How to Install Hospital Run on NetBSD

Hospital Run is an open-source hospital management system that allows healthcare providers to manage electronic medical records, appointments, inventory, and more. This tutorial will guide you through the steps of installing Hospital Run on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before installing Hospital Run on NetBSD, make sure that you have the following:

  • A NetBSD server with root access
  • Node.js installed on your system
  • Git installed on your system

Step 1: Install MongoDB

Hospital Run requires MongoDB to be installed on your system. To install MongoDB on NetBSD, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Terminal on your NetBSD server.
  2. Run the command pkgin install mongodb. This will install MongoDB on your system.

Step 2: Install and Configure Node.js

Node.js is required to run Hospital Run. To install and configure Node.js on NetBSD, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Terminal on your NetBSD server.
  2. Run the command pkgin install nodejs. This will install Node.js on your system.
  3. Update npm by running the command npm install -g npm@latest.
  4. Set the global npm folder to a writable location by running the command npm config set prefix '~/.npm-global'.
  5. Open the .bashrc file by running the command nano ~/.bashrc.
  6. Add the following line to the end of the file:
export PATH=~/.npm-global/bin:$PATH
  1. Save the file and exit.

Step 3: Install Hospital Run

To install Hospital Run on NetBSD, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Terminal on your NetBSD server.
  2. Clone the Hospital Run repository by running the command git clone https://github.com/HospitalRun/hospitalrun-frontend.git.
  3. Navigate to the hospitalrun-frontend directory by running the command cd hospitalrun-frontend.
  4. Install the necessary dependencies by running the command npm install.
  5. Start the Hospital Run server by running the command npm start.
  6. Open a web browser and go to http://localhost:3000 to access Hospital Run.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Hospital Run on NetBSD. You can now use Hospital Run to manage electronic medical records, appointments, inventory, and more.