How to Install RERO ILS on OpenBSD

RERO ILS is an open source Integrated Library Systems software used by libraries to manage their resources. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing RERO ILS on OpenBSD using the command line.

Prerequisites

• OpenBSD installed on your machine.
• Access to the command line interface with superuser (root) permissions.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Before installing RERO ILS, you need to install the dependencies required for the software to function correctly. Open the terminal and enter the following command:

$ doas pkg_add postgresql%13.3 p5-DBD-Pg

Step 2: Install RERO ILS

1. Download the RERO ILS software from their official website https://rero21.ch/.

2. Extract the downloaded file using the following command:

   $ tar -xzvf reroils-version.tar.gz
   

   Replace "version" with the version number of the software you downloaded.

3. Navigate to the extracted directory using:

   $ cd reroils-version
   

   Replace "version" with the version number of the software you downloaded.

4. Run the installation script to install RERO ILS:

   $ doas ./install.sh
   

Step 3: Configure PostgreSQL

1. Switch to the postgres user:

   $ doas su - postgres
   

2. Initialize the PostgreSQL database:

   $ initdb /var/postgresql/data
   

3. Start the PostgreSQL server:

   $ pg_ctl -D /var/postgresql/data -l /var/postgresql/logfile start
   

4. Create a PostgreSQL user for RERO ILS:

   $ createuser -P reroilsuser
   

   This command will prompt you to enter a password for the user.

5. Create a PostgreSQL database for RERO ILS:

   $ createdb -O reroilsuser reroilsdb
   

6. Exit from the postgres user:

   $ exit
   

Step 4: Configure RERO ILS

1. Open the configuration file for RERO ILS:

   $ doas nano /etc/reroils.cfg
   

2. Update the database connection string by replacing <password> with the password you set during PostgreSQL user creation:

   SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI='postgresql://reroilsuser:<password>@localhost/reroilsdb'
   

3. Save and close the file.

Step 5: Start RERO ILS

1. Start the RERO ILS service:

   $ doas rcctl start reroils
   

2. Verify that RERO ILS is running by opening a web browser and visiting http://localhost:5000/.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned how to install RERO ILS on OpenBSD. You can now use the software to manage resources in your library.

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