How to Install Smashing on OpenBSD

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Smashing on OpenBSD. Smashing is a Ruby-based framework for developing and deploying web-based dashboards.

Prerequisites

1. OpenBSD operating system
2. Root access on the server
3. Ruby version 2.3 or above
4. Git must be installed
5. Bundler must be installed

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before installing Smashing, you need to ensure that Ruby, Git, and Bundler are installed on your system. Run the following commands to install these dependencies:

$ sudo pkg_add ruby git ruby-bundler

Step 2: Clone Smashing Repository

After installing the dependencies, you need to clone the Smashing repository. Run the following commands to clone the repository:

$ git clone https://github.com/Smashing/smashing.git

Step 3: Install Smashing Dependencies

After cloning the repository, navigate to the Smashing directory and install the dependencies using the bundler command.

$ cd smashing
$ bundle install

Step 4: Start Smashing

Now that you have installed all the dependencies, you can start Smashing using the following command:

$ smashing start

This will start Smashing on port 3030. You can access Smashing by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost:3030.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Smashing on OpenBSD. Once installed, you can use Smashing to develop and deploy web-based dashboards.

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