How to Install Zenko CloudServer on OpenBSD

Zenko CloudServer is an open-source, multi-cloud data controller that enables data replication, synchronization, and metadata indexing between heterogeneous on-premises and cloud data storage systems. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Zenko CloudServer on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before beginning the installation process, ensure that you have the following:

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Zenko CloudServer is built on Node.js, and requires version 10.16.0 or later to be installed on your machine. To install Node.js, run the following commands:

pkg_add node

Zenko CloudServer also requires the following dependencies to be installed:

To install these dependencies, run the following command:

pkg_add libxml libxslt ImageMagick

Step 2: Download and Extract Zenko CloudServer

Visit the Zenko CloudServer releases page and download the latest stable release source code (cloudserver-X.X.X.tar.gz).

Once downloaded, navigate to the directory where the file is located and extract the contents by running the following command:

tar xzf cloudserver-X.X.X.tar.gz

This will create a new directory named cloudserver-X.X.X.

Step 3: Install Zenko CloudServer

Change your working directory to the extracted CloudServer directory:

cd cloudserver-X.X.X

Next, install CloudServer using the following command:

npm install --production

This will install all of the necessary dependencies and create a new node_modules directory.

Step 4: Configure Zenko CloudServer

Before starting Zenko CloudServer, you need to configure it. This can be done by creating a config.json file in the config directory. To get started, copy the config/default.json file to config.json:

cp config/default.json config.json

You can then edit config.json to customize your configuration. Refer to Zenko CloudServer's documentation for more information on how to configure the server.

Step 5: Start Zenko CloudServer

To start Zenko CloudServer, run the following command:

npm start

This will start the server and listen to connections on port 80 by default. You can access the Zenko CloudServer console by visiting http://localhost:80 in your web browser.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed Zenko CloudServer on OpenBSD. You can now start using Zenko CloudServer to manage your data across various cloud storage providers.

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