How to Install Sourcehut on OpenBSD

Sourcehut is a platform for source code management that is gaining popularity among developers. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to install Sourcehut on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

• An OpenBSD server
• An SSH client
• A user account with administrative privileges

Step 1: Update OpenBSD Package Manager

The first step is to update the OpenBSD package manager to ensure that you have the latest version of the packages.

doas pkg_add -Uu

Step 2: Install Dependencies

The next step is to install the dependencies required for Sourcehut.

doas pkg_add git nginx postfix lua51 lua51-lpeg lua51-bitop lua51-expat lua51-sql-mysql lua51-cqueues lua51-posix lua51-argon2 lua51-busted lua51-doc

Step 3: Install Sourcehut

To install Sourcehut, you need to clone the Git repository.

git clone https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/scdoc
cd scdoc
make && doas make install

You can now install Sourcehut by using the following command:

doas cpanm -n Git::Wrapper

Step 4: Configure Postfix

Next, you need to configure Postfix, which is the email server used by Sourcehut. The following command launches a setup wizard:

doas postfix-install

Follow the wizard and provide the relevant information.

Step 5: Configure Nginx

The final step is to configure Nginx, which is the web server used by Sourcehut. Create a new configuration file named sourcehut.conf in the /etc/nginx/sites-available/ directory.

doas nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/sourcehut.conf

Copy and paste the following configuration:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name yourdomain.com;
    client_max_body_size 100m;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8020;
    }

    error_page 404 /404.html;
    location = /40x.html {
        internal;
    }

    error_page 500 502 503 504 /50x.html;
    location = /50x.html {
        internal;
    }
}

Replace yourdomain.com with your domain name.

Create a symbolic link to the /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/ directory:

doas ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/sourcehut.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

Test the Nginx configuration:

doas nginx -t

If the configuration is Ok, restart the Nginx server:

doas service nginx restart

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Sourcehut on OpenBSD. You can now start using it to manage your source code.

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