How to Install ActiveWorkflow on OpenBSD

In this tutorial, we will go through the steps required to install ActiveWorkflow on OpenBSD. ActiveWorkflow is an open source workflow automation tool that enables users to build, test, and execute workflows in a web-based interface.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure your OpenBSD system has the following prerequisites installed:

• Ruby 2.7 or later
• RubyGems package manager
• Git version control system
• Bundler dependency manager

If you do not have these tools installed, use the following command to install them:

$ sudo pkg_add ruby git ruby-bundler

Clone ActiveWorkflow Repository

The first step to install ActiveWorkflow is to clone its Git repository. Open a terminal window and navigate to the directory where you want to install ActiveWorkflow. Then, use the following command to clone the repository:

$ git clone https://github.com/automaticmode/active_workflow.git

Install Dependencies

Once the repository is cloned, navigate to the ActiveWorkflow directory and use the following command to install its dependencies:

$ cd active_workflow
$ bundle install

Configure ActiveWorkflow

After installing the dependencies, we need to configure ActiveWorkflow. To do so, copy the database.yml.example file to database.yml and configure it accordingly:

$ cp config/database.yml.example config/database.yml
$ vi config/database.yml

In this file, you can specify the database connection details such as the database name, username, and password. For example:

# config/database.yml

production:
  adapter: postgresql
  encoding: unicode
  database: active_workflow_db
  pool: 5
  username: myuser
  password: mypassword
  host: localhost
  port: 5432

Next, we need to create the database and run the migrations:

$ RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails db:create db:migrate

Start ActiveWorkflow

With all dependencies installed and the database created and migrated, we are ready to start ActiveWorkflow. To do so, use the following command:

$ RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails server

This will start the ActiveWorkflow server, which can be accessed in a web browser at http://localhost:3000/.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install ActiveWorkflow on OpenBSD. With this powerful workflow automation tool, you can easily build, test, and execute workflows in a web-based interface.

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