How to Install Strapi on OpenBSD

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Strapi on an OpenBSD system.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, please ensure that the following prerequisites are met:

• An OpenBSD (version 6.0 or later) system is installed and running.
• Basic command-line knowledge.

Step 1: Install Node.js

We need to first install Node.js on our OpenBSD system. You can do this by running the following command:

$ doas pkg_add node

Once installed, verify that Node.js is installed correctly by checking its version:

$ node -v

This should output the current version of Node.js installed on your system.

Step 2: Install Strapi

Next, we need to install Strapi itself. We will use the Node.js package manager (npm) to do this. Run the following command:

$ npm i strapi@beta -g

This command will install the latest version of Strapi with the beta flag, which ensures that you have access to the latest features.

Step 3: Create a Strapi Project

Once Strapi is installed, we're ready to create a new Strapi project. Change to the directory where you'd like to create a new Strapi project and run the following command:

$ strapi new my-app-name

This will create a new Strapi project with the name my-app-name.

Step 4: Start the Strapi Server

After Strapi has been installed and a project has been created, we can now start the Strapi server with the following command:

$ cd my-app-name
$ strapi start

This will start the Strapi server on http://localhost:1337/. You can access the Strapi admin panel by visiting http://localhost:1337/admin/.

And that's it! You've successfully installed Strapi on your OpenBSD system and created a new project. You're now ready to start building your own APIs with Strapi.

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