Sandstorm is a self-hosted platform that allows you to run and manage various apps, such as collaborative document editors, blogs, forums, and more, all in one place. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation of Sandstorm on OpenBSD.
Before beginning the installation, you should have:
We need to install the necessary dependencies before installing Sandstorm.
First, update your system packages and install some required packages:
# pkg_add -u
# pkg_add sudo curl wget openssl gcc g++ make cpio tar patch
OpenBSD comes with a predefined user _sandstorm and group _sandstorm, which we will use to install Sandstorm. To create this user and group, run the following command:
# useradd -d /var/sandstorm -c "Sandstorm" -s /sbin/nologin -g _sandstorm _sandstorm
Now, we will download and install Sandstorm on our OpenBSD server.
To download the latest version of Sandstorm, we will use the curl command. Run the following command:
# curl https://install.sandstorm.io/ | sudo bash
This will start the installation process. It will download the required files and install the application automatically on your system.
During the installation process, it will ask you to confirm the installation path, and then it will download over 350 MB of data from the Sandstorm website.
Once the installation is complete, you will see the message "Installation complete!". At this point, Sandstorm is installed and ready to use.
To start Sandstorm, run:
# sandstorm start
This will start the Sandstorm server in the background, and you will not see any output on the screen.
You can check if the server is running by visiting http://localhost:6080 in your web browser. If the installation was successful, you should see the Sandstorm welcome page.
In this tutorial, we walked you through the installation process of Sandstorm on OpenBSD. Sandstorm is a powerful self-hosted platform that allows you to run and manage various web applications in one place. With its easy-to-use interface and many features, Sandstorm makes it easy to get started with self-hosting.
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