How to Install wger on OpenBSD

wger is a free, open-source web application to manage your personal fitness, nutrition, and health data.

If you want to use wger on your OpenBSD system, you can follow these steps:

Requirements

• OpenBSD system
• root access or sudo privileges
• Internet connection

Installation

1. Open the terminal on your OpenBSD system.

2. Update the system's package manager:

   $ doas pkg_add -u
   

3. Install the required packages:

   $ doas pkg_add -i gmake py3-pip postgresql-server postgresql-contrib
   

4. Add PostgreSQL to the system's rc.conf file:

   $ doas rcctl enable postgresql
   $ doas rcctl start postgresql
   

5. Create a PostgreSQL user and database for wger:

   $ doas su - postgres
   $ psql
   postgres=# CREATE USER wger WITH PASSWORD 'password';
   postgres=# CREATE DATABASE wger OWNER wger;
   postgres=# \q
   

6. Install wger using pip:

   $ doas pip-3.8 install wger
   

7. Run the database migrations:

   $ doas su - _wger
   $ wger migrate
   $ exit
   

Configuration

1. Create a configuration file named wger.ini in the _wger user's home directory:

   $ doas su - _wger
   $ cp /usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/wger/wsgi.ini wger.ini
   $ exit
   

2. Edit the configuration file using your preferred text editor:

   $ doas nano /home/_wger/wger.ini
   

3. Change the following lines in the configuration file:

   [server:main]
   use = egg:waitress#main
   host = 0.0.0.0  # Change to '127.0.0.1' if running locally only
   port = 8000
   
   [app:main]
   sqlalchemy.url = postgresql://wger:password@localhost:5432/wger
   

4. Save and exit the configuration file.

Running wger

1. Start the wger server:

   $ doas su - _wger
   $ wger serve --reload
   

2. Open a web browser and go to http://localhost:8000/ (or the IP address of your server) to access the wger application.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured wger on your OpenBSD system.

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