How to Install rConfig on OpenBSD

rConfig is a free, open-source network device configuration management tool that allows you to manage configurations of network devices such as routers, switches, and firewalls. In this tutorial, we will discuss how to install rConfig on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before you install rConfig, make sure you have the following prerequisites installed on your OpenBSD machine:

• Apache web server
• PHP
• MySQL database server

Step 1: Download rConfig

First, download the latest version of rConfig from the official website. You can use the following command to download the source code:

$ cd /tmp
$ ftp http://pkgs.rconfig.com/rconfig-*.tar.gz

Note: Replace the * with the version of rConfig you want to install.

Step 2: Unpack rConfig

Unpack the rConfig source code using the following command:

$ tar -zxvf rconfig-*.tar.gz -C /var/www/

Step 3: Configure Apache

Next, you need to configure Apache web server to serve rConfig. First, create a new Apache virtual host configuration file for rConfig using the following command:

$ vi /etc/apache2/httpd.conf

Add the following lines to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
  DocumentRoot /var/www/rconfig-<version>
  ServerName rconfig.example.com
  <Directory /var/www/rconfig-<version>>
    Options All
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
  </Directory>
  ErrorLog /var/www/rconfig-<version>/logs/error.log
  CustomLog /var/www/rconfig-<version>/logs/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Note: Replace <version> with the version number of rConfig you installed.

Save and exit the file.

Next, you need to enable the Apache rewrite module and restart the Apache service using the following commands:

$ a2enmod rewrite
$ apachectl restart

Step 4: Configure MySQL

Create a new MySQL database and user for rConfig using the following commands:

$ mysql -u root -p
Enter password: <enter your MySQL root password>

mysql> CREATE DATABASE rconfig;
mysql> CREATE USER rconfig@localhost IDENTIFIED BY '<password>';
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON rconfig.* TO rconfig@localhost;
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> exit;

Note: Replace <password> with a strong password for the rConfig MySQL user.

Step 5: Install rConfig

Open your web browser and navigate to http://rconfig.example.com/install. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process. During the installation process, you will be prompted to enter the MySQL database details.

Once the installation is complete, remove the install directory from the rConfig directory using the following command:

$ rm -rf /var/www/rconfig-<version>/install

Note: Replace <version> with the version number of rConfig you installed.

Step 6: Log in to rConfig

Open your web browser and navigate to http://rconfig.example.com. You should see the rConfig login page. Log in using the default username admin and password admin.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed rConfig on OpenBSD.

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