How to Install Hakatime on OpenBSD

Hakatime is an open-source tool that automatically tracks your activity on code editors, terminals, and web browsers. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Hakatime on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

To follow this tutorial, you will need:

• An OpenBSD system with root access
• Git installed on your system

Installation Steps

1. Open a terminal on your OpenBSD system and navigate to the directory where you want to install Hakatime. For example, /opt.

cd /opt

2. Clone the Hakatime repository from Github using Git.

git clone https://github.com/mujx/hakatime.git

3. Navigate to the hakatime directory.

cd hakatime

4. Install the required dependencies using pkg_add.

pkg_add py3-pip postgresql-server

5. Install the Python dependencies using pip.

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

6. Create a new PostgreSQL user and database for Hakatime.

su - _postgresql
createdb hakatime
createuser hakatime

7. Set the password for the hakatime user.

psql
ALTER USER hakatime WITH PASSWORD 'password';

Replace password with your desired password.

8. Set up the database schema and import the initial data.

python3 manage.py migrate
python3 manage.py loaddata fixtures/initial.json

9. Start the Hakatime server.

python3 manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000

10. Access the Hakatime web interface by visiting http://localhost:8000 in your web browser. Note that you will need to open port 8000 on your firewall to access the web interface from other computers.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Hakatime on OpenBSD! You can now use it to track your activity on various applications and improve your productivity.

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