In this tutorial, we will be explaining how to install YaCy on OpenBSD. YaCy is a peer-to-peer search engine software that allows users to create their search network powered by the YaCy search engine. YaCy is distributed under the GPLv2 license, and it's entirely free and open-source.
Before we begin, please make sure you have the following prerequisites:
First, we need to make sure that our system is up to date. OpenBSD uses the pkg_add package management tool to install software packages.
sudo pkg_add -u
This command will update all installed packages and the package database.
YaCy requires a Java Runtime Environment (JRE). OpenBSD comes with a pre-installed JRE (JRE 1.8). We will confirm if it's installed using the java -version command.
java -version
If the JRE is not installed, then use the following command to install the JRE:
sudo pkg_add openjdk-jre
After the successful installation of the JRE, we can install YaCy on OpenBSD. Navigate to the directory where we've downloaded the YaCy zip file.
cd /path/to/yacy/directory
Extract the zip file:
sudo unzip yacy_v1.92_20210920_9000.tar.gz
Once the extraction process has completed and the files are visible, navigate to the newly created YaCy directory.
cd yacy_v1.92_20210920_9000
To start the YaCy server, run the startYACY.sh startup script:
./startYACY.sh
After a few seconds, you can access the YaCy web interface by opening a web browser and entering the following URL:
http://localhost:8090/
After successfully following the above steps, you should have YaCy up and running on your OpenBSD system. You can now create and search the network powered by the YaCy search engine. Enjoy!
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