Domoticz is a popular home automation software that allows you to control your home devices from a web-based interface. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Domoticz on OpenBSD.
Before we begin, ensure that your system is up-to-date by running the following command:
sudo sysupgrade
Before installing Domoticz, you need to install the dependencies required by Domoticz. Run the following command to install the necessary packages:
sudo pkg_add bash python2 python3 py3-pip cmake git sqlite
Domoticz requires the WiringPi library to control the GPIO pins of your Raspberry Pi. Run the following command to install WiringPi:
sudo pkg_add wiringpi
Download the latest version of Domoticz from the official website (https://www.domoticz.com/). You can use the following command to download the package:
wget https://releases.domoticz.com/releases/release/domoticz_openbsd_armv7l_latest.tgz
Extract the package using the following command:
tar xvzf domoticz_openbsd_armv7l_latest.tgz
Move the extracted files to the /opt directory using the following command:
sudo mv domoticz /opt
Change the permissions of the Domoticz directory using the following command:
sudo chown -R root:wheel /opt/domoticz/
You are now ready to start Domoticz. Run the following command to start Domoticz:
sudo /opt/domoticz/domoticz -daemon -www 8080
The -daemon option starts Domoticz as a background process, and the -www option specifies the port used by the web-based interface. You can now access the Domoticz web interface by typing the following URL in your web browser:
http://[your_ip_address]:8080
Replace [your_ip_address] with the IP address of your OpenBSD system.
In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Domoticz on OpenBSD. You can now start exploring the features of Domoticz and automate your home devices. If you encounter any issues during the installation, refer to the official documentation for troubleshooting steps.
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