DragonFly is a free and open-source operating system that is created to be a forked version of FreeBSD for better performance and scalability. It is available on GitHub, and this guide will help you install it on OpenBSD operating system.
Clone the repository using the git command. Use the following command to clone the DragonFly:
$ git clone https://github.com/corecode/dma
Navigate to the cloned directory and use the make command to compile and install the DragonFly. Execute the following commands:
$ cd dma
$ make
$ make install
After successful installation, modify the configuration file /usr/local/etc/dragonfly.conf based on your system configurations. Use the command:
$ sudo nano /usr/local/etc/dragonfly.conf
It is a configuration file that defines the system attributes needed by the DragonFly. You can modify as per your requirements.
Use the following command to start the DragonFly:
$ sudo /usr/local/sbin/dragonflyd
After successfully installing the DragonFly service, verify it by accessing http://localhost:5800 through a web browser. It will show you the welcome screen, which means that you have installed DragonFly successfully.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed DragonFly on OpenBSD operating system. You can now deploy your data, and your data is secure with the DragonFly operating system.
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