Cowyo is a web-based and self-contained markdown document editing platform. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Cowyo on OpenBSD.
Before you start, ensure that you have the following:
Follow the steps below to install Cowyo on OpenBSD:
Cowyo is built in Go language. If you don't have Go installed on your OpenBSD system, you need to do so by running:
# pkg_add go
Clone the Cowyo repository from GitHub using the following command:
# git clone https://github.com/schollz/cowyo.git
Enter the cloned Cowyo directory and build the application:
# cd cowyo
# go build -ldflags "-s -w"
Create a configuration file in a directory named cowyo. Cowyo uses this directory to store database and log files.
# mkdir /etc/cowyo && touch /etc/cowyo/cowyo.ini
Edit the configuration file /etc/cowyo/cowyo.ini using your preferred command-line text editor:
address = "127.0.0.1:8080"
datadir = "/etc/cowyo/data/"
logfile = "/var/log/cowyo.log"
Ensure that the address option is set to the network interface or IP address you want Cowyo to listen on.
Finally, start Cowyo by executing the following command:
# ./cowyo -config /etc/cowyo/cowyo.ini
You can now access Cowyo's web interface by using a web browser to navigate to the http://{IP_Address}:{port}/ URL, where {IP_Address} is the IP address you set in the address configuration option, and {port} is the port number specified in the URL.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Cowyo on your OpenBSD system. You can now use it as a markdown editor to create and edit documents.
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