NSQ is a messaging system that is used to build distributed systems. It is written in Go and provides API for message producers and consumers. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install NSQ on OpenBSD.
Before we begin, make sure that you have OpenBSD installed on your computer or server. Additionally, ensure that your system has the following packages:
You can install them using the package manager:
$ doas pkg_add git go
The first step is to download NSQ from the official website or clone the GitHub repository. In this tutorial, we will use the Git method:
$ git clone https://github.com/nsqio/nsq.git
This command will create a nsq directory in your current working directory.
To build the NSQ binaries, we need to execute the following commands:
$ cd nsq
$ make
This will create the nsqd and nsqlookupd binaries in the bin directory.
Before starting NSQ, we need to configure it. We will create a configuration file for nsqd and nsqlookupd.
Create a directory named nsq in the /etc directory:
$ doas mkdir /etc/nsq
Create a configuration file /etc/nsq/nsqd.ini for nsqd with the following content:
broadcast-address = <IP_address_of_your_server>
log-level = info
tcp-address = 0.0.0.0:4150
http-address = 0.0.0.0:4151
Create a configuration file /etc/nsq/nsqlookupd.ini for nsqlookupd with the following content:
broadcast-address = <IP_address_of_your_server>
log-level = info
tcp-address = 0.0.0.0:4160
http-address = 0.0.0.0:4161
We are now ready to start NSQ. We will launch nsqlookupd first and then nsqd.
$ ./bin/nsqlookupd
$ ./bin/nsqd --lookupd-tcp-address=<IP_address_of_your_server>:4160
To verify that NSQ is running, open a web browser and navigate to http://<IP_address_of_your_server>:4171.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed NSQ on OpenBSD!
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