How to Install Anchr on OpenBSD

Anchr is a simple, lightweight, and easy-to-use dashboard for managing your web apps. It allows you to quickly access your favorite tools and services from a single location.

Here's how to install Anchr on OpenBSD:

Step 1: Install Required Packages

Before you can install Anchr, you need to make sure that the required packages are installed on your system.

Open a terminal and run the following command to install the required packages:

sudo pkg_add -Uu node

This will install the Node.js runtime on your OpenBSD system.

Step 2: Download Anchr

Visit the Anchr website at https://anchr.io and download the latest release of Anchr.

You can do this by clicking on the "Download" button on the home page, or by navigating to the downloads page.

Step 3: Extract Anchr

After downloading the Anchr package, you need to extract it to a directory on your system.

Open a terminal and navigate to the directory where you downloaded the Anchr package. Then, run the following command to extract Anchr to a directory called anchr:

tar -zxvf anchr-<version>.tar.gz -C ~/anchr

Replace <version> with the version number of the Anchr release that you downloaded.

Step 4: Install Anchr Dependencies

Open a terminal and navigate to the directory where you extracted Anchr in the previous step.

Then, run the following command to install the dependencies required by Anchr:

npm install

This will install all the necessary packages required by Anchr.

Step 5: Start Anchr

After installing the required dependencies, you can start Anchr by running the following command in the directory where you extracted Anchr:

npm start

This will start Anchr on your OpenBSD system. You can access Anchr by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:3000.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Anchr on your OpenBSD system.

With Anchr, you can easily manage your web apps and access your favorite tools and services from a single location.

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