How to Install Hospital Run on OpenBSD

HospitalRun is an open-source hospital information system designed for managing patient health information, electronic medical records, and other clinical data. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install HospitalRun on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have the following:

Step 1: Update the System

Make sure your system is up to date by running the following command:

sudo sysupgrade

Step 2: Install the Required Dependencies

First, install Node.js, which is required to run HospitalRun.

sudo pkg_add node

Additionally, you'll need to install Git to clone the HospitalRun repository.

sudo pkg_add git

Step 3: Clone the HospitalRun Repository

Clone the HospitalRun repository with the following command:

git clone https://github.com/HospitalRun/hospitalrun-frontend.git

Step 4: Install the Dependencies

Navigate into the cloned repository and install the dependencies using NPM.

cd hospitalrun-frontend
sudo npm install

Step 5: Start the Server

Start the HospitalRun server using the following command:

sudo npm start

Step 6: Access HospitalRun

Once the server has started, you can access HospitalRun by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost:3000/.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we covered the steps to install HospitalRun on OpenBSD. By following these steps, you should now have a running instance of HospitalRun that you can use to manage patient health information and other clinical data.

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