How to install Wallabag on OpenBSD

Wallabag is a self-hosted app that allows you to save web articles to read later. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Wallabag on OpenBSD.

Step 1: Install dependencies

Before installing Wallabag, you need to make sure that all the dependencies are installed on your OpenBSD server. In order to do that, run the following command:

$ sudo pkg_add php php-mysqli php-zip php-dom php-xmlreader php-curl php-gd php-mbstring php-intl nginx redis mysql-server

This command installs PHP, Nginx, Redis, and MySQL server.

Step 2: Download Wallabag

Next, you need to download the latest version of Wallabag from its official website. Run the following command to download the latest version of Wallabag:

$ curl -sS https://get.wallabag.org/releases/wallabag-2.4.3.zip -o wallabag.zip

Step 3: Extract Wallabag

Once the download is complete, extract the zip file using the following command:

$ unzip wallabag.zip -d /var/www/

This command will extract the Wallabag files to the /var/www/ directory.

Step 4: Create a MySQL database

Now, you need to create a MySQL database for Wallabag to store its data. To create a database, log in to MySQL server using the following command:

$ sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter the MySQL root password when prompted. Once you are logged in, create a new database using the following command:

mysql> CREATE DATABASE wallabag_db;

Next, create a new user and grant the required privileges to the database using the following command:

mysql> GRANT ALL ON wallabag_db.* TO 'wallabag_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password'; 

Replace your_password with a strong password.

Step 5: Configure Nginx

Now, you need to configure Nginx to serve Wallabag. Create a new Nginx configuration file using the following command:

$ sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/wallabag.conf

Add the following content to the file:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name your_site.com;

    root /var/www/wallabag/web;

    error_log /var/log/nginx/wallabag_error.log;
    access_log /var/log/nginx/wallabag_access.log;

    location / {
        index app.php;
        try_files $uri $uri/ /app.php$is_args$args;
    }

    location ~ ^/(app|app_dev|config)\.php(/|$) {
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.*)$;
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        fastcgi_param APP_ENV prod;
        internal;
    }

    location ~ /\.ht {
        deny all;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.*)$;
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        internal;
    }
}

Make sure to replace the server_name with your actual domain name.

Next, enable the Nginx configuration by creating a symlink to the sites-enabled directory:

$ sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/wallabag.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

Test the Nginx configuration by running the following command:

$ sudo nginx -t

If there are no syntax errors, restart Nginx:

$ sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 6: Configure Wallabag

Finally, you need to configure Wallabag to connect to the MySQL database. Copy the example parameters.yml.dist file:

$ sudo cp /var/www/wallabag/app/config/parameters.yml.dist /var/www/wallabag/app/config/parameters.yml

Open the parameters.yml file using the editor of your choice:

$ sudo nano /var/www/wallabag/app/config/parameters.yml

Find the following section in the file:

parameters:
    database_host: 127.0.0.1
    database_port: null
    ...

Replace the database_host, database_port, database_name, database_user, and database_password with the appropriate values:

parameters:
    database_host: localhost
    database_port: null
    database_name: wallabag_db
    database_user: wallabag_user
    database_password: your_password
    ...

Save and close the file.

Step 7: Initialize Wallabag

Now, you can initialize the Wallabag database by running the following command from the Wallabag directory:

$ sudo /usr/local/bin/php /var/www/wallabag/bin/console wallabag:install --env=prod

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Step 8: Start Wallabag

Finally, start the Wallabag web server by running the following command:

$ sudo /usr/local/bin/php /var/www/wallabag/bin/console server:start

Wallabag should now be accessible from your browser at http://your_site.com.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Wallabag on OpenBSD.

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