How to Install ITFlow on OpenBSD

ITFlow is a free and open-source IT asset management software that helps businesses keep track of their hardware and software inventory. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing ITFlow on an OpenBSD server.

Prerequisites

Before we can begin the installation process, make sure you have the following:

• A server running OpenBSD with root access
• An internet connection
• Basic knowledge of the command line

Step 1: Update the System

It is always recommended to update the system before installing any new software. To do this, run the following command:

sudo pkg_add -u

This command will upgrade all installed packages to their latest versions.

Step 2: Install Required Packages

Next, we need to install some packages that ITFlow depends on. Run the following command:

sudo pkg_add node yarn

This command will install Node.js and Yarn package managers.

Step 3: Download ITFlow

Now we can download ITFlow from its official website. Run the following command to download the latest version:

curl -sS https://api.github.com/repos/itfloworg/itflow/tags | grep '"name":' | cut -d '"' -f 4 | sort -r | head -n 1 | xargs -I % curl -L -o ITFlow.tar.gz https://github.com/itfloworg/itflow/archive/%.tar.gz

This command retrieves the latest version from the ITFlow GitHub release page and downloads it to your server as a compressed archive file.

Step 4: Extract ITFlow

Once ITFlow has finished downloading, we need to extract it to a directory where it will be hosted. Run the following command to extract the archive:

tar -zxvf ITFlow.tar.gz -C /var/www/

This command will extract the contents of the ITFlow archive to the /var/www/ directory on your server.

Step 5: Install Dependencies

In the next step, we will install the dependencies required by ITFlow. Run the following command from the ITFlow directory:

cd /var/www/itflow && yarn install

This command will install all of the necessary dependencies automatically.

Step 6: Configure ITFlow

Now that ITFlow and its dependencies have been installed, we need to configure it. The configuration files are located in the /var/www/itflow/config/ directory. We will need to create a new file called config.json, which will contain the configuration options for our ITFlow instance. Run the following command to create the file:

cp config/config_sample.json config/config.json

Once the config.json file has been created, we can edit it to specify our configuration options. The following options are required:

• db_host: The hostname or IP address of your MySQL database server
• db_name: The name of the database that ITFlow will use
• db_user: The username that ITFlow will use to connect to the database
• db_pass: The password that ITFlow will use to connect to the database
• port: The port that ITFlow will listen on

Make sure to replace the placeholder values with your own values.

Step 7: Start ITFlow

Once ITFlow is configured, we can start it by running the following command from the ITFlow directory:

cd /var/www/itflow && yarn start

This command will start the server and ITFlow will be accessible from your web browser at http://:/

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we walked through the process of installing ITFlow on an OpenBSD server. After completing this tutorial, you should have a working instance of ITFlow that you can use to track your IT assets.

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