and make it accessible at http://localhost:2000.

  6. To access Wekan from a remote machine, you need to configure your firewall to allow incoming traffic on port 2000. You can do this by adding the following rule to your firewall configuration:

    pass in proto tcp from any to any port 2000
    

    This rule will allow incoming TCP traffic on port 2000.

  7. You can now access Wekan from a remote machine by pointing your browser to http://<server-ip>:2000, where <server-ip> is the IP address of your NetBSD server.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Wekan on NetBSD. Wekan is a powerful project management tool that can help you organize and manage your projects effectively.

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