Linkding is an open-source bookmark manager that allows users to save and organize links in one place. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Linkding on NetBSD from GitHub.
To follow this tutorial, you will need the following:
Before installing Linkding, you need to install the required packages for it to run. Open the terminal and run the following command to install PostgreSQL, Git, and Python:
pkgin install postgresql95-server git python38
Now that you have the required packages installed, you can proceed with installing Linkding. To get started, clone the Linkding repository from GitHub using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/sissbruecker/linkding.git
Once the Git repository has been cloned, change to the Linkding directory:
cd linkding
Next, we need to install the required Python packages that Linkding depends on. For this, we will use pip, the Python package installer. Run the following command to install the required packages:
python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
Linkding uses PostgreSQL as its database backend. We need to create a new PostgreSQL database and user for Linkding to use.
To begin setting up PostgreSQL, start the service and enable it to start at boot:
rcctl start postgresql
rcctl enable postgresql
Next, create a new user and database for Linkding:
su -l postgres
createuser linkdinguser
createdb -O linkdinguser linkdingdb
exit
Now that all requirements are installed and the database is set up, we can proceed with configuring Linkding.
First, make a copy of the config.py.sample file and name it config.py:
cp linkding/config.py.sample linkding/config.py
Next, open the config.py file with a text editor:
nano linkding/config.py
You can change the settings in this file according to your needs. Make sure to update the POSTGRES_DATABASE_URI with the database details you created in Step 4.
Before running Linkding, we need to create the required database tables. To do this, run the following command:
python manage.py create_tables
Finally, we can start the Linkding server. To run the server, use the following command:
python manage.py runserver
The server should now be running and accessible at http://localhost:5000 in your web browser.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Linkding on NetBSD from GitHub. You should now have a working installation of Linkding that you can use to manage your bookmarks.
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