How to Install Web-Portal on OpenBSD

In this tutorial, we will be going through the installation process for Web-Portal, which is available on https://github.com/enchant97/web-portal, on an OpenBSD system.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation process, make sure that your system meets the following requirements:

• OpenBSD 6.8 or higher
• Root privileges

Installation

1. Open the terminal on your OpenBSD system.

2. Install the git package by running the following command:

   # pkg_add git
   

3. Clone the Web-Portal repository from GitHub by running the following command:

   # git clone https://github.com/enchant97/web-portal.git
   

4. Navigate to the web-portal directory by running the following command:

   # cd web-portal
   

5. Install the required Python packages by running the following command:

   # pip3 install -r requirements.txt
   

6. Rename the config-sample.yaml file to config.yaml by running the following command:

   # mv config-sample.yaml config.yaml
   

7. Edit the config.yaml file by running the following command:

   # vi config.yaml
   

   Here, you will need to edit the following lines:

   # server
   host: 0.0.0.0     # IP to bind to
   port: 8000         # TCP port to bind to
   
   # database
   database:
     type: sqlite     # database driver to use, must be `sqlite` or `mysql`
     path: webportal.db # path to the sqlite database file, ignored if database driver is not `sqlite`
     mysql:
       database:         # name of the MySQL database to use
       username:         # MySQL username to use for authentication
       password:         # MySQL password to use for authentication
       host:             # the host name or IP address of the MySQL server
       port:             # the port number of the MySQL server
       charset: utf8mb4  # the character set to use for MySQL communication
   

   Make sure to edit the host and port values accordingly.

8. Run the Web-Portal server by running the following command:

   # python3 web-portal.py
   

9. You should now be able to access the Web-Portal by visiting http://<your-opensbd-ip>:<port> in your web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Web-Portal on your OpenBSD system.

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