How to Install Bitpoll on OpenBSD

Bitpoll is a web application for conducting polls securely with Bitcoin micro-transactions. It is an open-source project available on GitHub. This tutorial will guide you on how to install Bitpoll on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before installing Bitpoll, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• OpenBSD operating system installed
• Basic knowledge of the OpenBSD command-line interface

Steps to Install Bitpoll on OpenBSD

Follow these steps to install Bitpoll on OpenBSD:

1. First, log in to the OpenBSD system with the root user.

2. Update the system's package list with the following command:

   # doas pkg_add -u
   

3. Install Rust, Nodejs, and Postgresql packages using the following command:

   # doas pkg_add rust node postgresql-server postgresql-client
   

4. Initialize the Postgresql database and enable the service to start automatically on system boot with the following commands:

   # doas su - _postgresql
   $ initdb --encoding=UTF8 --auth=trust -D /var/postgresql/data
   $ exit
   # rcctl enable postgresql
   # rcctl start postgresql
   

5. Clone the Bitpoll source code from GitHub to the /usr/local/www directory:

   # mkdir -p /usr/local/www/
   # cd /usr/local/www/
   # git clone https://github.com/fsinfuhh/Bitpoll.git
   

6. Navigate to the cloned Bitpoll directory and build the project with the following commands:

   # cd Bitpoll
   # cargo build --release
   # cd frontend
   # npm install
   # npm run build
   

7. Configure the database connection for Bitpoll by renaming the .env.example file to .env:

   # cp .env.example .env
   

   Then, edit the .env file and update the database credentials with the following information:

   DATABASE_URL=postgres://database_user:database_password@localhost:5432/database_name
   

   Replace database_user, database_password, and database_name with your desired values.

8. Initialize the database schema for Bitpoll with the following command:

   # cargo install diesel_cli --no-default-features --features postgres
   # diesel setup
   

9. Start the Bitpoll webserver with the following command:

   # target/release/bitpoll-web
   

   Access the Bitpoll web application at http://localhost:8000 in your browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Bitpoll on OpenBSD.

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