How to install Gitit on OpenBSD

Gitit is a wiki software platform that is written in Haskell. It is available for installation on OpenBSD using the Ports collection.

This tutorial will demonstrate the steps required to install Gitit on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you will need to ensure that your OpenBSD system has the following:

• An internet connection
• OpenBSD Ports tree
• sudo privileges or root access

Installation

1. Open a terminal window, and ensure your OpenBSD system is up-to-date by running the following command:

sudo pkg_add -u

2. Install the Haskell platform using the following command:

sudo pkg_add ghc

3. Install Gitit using the following command:

sudo pkg_add gitit

4. Once the installation has completed, you can start Gitit by running the following command:

sudo /etc/rc.d/gitit start

5. Gitit is now running on your OpenBSD system. You can access it by going to the following URL in your web browser:

http://localhost:5001/

6. To stop Gitit, run the following command:

sudo /etc/rc.d/gitit stop

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have demonstrated the steps required to install Gitit on OpenBSD using the Ports collection. Hopefully, this will allow you to get started with using Gitit as a wiki platform to collaborate and exchange information.

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