How to Install Meetable on OpenBSD

Meetable is a web-based event planning tool developed by the IndieWeb community to help individuals and groups organize their events. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Meetable on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

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

• A running OpenBSD instance
• Root access to the server
• Basic knowledge of OpenBSD commands

Step 1 – Install Required Packages

The first step is to install the required packages. Run the following command to install the required packages:

pkg_add mariadb-server mariadb-client npm git

Step 2 – Create a Database

Create a new database for Meetable by running the following command:

mysql -u root -p

Enter your MySQL root password and then create a new database named meetable:

CREATE DATABASE meetable;

Create a new user named meetableuser and assign a password to it:

CREATE USER 'meetableuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

Grant all privileges to the meetable database for the meetableuser:

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON meetable.* TO 'meetableuser'@'localhost';

Finally, exit the MySQL shell by typing:

exit

Step 3 – Download and Install Meetable

Navigate to the directory where you want to install Meetable and clone the Meetable Git repository:

git clone https://github.com/indieweb/meetable.git

Navigate to the cloned directory:

cd meetable/

Install the required Node.js packages by running:

npm install

Copy the sample configuration file:

cp config.example.json config.json

Edit the configuration file with your database details:

"database": {
    "client": "mysql",
    "connection": {
      "database": "meetable",
      "user": "meetableuser",
      "password": "password"
    }
  }

Step 4 – Start Meetable

Finally, start Meetable by running:

npm start

You can now access Meetable at http://localhost:3000 in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Meetable on OpenBSD. Meetable is an excellent event planning tool that can help you organize events more efficiently.

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