How to Install kbin on OpenBSD

kbin is an open-source paste bin service that provides users with the ability to paste code snippets, short notes, and other information online. This tutorial will guide you on how to install kbin on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before installing kbin on OpenBSD, you need to ensure that you have the following:

• An OpenBSD instance with root access
• An internet connection
• The pkg_add command installed on your system

Installation Steps

1. First, open your terminal and connect to your OpenBSD instance as the root user:

   ssh root@<remote-IP>
   

2. Next, update your operating system's package repository by running the following command:

   pkg_add -u
   

3. Once the package repository has been updated, install the required dependencies for kbin by running the following command:

   pkg_add -I postgresql-server apache-httpd
   

4. After the packages have been installed successfully, initialize your PostgreSQL database by running the following command:

   rcctl start postgresql
   

5. Create a new kbin user and database by running the following pgsql command (replace password with your desired database password):

   psql -d postgres -c "CREATE USER kbin WITH PASSWORD 'password';"
   psql -d postgres -c "CREATE DATABASE kbin OWNER kbin;"
   

6. Download and install the kbin package by running the following command:

   pkg_add -I kbin
   

7. Once the kbin package has been installed successfully, set up your Apache web server by editing the /etc/httpd.conf file as follows:

   ServerName "<your_server_hostname>"
   Listen 8080
   LoadModule cgi_module /usr/local/lib/httpd/modules/mod_cgi.so
   ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "/var/www/cgi-bin/"
   <Directory "/var/www/cgi-bin">
        AllowOverride None
        Options +ExecCGI
        AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
        Require all granted
   </Directory>
   

8. Finally, restart Apache and kbin services by running the following commands:

   rcctl restart httpd
   rcctl start kbin
   

9. You can now access your kbin paste bin service by navigating to http://<your_server_IP_address>:8080/cgi-bin/kbin.cgi.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed kbin on OpenBSD. You can now start using the paste bin service to share code snippets, notes, and other text-based information online.

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