How to Install Frab on OpenBSD

Frab is an open-source conference management software that helps to manage and organize conferences. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Frab on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before installing Frab, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• OpenBSD 6.8 or later
• Root access to your server
• Basic knowledge of Linux and command line

Step 1: Install Dependencies

To install Frab, you need to first install some dependencies that are necessary for Frab to run. OpenBSD comes with most of the dependencies pre-installed, but we need to install some additional packages. Run the following command to install the dependencies:

$ doas pkg_add ruby git node

Step 2: Clone Frab

Next, we need to clone the Frab repository. Run the following command to clone the Frab repository:

$ git clone https://github.com/frab/frab.git

Step 3: Install Required Gems

Once the repository is cloned, navigate to the Frab directory and install the required gems:

$ cd frab
$ doas gem install bundler
$ bundle install --without pg

Step 4: Setup Database

Frab uses PostgreSQL as its database. If you don't have PostgreSQL installed, you can install it using the following command:

$ doas pkg_add postgresql-server postgresql-contrib

After installing PostgreSQL, we need to create a new database and user for Frab. Run the following commands:

$ doas su - _postgresql
$ createdb frab_production
$ createuser -P frab
Enter password for new role:
Enter it again:
$ logout

Step 5: Configure Application

Frab comes with a sample configuration file, which we need to edit according to our environment. Copy the sample configuration file to a new file and make the following changes:

$ cp config/application.yml.example config/application.yml
$ vi config/application.yml

Update the following configurations:

default_host: 'example.com'

Replace example.com with your domain name

database:
  adapter: postgresql
  encoding: unicode
  database: frab_production
  pool: 5
  username: frab
  password: your_password
  host: /var/run/postgresql

Replace your_password with the password you set for the frab user in Step 4.

Step 6: Initialize Database

To initialize the database with the required tables, run the following command:

$ bundle exec rake db:migrate RAILS_ENV=production

Step 7: Start the Application

Once the database is initialized, start the application by running the following command:

$ bundle exec rails server -e production

This will start the application on port 3000. You can access it by opening a web browser and visiting http://your_server_ip:3000 or http://your_domain_name:3000.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed Frab on OpenBSD. You can now use Frab to manage and organize conferences.

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