How to Install Ombi on OpenBSD

Ombi is a free and open-source web application that allows users to request and manage media content for their Plex or Emby media server. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Ombi on OpenBSD.

Requirements

To install and use Ombi on OpenBSD, you will need:

• A user account with sudo privileges
• OpenBSD operating system installed on your server
• Apache or NGINX web server installed and configured
• MySQL or MariaDB database server installed and configured

Step 1: Install .NET Core

Ombi is developed using .NET Core technology, so you need to install .NET Core on your OpenBSD server.

$ sudo pkg_add dotnet-sdk

This command will install the .NET Core SDK on your system.

Step 2: Download and Install Ombi

Now, we need to download and install Ombi on our OpenBSD server. To do that, run the following commands:

$ sudo mkdir /opt/Ombi
$ sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /opt/Ombi
$ cd /opt/Ombi
$ wget https://github.com/Ombi-app/Ombi/releases/download/v4.0.4978/linux-x64.zip
$ unzip linux-x64.zip

These commands will download and extract the Ombi files to the /opt/Ombi directory.

Step 3: Configure the Database

Ombi requires a database to store user data and media requests. In this step, we will create a new MySQL or MariaDB database and user for Ombi.

$ sudo mysql -u root -p

After logging in to the MySQL prompt, create a new database and user for Ombi.

mysql> CREATE DATABASE ombi;
mysql> CREATE USER 'ombiuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ombi.* TO 'ombiuser'@'localhost';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> EXIT;

Replace password with a strong password for the ombiuser account.

Step 4: Configure Ombi

In this step, we will configure Ombi to use the database we just created.

$ cd /opt/Ombi
$ ./Ombi

This command will start the Ombi setup wizard. Follow the steps below to configure Ombi:

1. Select MySQL or MariaDB as the database provider and enter the database connection details as follows:

• Server: 127.0.0.1 or localhost
• Port: 3306
• Database: ombi
• Username: ombiuser
• Password: password

Replace password with the password for the ombiuser account.

2. For the next steps, choose your preferred configuration options.

3. Finally, click on the 'Save' button to save the Ombi settings.

Step 5: Configure Apache or NGINX

Ombi is a web application, so we need to configure Apache or NGINX to access the Ombi web interface. Here, we will use the Apache web server.

Add the following configuration to your Apache configuration file, which is in /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf:

<VirtualHost *:80>
        ServerName your-server.com

        ProxyPreserveHost On
        ProxyPass / http://localhost:5000/
        ProxyPassReverse / http://localhost:5000/

        ErrorLog /var/www/your-server.com/log/error.log
        CustomLog /var/www/your-server.com/log/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

After saving the configuration, start Apache with the following command:

$ sudo systemctl start httpd

Step 6: Start Ombi

Now we can start the Ombi service using the following command:

$ cd /opt/Ombi
$ sudo dotnet Ombi.dll

This command will start the Ombi service, and you can access the Ombi web interface through a web browser at http://your-server.com.

Conclusion

By following this tutorial, you have successfully installed Ombi on OpenBSD. Now you can manage your media server requests efficiently.

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