Gigablast is an open-source search engine that can be used to index and search web pages, images, and other types of content. If you are an OpenBSD user and want to install Gigablast on your system, you can follow this tutorial.
Before you start installing Gigablast, make sure you have the following:
You need to install some required packages for Gigablast to work properly on OpenBSD. First, update your package list:
sudo pkg_add -Uuv
Then, install the following packages:
sudo pkg_add git cmake boost
Clone the Gigablast repository from GitHub:
git clone https://github.com/gigablast/open-source-search-engine.git
Change the directory to the newly created repository:
cd open-source-search-engine
Create a build directory:
mkdir build
cd build
Generate the Makefile using CMake:
cmake ..
Build the Gigablast binaries:
make
Install the binaries and configuration files:
sudo make install
Once the Gigablast binaries are installed, you need to configure and run the search engine.
Create a data directory where Gigablast can store its index files:
sudo mkdir /usr/local/gigablast/data
sudo chown YOUR_USER_NAME /usr/local/gigablast/data
Configure Gigablast by creating a configuration file:
sudo cp ../conf/gigablast.conf.sample /usr/local/gigablast/conf/gigablast.conf
Edit the configuration file and set the following parameters:
index_dir = /usr/local/gigablast/data
query_num_results = 10
Save the file and exit.
Start Gigablast by running the following command:
gigablast
Gigablast should start running and listening on port 8000 by default. You can access the search engine on your web browser by navigating to http://localhost:8000.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Gigablast on OpenBSD.
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