How to Install ARRCON on OpenBSD
ARRCON is a command-line tool for interacting with Cloudflare's API from the terminal. In this tutorial, we will guide you on the process of installing ARRCON on OpenBSD.
Step 1: Install Git
ARRCON is hosted on GitHub and to download the source code, you will need to have Git installed on your system. To install Git on OpenBSD, run the following command in your terminal:
$ sudo pkg_add git
Step 2: Clone ARRCON Repository
Once Git is installed, you can proceed to clone the ARRCON repository from GitHub by running the following command:
$ git clone https://github.com/radj307/ARRCON.git
This command will clone the repository to your current working directory.
Step 3: Install Perl Dependencies
ARRCON is written in Perl and requires some Perl modules to function correctly. You can install these modules using the cpanm tool. To install cpanm on OpenBSD, run the following command:
$ sudo pkg_add cpanminus
Now you can install the required Perl modules by navigating to the ARRCON directory and running the following command:
$ cd ARRCON/
$ sudo cpanm -n --installdeps .
This command will install all the required Perl modules and their dependencies.
Step 4: Configure ARRCON
Next, you need to configure ARRCON by copying the sample configuration file and providing your Cloudflare API credentials. To do this, run the following commands:
$ cp config.yml.sample config.yml
$ vi config.yml
This will open the config.yml file in the Vi editor. You can replace the placeholders in the file with your Cloudflare API credentials.
cf:
email: your-email@domain.com
key: your-cloudflare-api-key
zone_id: your-cloudflare-zone-id
Save and close the file by pressing Esc and typing :wq in the terminal.
Step 5: Test ARRCON
Finally, you can test if ARRCON is working correctly by running the following command:
$ ./arrcon.pl list zone
This command should list your Cloudflare zones if ARRCON is configured correctly.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed ARRCON on OpenBSD. Now you can interact with the Cloudflare API using the command-line tool.
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