How to Install Gladys on OpenBSD

Gladys is an open-source home automation system that can help to automate multiple tasks. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Gladys on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before you start installing Gladys on OpenBSD, you must have the following prerequisites:

• A system running OpenBSD with root privileges.

• Node.js installed on your system.

Step 1: Install Git

First, we need to install Git on our OpenBSD system. Git is a version control system that is used to manage the source code of Gladys.

$ sudo pkg_add git

Step 2: Clone Gladys Repository

Now, we will clone the Gladys repository from GitHub using Git.

$ git clone https://github.com/GladysAssistant/Gladys.git gladys

Step 3: Install Gladys

After cloning the Gladys repository, navigate to the gladys directory and install all the dependencies required to run Gladys using the following commands:

$ cd gladys
$ npm install

This step may take some time depending on your system specifications and internet speed.

Step 4: Configure Gladys

Copy the .env.example file to .env file:

$ cp .env.example .env

Edit the .env file and configure your settings.

$ nano .env

By default, the database used is SQLite. If you want to use another one like PostgreSQL, Mysql or MariaDb, see here.

Step 5: Start Gladys

Finally, to start the Gladys server, use the following command:

$ npm start

This command will start the Gladys server. You can access the Gladys web interface by navigating to http://localhost:8080 in your browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Gladys on OpenBSD. We hope this tutorial was helpful to you, and you now have a better understanding of how to get started with Gladys.

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