How to Install Documize on OpenBSD

Documize is an open-source document management system that helps teams to capture and share knowledge around their organization. Here's a step-by-step guide on installing Documize on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before starting, you'll need:

• An OpenBSD instance with an active internet connection
• Root access or sudo privileges to the OpenBSD instance

Step 1: Install Docker

Documize runs in a Docker container, so you'll need to install Docker first. You can do that with the following command:

$ doas pkg_add docker

Step 2: Install Docker Compose

You'll also need Docker Compose to manage the containerized application. You can install it with the following command:

$ doas pkg_add docker-compose

Step 3: Create a Docker Compose file

Next, we need to create a Docker Compose file that will define the application's services and configurations.

Here's an example Docker Compose file:

version: '3'

services:

  db:
    image: postgres:10
    environment:
      POSTGRES_USER: documize
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: <your-password>
      POSTGRES_DB: documize
    volumes:
      - documize-db:/var/lib/postgresql/data

  app:
    image: documize/community:latest
    environment:
      DATABASE_URL: postgresql://documize:<your-password>@db/documize?sslmode=disable
      DOCUMIZE_HOST: <your-hostname>
      DOCUMIZE_PROTOCOL: http
    ports:
      - '<your-port>:3000'
    depends_on:
      - db
    volumes:
      - documize-data:/documize/data
      - documize-uploads:/documize/uploads

volumes:
  documize-db:
  documize-data:
  documize-uploads:

You'll need to replace <your-password>, <your-hostname>, and <your-port> placeholders with your own values.

Step 4: Start the application

Once the Compose file is created, we can start the application with the following command:

$ doas docker-compose up -d

This command should start the application and its dependencies (PostgreSQL database) in the background.

Step 5: Access the application

Documize should now be running on your OpenBSD instance. You can access it by navigating to http://<your-hostname>:<your-port> in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we walked through the steps of installing Documize on OpenBSD using Docker and Docker-compose, creating a Compose file, and starting the application. With Documize, you can centralize and share organizational knowledge, promote collaboration, and increase productivity.

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