How to Install Misago on OpenBSD

Misago is a Python-based online discussion platform that can be used as a Reddit alternative. In this tutorial, we will walk through the process of installing Misago on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

• OpenBSD installed on your system
• Basic knowledge of the command line interface and Python

Steps

1. Open the Terminal emulator on your OpenBSD system.

2. Update the system's package index and install the necessary packages for Misago by running the following command:

$ doas pkg_add -u && doas pkg_add -v py3-pip py3-virtualenv gcc pkgconf libffi libpq

3. Create a new virtual environment for Misago:

$ virtualenv -p python3 ~/.misago-venv

4. Activate the virtual environment:

$ source ~/.misago-venv/bin/activate

5. Install Misago using pip:

$ pip install misago

6. Set up the Misago configuration file by generating a misago.conf file:

$ misago initsettings

7. Edit the misago.conf file to suit your configuration preferences. For example:

database:
  url: postgresql://user:password@localhost:5432/misago

8. Create the database for Misago:

$ createdb misago

9. Perform database migrations for Misago:

$ misago migrate

10. Start Misago using Gunicorn:

$ gunicorn misago:application

11. You can now access Misago by visiting http://localhost:8000 in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we've gone through the steps necessary to install and configure Misago on OpenBSD. Misago is now ready for you to customize and use as your online discussion platform.

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