Installing Status on OpenBSD

Status is a real-time monitoring tool for servers, written in Go language, and it is available for multiple platforms. In this tutorial, we will be focusing on installing Status on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you have the following:

• A user with sudo or root access
• OpenBSD installed and running
• Internet connectivity

Steps

1. Open Terminal and log in as a sudo or root user.

2. Update and install the required packages.

sudo pkg_add go git

3. Set the $GOPATH environment variable to a directory where Go programs will live:

export GOPATH=$HOME/go

4. Add the $GOPATH/bin subdirectory to the $PATH environment variable:

export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin

5. Clone the Status repository from GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/dani3l0/Status.git

6. Navigate to the Status directory and build the code:

cd Status
go build

7. Run the Status application:

./Status

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and started the Status application on OpenBSD. You can now monitor your system processes in real-time.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Status from GitHub on an OpenBSD system. Make sure to keep the application up-to-date by occasionally checking for updates on the Status GitHub repository.

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