How to Install Habitica on OpenBSD

Habitica is a popular habit tracking application that is available on multiple platforms. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Habitica on OpenBSD.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before we can start installing Habitica, we need to install some dependencies.

1. Open the terminal on your OpenBSD system.
2. Type the following command to install Node.js:

pkg_add node

3. Type the following command to install npm:

pkg_add npm

Step 2: Download and Install Habitica

Now that the dependencies are installed, we can proceed with downloading and installing Habitica.

1. Open the terminal and navigate to the directory where you want to install Habitica.
2. Download the latest version of Habitica from the official website using the following command:

wget https://github.com/HabitRPG/habitica/archive/main.zip

3. Unzip the downloaded file using the following command:

unzip main.zip

4. Change directory to the newly created directory.

cd habitica-main

5. Install the Habitica dependencies using the following command:

npm install

6. Start Habitica using the following command:

npm start

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Habitica on your OpenBSD system. You can access Habitica by opening a web browser and navigating to the following URL: http://localhost:3000/.

Step 3: Adding Habitica as a Service

To make sure that Habitica is always running on your OpenBSD system, it's recommended to add it as a service.

1. Create a new file called habitica in the /etc/rc.d directory using the following command:

sudo touch /etc/rc.d/habitica

2. Open the file using your favorite text editor and add the following lines:

#!/bin/sh
#
# PROVIDE: habitica
# REQUIRE: DAEMON
# KEYWORD: shutdown

. /etc/rc.subr

name="habitica"
rcvar="habitica_enable"
habitica_user="YOUR_USERNAME"

command="/usr/local/bin/npm"
command_args="start"
pidfile="/var/run/$name.pid"
start_cmd="habitica_start"
stop_cmd="habitica_stop"

habitica_start() {
    cd /path/to/habitica && /usr/bin/su -l $habitica_user -c "$command $command_args & echo \$! > $pidfile"
}

habitica_stop() {
    /bin/kill `cat $pidfile` > /dev/null 2>&1
}

load_rc_config $name
run_rc_command "$1"

Note: Make sure to replace YOUR_USERNAME with your actual username and /path/to/habitica with the path to the Habitica directory.

3. Make the habitica file executable using the following command:

sudo chmod +x /etc/rc.d/habitica

4. Start the Habitica service using the following command:

sudo systemctl start habitica

Congratulations! You have successfully added Habitica as a service on your OpenBSD system. Habitica will now start automatically every time you boot your system. You can also start, stop, and restart the service using the following commands:

sudo systemctl start habitica
sudo systemctl stop habitica
sudo systemctl restart habitica

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Habitica on OpenBSD by installing the necessary dependencies, downloading and installing Habitica, and adding it as a service. We hope that this tutorial was helpful and that you can now start using Habitica to track your habits and achieve your goals.

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