How to install Known on OpenBSD

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Known on an OpenBSD server.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation of Known, you must have the following prerequisites installed:

• OpenBSD server running with root privileges
• PHP version 7.1 or higher installed
• MySQL or MariaDB database installed
• Apache webserver installed and configured

Installation

To install Known on OpenBSD, follow the steps given below:

1. Download the Known installation package from https://withknown.com/. You can download the package using the following command:

$ curl -LOk "https://github.com/idno/Known/archive/master.zip"

2. Extract the downloaded package using the following command:

$ unzip master.zip

3. Move the extracted package to the webserver’s root directory. You can use the following command to move the package:

$ mv Known-master /htdocs/known

4. Change the ownership of the Known directory to the webserver user using the following command:

$ chown -R www:www /htdocs/known

5. Create a new MySQL/MariaDB database and user for Known using the following commands:

$ mysql -u root -p
$ mysql> CREATE DATABASE known;
$ mysql> CREATE USER 'known'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
$ mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON known.* TO 'known'@'localhost';
$ mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
$ mysql> EXIT;

6. Copy the config.ini.sample file to config.ini in the Known installation directory using the following command:

$ cd /htdocs/known
$ cp config.ini.sample config.ini

7. Edit config.ini file using your preferred text editor and set the MySQL/MariaDB database details as follows:

[Database]
type = "MySQL"
host = "localhost"
port = 3306
username = "known"
password = "password"
database = "known"

Save and close the file.

8. Create an Apache virtual host for Known by creating a new configuration file at /etc/httpd/conf.d/known.conf with the following content:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName example.com
    ServerAlias www.example.com
    DocumentRoot /htdocs/known

    <Directory "/htdocs/known">
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

9. Save and close the file. Restart the Apache webserver using the following command:

$ apachectl restart

Accessing Known

You can now access the Known installation using your web browser by visiting http://example.com/. Replace example.com with your server’s domain name or IP address.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Known on an OpenBSD server. You can now customize the platform and use it for your personal or professional needs.

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