GeneWeb is a genealogy software that allows users to create and share family trees. In this tutorial, we will take a look at how to install GeneWeb on OpenBSD.
Before we begin, make sure that you have the following requirements:
The first step is to install the dependencies required for GeneWeb to work. To do this, open the terminal and run the following command:
$ doas pkg_add perl p5-DBD-Pg mariadb-server mariadb-client apache-httpd-2.4.*
This command will install the necessary packages required by GeneWeb.
Next, we need to download GeneWeb. To do this, open the terminal and run the following command:
$ cd /tmp
$ ftp https://geneweb.tuxfamily.org/geneweb/gw/gwsetup-7.0.0.tar.gz
This command will download the latest version of GeneWeb to the /tmp directory.
Now that we have downloaded GeneWeb, we can proceed to install it. To do this, open the terminal and run the following commands:
$ cd /var/www/htdocs
$ tar zxvf /tmp/gwsetup-7.0.0.tar.gz
$ cd gwsetup-7.0.0
$ perl gwsetup.pl
This command will extract GeneWeb to the /var/www/htdocs directory and run the installation script.
Follow the prompts to complete the installation process. When prompted for the database type, select 'postgreSQL' as your choice.
If you want to use MariaDB as your database, you need to configure it. To do this, open the terminal and run the following commands:
$ doas rcctl enable mysqld
$ doas rcctl start mysqld
$ mysql_secure_installation
Follow the prompts to secure your MariaDB installation. You will be asked to enter a root password, configure user accounts, and remove anonymous users.
The final step is to configure Apache to serve GeneWeb. To do this, open the terminal and run the following command:
$ doas rcctl enable httpd
$ doas rcctl start httpd
This will start the Apache server and enable it to run automatically when the system starts up.
In this tutorial, we have looked at how to install GeneWeb on OpenBSD. After completing the steps above, you should have a fully functional GeneWeb installation running on your OpenBSD machine.
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