Installing Samvera Hyrax on OpenBSD

In this tutorial, we will guide you step-by-step through the process of installing Samvera Hyrax on OpenBSD. Samvera Hyrax is an open-source digital repository that is built on top of several other technologies, including Fedora, Solr, and Blacklight.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A server running OpenBSD
• Ruby 2.7 or higher installed on your server
• Bundler gem installed on your server
• Git installed on your server
• PostgreSQL installed on your server

If you are missing any of these prerequisites, please install them before continuing.

Installation

1. Update your system packages:

   $ sudo pkg_add -Uu
   

2. Install nodejs:

   $ sudo pkg_add -i node
   

3. Install the yarn package manager:

   $ sudo pkg_add -i yarn
   

4. Create a new directory for your Hyrax instance:

   $ mkdir my_hyrax_instance
   $ cd my_hyrax_instance
   

5. Clone the Hyrax repository:

   $ git clone https://github.com/samvera/hyrax.git .
   

6. Install the required gems using Bundler:

   $ bundle install --without development test
   

7. Create a new PostgreSQL user and database:

   $ sudo su - postgres
   $ createdb hyrax_production
   $ psql
   # CREATE USER hyrax WITH PASSWORD 'password';
   # ALTER DATABASE hyrax_production OWNER TO hyrax;
   # \q
   $ exit
   

8. Configure your environment variables:

   $ export HYRAX_HOST='localhost:3000'
   $ export HYRAX_BASE_PATH='/'
   $ export DATABASE_URL='postgres://hyrax:password@localhost/hyrax_production'
   $ export SECRET_KEY_BASE=$(bin/rake secret)
   

9. Run the database migration:

   $ bin/rake db:migrate RAILS_ENV=production
   

10. Seed the database:

    $ bin/rake hyrax:default_admin_set:create hyrax:default_collection_types:create hyrax:workflow:load
    

11. Start the web server:

    $ bin/rails server -e production
    

12. Visit your Hyrax instance in your web browser by navigating to http://localhost:3000.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Samvera Hyrax on OpenBSD.

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