How to Install Fussel on OpenBSD

Fussel is a web-based photo management system. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to install it on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before installing Fussel, make sure that your system meets the following prerequisites:

• OpenBSD 6.0 or later
• Root access or privileges to install packages and dependencies
• Internet connectivity to download required packages

Steps

Follow the steps below to install Fussel on OpenBSD:

1. Update the package repository using the following command:

   $ doas pkg_add -u
   

2. Install required packages using the following command:

   $ doas pkg_add -I py3-pillow py3-pip py3-virtualenv nginx py3-gunicorn
   

   This will install the required packages for running Fussel.

3. Create a virtual environment for Python using the following command:

   $ doas mkdir /usr/local/fussel
   $ doas chown $USER /usr/local/fussel
   $ doas virtualenv --python python3 /usr/local/fussel/fussel_venv
   

   This will create a virtual environment for Python in /usr/local/fussel/fussel_venv.

4. Activate the virtual environment using the following command:

   $ . /usr/local/fussel/fussel_venv/bin/activate
   

   This will activate the virtual environment and you will see (fussel_venv) in the shell prompt.

5. Use pip to install Fussel from GitHub using the following command:

   $ pip install git+https://github.com/cbenning/fussel.git
   

   This will download and install Fussel from the GitHub repository.

6. Configure Nginx by creating a new configuration file in /etc/nginx/sites-available/:

   $ doas vim /etc/nginx/sites-available/fussel.conf
   

   Add the following configuration to the file:

   server {
       listen 80;
       server_name example.com;
       location / {
           proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8000;
           proxy_set_header Host $host;
           proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
           proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
       }
   }
   

   Replace example.com with your domain name.

7. Create a symbolic link to the configuration file in /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/ using the following command:

   $ doas ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/fussel.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
   

8. Restart Nginx using the following command:

   $ doas rcctl restart nginx
   

9. Run Fussel using Gunicorn in the virtual environment:

   $ cd /usr/local/fussel/fussel_venv/bin
   $ gunicorn -w 4 -b 127.0.0.1:8000 fussel:app
   

   This will start Fussel on port 8000.

10. Open a web browser and navigate to http://example.com (replace example.com with your domain name). You should see the Fussel login page.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Fussel on OpenBSD.

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