How to Install EveryDocs on OpenBSD

EveryDocs is an open-source document management system that makes it easy to manage and search for documents. If you're using OpenBSD and want to install it, here's a quick tutorial on how to get started.

Prerequisites

Before you can install EveryDocs, you need to have a few things in place:

• A running instance of OpenBSD
• Git installed on your system

Installation

1. Open a terminal window on your OpenBSD instance.

2. Clone the EveryDocs repository from GitHub using the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/jonashellmann/everydocs-core.git
   

3. Navigate to the newly cloned everydocs-core directory using the following command:

   cd everydocs-core
   

4. Install the necessary dependencies using the following command:

   sudo pkg_add node
   

5. Install the required Node.js packages using the following command:

   npm install
   

6. Rename the .env.sample file to .env using the following command:

   mv .env.sample .env
   

7. Edit the .env file and update the database connection settings to match your setup. You can use a text editor of your choice for this step.

   vim .env
   

8. Run the database migration using the following command:

   npx sequelize-cli db:migrate
   

9. Start the EveryDocs server using the following command:

   npm start
   

Conclusion

Once you've completed these steps, EveryDocs should be up and running on your OpenBSD instance. You can access the system by opening a web browser and navigating to the following URL: http://localhost:3000. From here, you'll be able to create new users, upload documents, and search for content within your documents.

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