How to Install Selenoid on OpenBSD

Selenoid is an open-source project that allows easy deployment of Selenium containers. It is designed to provide a simple and reliable way to run automated tests on Chrome, Firefox, and other popular browsers.

In this tutorial, we will walk you through the installation process of Selenoid on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure that your system is up to date.

You must also have the following packages installed on your system:

• Git
• Docker

Step 1: Download and extract Selenoid

Open a terminal and run the following command to clone the Selenoid repository:

$ git clone https://github.com/aerokube/selenoid.git

Once the repository is cloned, navigate to the selenoid directory and download the latest version of Selenoid by running:

$ ./cm selenoid download latest

Step 2: Install Docker

If you don't have Docker installed on your system, you can install it by running:

$ pkg_add docker

Once you have installed Docker, start the Docker daemon by running:

$ rcctl enable docker
$ rcctl start docker

Step 3: Configure Selenoid

To configure Selenoid, navigate to the selenoid directory and create a browsers.json file:

$ cd selenoid
$ touch browsers.json

Edit the browsers.json file and add the following content:

{
  "chrome": {
    "default": "90.0",
    "versions": {
      "90.0": {
        "image": "selenoid/chrome:90.0"
      }
    }
  },
  "firefox": {
    "default": "88.0",
    "versions": {
      "88.0": {
        "image": "selenoid/firefox:88.0"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace 90.0 and 88.0 with the versions of Chrome and Firefox you want to use.

Step 4: Start Selenoid

To start Selenoid, navigate to the selenoid directory and run:

$ ./cm selenoid start --browsers-json browsers.json

This will start Selenoid and download the necessary browser images.

Step 5: Verify Selenoid is running

To verify that Selenoid is running, open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:4444/status.

If Selenoid is running properly, you should see a JSON response with a list of available browsers.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Selenoid on OpenBSD. You can now start using it to run automated tests.

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