How to install Notes'n'Todos on OpenBSD

Notes'n'Todos is a note-taking and task management application built using ReactJS, and it is available for installation on OpenBSD. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps required to install Notes'n'Todos.

Prerequisites

Step 1: Install Node.js and NPM

Notes'n'Todos requires Node.js and NPM to run. If you don't have these installed on your OpenBSD system, you can install them by following these steps:

  1. Open a terminal window and run the following command:
sudo pkg_add node
  1. Wait for the installation to complete.

  2. Verify the installation by checking the version of Node.js and NPM using the following commands:

node -v
npm -v

Step 2: Clone the Repository

The Notes'n'Todos application source code is available on GitHub. We will clone the repository into our local machine to install it. Perform the following steps:

  1. Open a terminal window and navigate to the directory where you want to clone the repository.

  2. Run the following command to clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/larspontoppidan/notesntodos.git
  1. Wait for the download to complete.

Step 3: Install Dependencies and Build the Application

Before we can run the application, we need to install its dependencies and build it. Perform the following steps:

  1. Navigate to the cloned repository directory using the following command:
cd notesntodos
  1. Run the following command to install the dependencies:
npm install
  1. Wait for the installation to complete.

  2. Run the following command to build the application:

npm run build
  1. Wait for the build process to complete.

Step 4: Run the Application

Now that we have installed the application, we can run it using the following steps:

  1. Run the following command to start the application:
npm start
  1. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080 to access the application.

  2. You can now start using Notes'n'Todos to manage your notes and tasks.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed and configured Notes'n'Todos on your OpenBSD system!

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