Installing edX on OpenBSD

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing edX on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before you begin the installation, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A functioning installation of OpenBSD
• Root access to your system
• At least 4 GB of available disk space
• Internet connection

Install edX

To install edX on OpenBSD, follow these steps:

1. Open a terminal window.

2. Update the system packages by running the following command:

   pkg_add -u
   

3. Install the necessary packages by running the following command:

   pkg_add -I python py-pip py-virtualenv py-virtualenvwrapper
   

4. Create a new virtual environment for edX by running the following command:

   virtualenv edx-platform
   

5. Activate the virtual environment by running the following command:

   source edx-platform/bin/activate
   

6. Install the edX source code by running the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/edx/edx-platform.git
   

7. Change into the edx-platform directory by running the following command:

   cd edx-platform
   

8. Install the necessary dependencies by running the following command:

   pip install -r requirements/edx/pre.txt
   

9. Create a new user for edX by running the following command:

   sudo useradd edx-internal
   

10. Copy the configuration files from the /edx/app/edx_ansible/edx_ansible/playbooks directory to the /edx/app/edxapp/lms.yml and /edx/app/edxapp/cms.yml directories by running the following command:

    sudo cp -R /edx/app/edx_ansible/edx_ansible/playbooks/* /edx/app/edxapp/
    

11. Edit the /edx/app/edxapp/lms.yml and /edx/app/edxapp/cms.yml files with your desired configuration settings.

12. Initialize the edX database by running the following command:

    paver update_db
    

13. Collect the static files by running the following command:

    paver update_assets lms --settings=aws
    

14. Start the edX application servers by running the following command:

    paver start_lms --settings=aws
    paver start_cms --settings=aws
    

15. Access the edX platform by navigating to the following URL in your web browser:

    http://localhost:8000
    

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we covered the steps for installing edX on OpenBSD. Follow the steps carefully and you will have successfully installed edX on your OpenBSD system.

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