Installing Centrifugo on OpenBSD

Centrifugo is a real-time messaging server that allows you to add real-time messaging features to your applications. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Centrifugo on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

• A server running OpenBSD
• root access to the server
• Basic knowledge of working with the Linux command line

Step 1: Update packages

Before we begin, let’s make sure that all packages are up to date. Run the following command to update OpenBSD:

# pkg_add -Uu

Step 2: Download and install Centrifugo

Centrifugo is available through the OpenBSD Packages system. To install it, run the following command:

# pkg_add centrifugo 

This will install Centrifugo and its dependencies.

Step 3: Configure Centrifugo

The configuration file for Centrifugo is located at /etc/centrifugo/config.json. You can edit this file to configure Centrifugo according to your requirements. Sample configuration file can be found at https://github.com/centrifugal/centrifugo/blob/master/examples/config.json.

# cp /usr/local/share/examples/centrifugo/config.json /etc/centrifugo 
# vi /etc/centrifugo/config.json

Step 4: Start Centrifugo

To start Centrifugo, use the following command:

# /usr/local/bin/centrifugo -c /etc/centrifugo/config.json

This will start the Centrifugo server.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we walked through the steps of installing Centrifugo on OpenBSD. You should now be able to set up and run Centrifugo on your OpenBSD server without any issues. If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments below.

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