HedgeDoc is a self-hosted collaborative writing platform that was formerly known as HackMD. It supports real-time editing and document sharing, and comes with features like markdown support, code highlighting, and image uploads. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install HedgeDoc on OpenBSD.
Before we begin with the installation of HedgeDoc, we need to install several dependencies. Run the following command to install the required packages:
sudo pkg_add redis npm node
Next, we will download and install HedgeDoc on our server. Run the following command to download the latest version of HedgeDoc:
git clone https://github.com/hedgedoc/hedgedoc.git
Navigate to the hedgedoc directory and install the required Node.js packages by running:
cd hedgedoc
npm install
Create a new configuration file for HedgeDoc by copying the example file:
cp config.json.example config.json
Open the configuration file and modify the following fields according to your setup:
{
"url": "https://your-domain.tld",
"port": 3000,
"dbType": "redis",
"dbSettings": {
"host": "localhost",
"port": 6379
},
"sessionSecret": "your-secret-here",
"allowSignUp": true
}
Make sure to replace your-domain.tld with your domain name, and set a unique value for sessionSecret. You may also adjust other settings according to your needs.
To start HedgeDoc, run the following command:
npm start
Your HedgeDoc instance should now be available at https://your-domain.tld:3000/. You may want to configure your web server to proxy requests to port 3000 instead of exposing it to the internet directly.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install and configure HedgeDoc on OpenBSD. You can now start using HedgeDoc to collaborate and write with your team!
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