How to Install Mango on OpenBSD using GitHub Repository

Mango is an open-source, self-hosted manga server and web reader for Windows, MacOS, and Linux. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Mango on OpenBSD using the GitHub repository.

Prerequisites

• OpenBSD installed on your system.
• Basic knowledge of OpenBSD commands.

Step 1: Install Go compiler

Mango is written in Go language, so we need to install Go compiler first. OpenBSD provides a package for Go, so we can install it using the following command:

$ sudo pkg_add go

Step 2: Install Git

Now, we need to install the Git package to clone the Mango repository. You can install the Git package using the following command:

$ sudo pkg_add git

Step 3: Clone the Mango repository

OpenBSD does not have a specific directory for Go executables, so we will create one at /usr/local/go/bin/:

$ sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/go/bin/

Now, clone the Mango repository to the /usr/local/go/bin/ directory:

$ git clone https://github.com/hkalexling/Mango.git /usr/local/go/bin/Mango

Step 4: Compile Mango

Change the current working directory to the Mango directory:

$ cd /usr/local/go/bin/Mango

Now, compile the Mango source code using the following command:

$ go build

Step 5: Run Mango

After the compiling process completes, we can run Mango using the following command:

$ ./Mango

You will see the following output:

INFO[2021-10-05T06:31:49-05:00] starting Mango version 1.1.0-beta on http://0.0.0.0:8090

Open your browser and go to http://localhost:8090 to access the Mango web reader.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Mango on OpenBSD using the GitHub repository. Now, you can use the Mango manga server and web reader on your OpenBSD system.

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