How to Install RudderStack on OpenBSD

RudderStack is a cloud-native data pipeline for collecting, processing, and routing event data. This tutorial will guide you through the installation of RudderStack on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation process, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• OpenBSD 6.9 or later
• A non-root user with sudo access

Step 1: Install Docker and Docker Compose

RudderStack requires Docker and Docker Compose to be installed on the system. To install Docker and Docker Compose, follow the below-given steps:

1. Update the package list:

sudo pkg_add -IUu

2. Install Docker:

sudo pkg_add docker

3. Add your non-root user to the Docker group:

sudo usermod -G docker <username>

4. Install Docker Compose:

sudo pkg_add py3-pip py3-setuptools
sudo pip3 install docker-compose

Step 2: Download RudderStack Using Git

To download the latest release of RudderStack, you can use Git. Here’s how to download RudderStack using Git:

1. Install Git:

sudo pkg_add git

2. Clone the RudderStack repository:

git clone https://github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-server.git

Step 3: Start RudderStack using Docker Compose

To start RudderStack, you can use Docker Compose. Here’s how to start RudderStack using Docker Compose:

1. Navigate to the directory where you have downloaded RudderStack:

cd rudder-server

2. Start RudderStack using Docker Compose:

sudo docker-compose up -d

Step 4: Access the RudderStack Dashboard

Once the installation process is complete, you can access the RudderStack dashboard by navigating to http://localhost:3000 in your web browser.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed RudderStack on OpenBSD. Now you can start collecting, processing, and routing event data using RudderStack.

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