How to Install μlogger on OpenBSD

In this tutorial, we will be installing μlogger, a logging program, on OpenBSD. We will be using the μlogger server from https://github.com/bfabiszewski/ulogger-server.

Prerequisites

You must have the following installed on your system:

• OpenBSD version 6.7 or later
• Git

Installation Steps

1. Open the command prompt on your OpenBSD system.

2. Clone the μlogger server repository from Github using the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/bfabiszewski/ulogger-server.git
   

3. Install the packages required to build μlogger using the package manager:

   pkg_add museek-fartitudo
   pkg_add postgresql
   pkg_add python
   

4. Before creating a database, you must create a user for PostgreSQL. To create a user, run the following command:

   sudo -u _postgresql psql template1
   

   Once you have accessed the template1 database, enter the following command to create a new user:

   CREATE ROLE your_username_here LOGIN PASSWORD 'your_password_here' CREATEDB;
   

5. Next, create the μlogger database:

   createdb -O your_username_here μlogger
   

6. Move into the μlogger server directory:

   cd ulogger-server
   

7. Rename the config.yml.example file to config.yml:

   cp config.yml.example config.yml
   

8. Edit the newly renamed config.yml file with a text editor:

   nano config.yml
   

   Replace the default values with the following:

   db:
     host: /var/run/postgresql
     user: your_username_here
     password: your_password_here
     name: μlogger
   

9. Install the required Python packages:

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

10. Run the migration script:

    python manage.py migrate
    

11. Finally, start the server:

    python manage.py runserver 0:8080
    

That's it! You now have a functioning instance of μlogger running on your OpenBSD system. You can access it using a web browser at http://localhost:8080.

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