How to Install cState on OpenBSD

cState is a lightweight Python server/client for monitoring servers. It can be installed on OpenBSD fairly easily by following the steps below:

Prerequisites

1. You will need to have Python 3 installed on your OpenBSD machine. To check if Python 3 is installed, type the following command:

   $ python3 -V
   

   If Python 3 is installed, you should see output similar to the following:

   Python 3.7.3
   

   If Python 3 is not installed, you can install it with the command:

   $ sudo pkg_add python
   

2. You will need to have pip installed on your OpenBSD machine. To check if pip is installed, type the following command:

   $ pip3 -V
   

   If pip is installed, you should see output similar to the following:

   pip 19.0.3 from /usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/pip (python 3.7)
   

   If pip is not installed, you can install it with the following command:

   $ sudo pkg_add py-pip
   

Installing cState

1. Open a terminal window and navigate to the directory where you want to install cState.

2. Clone the cState repository from GitHub by typing the following command:

   $ git clone https://github.com/crazy-canux/cstate.git
   

   This will create a new directory called cstate in your current directory.

3. Navigate into the cstate directory by typing the following command:

   $ cd cstate
   

4. Install the required Python packages by typing the following command:

   $ sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt
   

5. Start the cState server by typing the following command:

   $ sudo python3 cstate_server.py
   

6. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080. You should see the cState dashboard.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed cState on OpenBSD! From here, you can customize the configuration to monitor your desired servers. For more information on how to configure cState, please refer to the cState documentation.

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