How to Install GoCD on OpenBSD

GoCD is an open source continuous delivery server. It helps automate and streamline the build, test, and deployment process for businesses of all sizes. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install GoCD on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

• A server running OpenBSD operating system.
• A user account with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Install OpenJDK

GoCD server requires OpenJDK 8 to be installed on the system. You can install it using the following command:

sudo pkg_add openjdk-8

Step 2: Install GoCD Server

1. Download the latest GoCD server package using the following command:

sudo fetch https://download.gocd.org/binaries/20.4.0-12782/generic/go-server-20.4.0-12782.zip

2. Extract the downloaded package to /opt directory:

sudo mkdir /opt/go-server
sudo unzip go-server-20.4.0-12782.zip -d /opt/go-server

3. Create a symlink to the latest version of GoCD server package:

sudo ln -s /opt/go-server/go-server-20.4.0 /opt/go-server/current

Step 3: Configure GoCD Server

1. Open the GoCD server configuration file:

sudo vi /opt/go-server/current/config/cruise-config.xml

2. Edit the file as per your requirements. You can refer to the official documentation to learn more about the configuration options: https://docs.gocd.org/current/installation/configuring_go_server.html

Step 4: Start GoCD Server

1. Start the GoCD server using the following command:

sudo /opt/go-server/current/server.sh

2. The GoCD server should now be up and running. You can access the server using a web browser by navigating to http://<server-ip>:8153.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install GoCD on OpenBSD operating system. You can now start using GoCD to automate, manage and streamline your continuous delivery process.

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