How to Install edX on NetBSD

Introduction

edX is an open online course provider that hosts free online courses from top universities. This tutorial will walk you through the steps required to install edX on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, it is essential to make sure that your NetBSD machine has the following prerequisites:

• Installed Python version 2.7.x
• Installed MongoDB
• Sufficient Disk space

Installing edX

Follow these steps to install edX on NetBSD:

1. Clone/Open edx/configuration repository.

$ git clone https://github.com/edx/configuration.git

2. Navigate to the edx/configuration/playbooks folder.

$ cd configuration/playbooks

3. Install the required dependencies by running the following command.

$ sudo pkg_add ansible py-pip

4. Now run the following command to create a configuration file.

$ cp -n ansible.cfg.sample ansible.cfg

5. Edit the ansible.cfg file to change the configuration as per the requirements. You can use VI or nano to edit the file.

$ sudo vi ansible.cfg

6. Open the MongoDB configuration file and make any necessary changes (authentication or adding users) by running the following commands.

$ sudo vi /usr/pkg/etc/mongod.conf

7. Create the MongoDB database directory by running the following command.

$ sudo mkdir /edx/var/mongodb

8. Change the ownership of the MongoDB directory to the MongoDB user by running the following command.

$ sudo chown mongodb /edx/var/mongodb

9. Now run Ansible to install edX.

$ sudo ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING=False ansible-playbook -c local ./edx_sandbox.yml -i "localhost," --extra-vars "edxapp_use_custom_theme=False"

10. Once the installation is complete, start the edX services by running the following command.

$ sudo /edx/bin/supervisorctl start edxapp:

You have successfully installed edX on NetBSD.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned how to install edX on NetBSD. If you followed the steps correctly, you should now have a functional edX installation running on your NetBSD machine.

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