This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Lavagna on OpenBSD. Lavagna is an open-source virtual blackboard for collaborative projects, ideal for teams or groups working together on a project. The instructions in this tutorial should work for OpenBSD 6.7 or later.
Before installing Lavagna, you need to make sure the required dependencies are installed on your system. To do this, open the terminal and type the following commands one by one:
$ doas pkg_add node
$ doas pkg_add npm
$ doas pkg_add ruby
$ doas pkg_add ruby-sass
This will install Node.js, npm, Ruby and Sass.
Next, you need to download Lavagna from the official website. Go to https://lavagna.io/download.html and download the latest stable release. Once the download is complete, extract the archive to a directory of your choosing using the following command:
$ tar -xvf lavagna-x.x.x.tar.gz
Replace x.x.x with the version number you have downloaded.
Once you have downloaded Lavagna, navigate to the extracted directory using the terminal and install the required npm packages by running the following command:
$ npm install
Once the installation is complete, you need to create a configuration file named config.js. To do this, navigate to the configuration directory by running the following command:
$ cd config
Next, create a new configuration file using the following command:
$ cp config-sample.js config.js
Finally, edit the config.js file using a text editor of your choosing and modify the settings to suit your needs. Be sure to change the database settings to connect to your preferred database. Save the file once you are done making changes.
To start Lavagna, navigate back to the root directory of the application using the terminal and run the following command:
$ npm start
Once the application starts, you should be able to access it using a browser at http://localhost:8888.
Congratulations! You have now successfully installed Lavagna on OpenBSD.
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