In this tutorial, we will cover the steps to install ArchiveBox, which is a free and open-source self-hosted web archiving solution, on OpenBSD.
Start by updating the OpenBSD distribution packages to the latest version.
sudo pkg_add -u
ArchiveBox requires Python, pip3, and a few other dependencies. Use the following command to install them.
sudo pkg_add python3 py3-pip git p7zip
Next, clone the ArchiveBox repository to your local system using Git.
git clone https://github.com/pirate/ArchiveBox.git
Go to the ArchiveBox directory.
cd ArchiveBox
Install the required Python modules using pip3.
sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt
Initialize the ArchiveBox by running the following command.
python3 manage.py init
Now you can start adding URLs to the ArchiveBox for archiving by running the following command.
python3 manage.py add https://example.com/
If you want to run ArchiveBox as a service on your server, you can use supervisorctl. First, install supervisor by running the following command.
sudo pkg_add py-pip python3-sysutils/py-supervisor
Next, create a new supervisor configuration file.
sudo nano /etc/supervisord.conf
Add the following configuration.
[program:archivebox]
command=/usr/local/bin/python3 /home/user/ArchiveBox/manage.py server 0.0.0.0:8000
directory=/home/user/ArchiveBox/
autostart=true
autorestart=true
stderr_logfile=/var/log/archivebox.err.log
stdout_logfile=/var/log/archivebox.out.log
Note: Replace "user" and "8000" with your own values.
Finally, start the supervisor service.
sudo systemctl start supervisord
You have now learned how to install ArchiveBox on OpenBSD. You can now start archiving webpages by adding URLs into the ArchiveBox. Happy archiving!
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