How to Install Nhost on OpenBSD

Nhost is a powerful backend platform for web and mobile applications. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to install Nhost on OpenBSD, a free and open-source Unix-like operating system.

Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure you have the following installed on your OpenBSD system:

If you don't have them installed, you can use the following command to install them:

$ sudo pkg_add postgresql node

Installing Nhost

To install Nhost, follow these steps:

  1. Install the nhost-cli package globally using npm:
$ sudo npm install -g nhost
  1. Create a new directory where you want to install Nhost:
$ mkdir my-nhost-app
$ cd my-nhost-app
  1. Initialize a new Nhost project:
$ nhost init
  1. Follow the prompts to configure your Nhost project. You'll need to provide your Nhost credentials and set up your database.

  2. Start the Nhost server:

$ nhost dev

Once the server is running, you can access the Nhost dashboard by opening the following URL in your web browser:

http://localhost:3000

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Nhost on OpenBSD. With Nhost, you can easily build powerful backends for your web and mobile applications. For more information and tutorials, visit the Nhost website at https://nhost.io/.

If you want to self-host in an easy, hands free way, need an external IP address, or simply want your data in your own hands, give IPv6.rs a try!

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