How to Install Mediagoblin on OpenBSD

Introduction

Mediagoblin is a free and open-source media publishing platform that allows users to share their images, videos, and audio files in a decentralized way. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Mediagoblin on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

To follow this tutorial, you will need:

• A machine running OpenBSD
• Basic knowledge of the command-line interface
• A non-root user with sudo privileges

Step 1: Install Dependencies

First, we need to install the dependencies required to install and run Mediagoblin on OpenBSD. Run the following command to install these dependencies:

$ doas pkg_add python python-pip python-virtualenv postgresql-server postgresql-client postgresql-contrib

Step 2: Create PostgreSQL Database and User

Mediagoblin requires a PostgreSQL database to store user data. We will create a new database and user for Mediagoblin.

Start by creating a new PostgreSQL user by running the following command:

$ doas su - _postgresql
$ createuser -s mediagoblin

Next, create a new PostgreSQL database for Mediagoblin by running the following command:

$ createdb -O mediagoblin mediagoblin

Step 3: Download and Configure Mediagoblin

We will download and configure Mediagoblin using a virtual environment.

Start by creating a new virtual environment for Mediagoblin by running the following command:

$ virtualenv venv --system-site-packages

Next, activate the virtual environment by running the following command:

$ source venv/bin/activate

Now we can download and install Mediagoblin using Pip. Run the following command to download and install Mediagoblin:

$ pip install mediagoblin

Once Mediagoblin has been installed, we need to run the configuration wizard. Run the following command to start the configuration wizard:

$ mediagoblin-setup

The configuration wizard will ask a series of questions to configure Mediagoblin. Enter the following information when prompted:

Which database backend do you want to use? [postgresql]:
Host name: [localhost]:
Database name [mediagoblin]:
User for services to connect as: [mediagoblin]:
Password for services database user:
Email address (for error reporting):
Site URL: [http://localhost:6543/]

Step 4: Start the Mediagoblin Server

Finally, we can start the Mediagoblin server by running the following command:

$ gunicorn --workers=4 paste:config=/home/USERNAME/.config/mediagoblin/mediagoblin.ini

Replace USERNAME with your username.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Mediagoblin on OpenBSD. You can now use Mediagoblin to share your media files with others.

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