How to Install Rallly on OpenBSD

Rallly is a web application designed to help groups plan meetings and events. It is open-source and can be installed on a variety of operating systems including OpenBSD. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps required to install Rallly on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before you start, you will need the following:

• A server running OpenBSD
• Root access to the server
• A web server like Nginx or Apache
• Node.js and NPM package manager installed

Install Dependencies

Before we can start installing Rallly, we need to install its dependencies. To do this, follow the steps below:

1. Log in to your server as the root user.
2. Install Node.js and NPM using the following command:

pkg_add node npm

3. Install MongoDB using the following command:

pkg_add mongodb

4. Enable MongoDB as a service on your server using the following commands:

rcctl enable mongodb
rcctl start mongodb

Download and install Rallly

Now that the dependencies are installed, you can proceed to install Rallly. Follow the steps below:

1. Navigate to your web server's root directory.

cd /var/www/htdocs/

2. Clone the Rallly repository:

git clone https://github.com/Rallly/rallly.git

3. Install Rallly dependencies:

cd rallly
npm install

4. Copy the default configuration file:

cp config-example.js config.js

5. Edit the config.js file to your preferences:

nano config.js

6. Start the application:

npm start

7. Test the application by navigating to http://localhost:3000/ in your web browser. You should see the Rallly homepage.

Set up Nginx as a reverse proxy

To access Rallly using a domain name, you need to set up Nginx as a reverse proxy. Follow the steps below:

1. Install Nginx using the following command:

pkg_add nginx

2. Create a new Nginx server block configuration file:

nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/rallly.conf

3. Paste the following configuration in the file:

server {
    listen 80;
    listen [::]:80;
    server_name  your_domain_name.com;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3000;
        proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
    }
}

4. Save and close the file.

5. Test the configuration file:

nginx -t

6. Restart Nginx:

rcctl restart nginx

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and set up Rallly on OpenBSD. You can now access Rallly using your domain name or server IP address.

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