Typebot is a chatbot platform that can be used to create chatbots for various messaging platforms. In this tutorial, we will go over the steps to install Typebot on OpenBSD.
Before starting, ensure that you have the following:
First, update the system to the latest version by running the following command:
sudo pkg_add -u
Typebot requires git, npm, nodejs, and mongodb to be installed. Run the following command to install these packages:
sudo pkg_add git npm node mongodb
Clone the Typebot repository from GitHub using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/typebot/typebot.git
This will create a typebot directory in the current working directory.
Navigate to the typebot directory and install Typebot dependencies using the following command:
cd typebot
npm install
MongoDB needs to be configured before running Typebot. Create a directory for the MongoDB data and configuration files using the following command:
sudo mkdir -p /var/db/mongodb
sudo mkdir -p /var/run/mongodb
Set the ownership of the directories to the user running MongoDB using the following command:
sudo chown -R _mongodb:_mongodb /var/db/mongodb /var/run/mongodb
Start MongoDB using the following command:
sudo -u _mongodb mongod --config /etc/mongodb.conf
Start Typebot by running the following command:
npm start
This will start the Typebot server on port 3000. You can access the server by navigating to http://<server-ip>:3000 in your web browser.
Finally, configure Typebot by navigating to the http://<server-ip>:3000/configure URL in your web browser. Follow the on-screen instructions to set up your chatbot.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Typebot on OpenBSD.
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