How to Install KeystoneJS on NetBSD

KeystoneJS is a content management system and web application framework that is built on top of Node.js. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install KeystoneJS on NetBSD.

Step 1: Install Node.js

Before we can install KeystoneJS, we need to have Node.js installed on our system. To do this, we will use the package manager pkgin:

$ sudo pkgin update
$ sudo pkgin install nodejs

After the installation is complete, we can verify the installation by checking the version of Node.js:

$ node -v

Step 2: Installing MongoDB

KeystoneJS requires a database to store the content and settings. We will be using MongoDB as the database for KeystoneJS. To install MongoDB on NetBSD, we can use pkgin again:

$ sudo pkgin install mongodb

After the installation is complete, we need to start the MongoDB service:

$ sudo /usr/pkg/bin/mongod --fork --logpath /var/log/mongodb.log

Step 3: Installing KeystoneJS

We can now install KeystoneJS on NetBSD. To do this, we will use the Node Package Manager npm:

$ npm install -g generator-keystone

This will install the KeystoneJS generator. We can now create a new KeystoneJS project:

$ yo keystone

This command will start the KeystoneJS project generator. You will be prompted to provide some information about the project, such as the name, description, and admin user details.

After the project is generated, we can start the KeystoneJS server:

$ node keystone

By default, KeystoneJS will run on port 3000. You can access the KeystoneJS admin panel by opening the browser and navigating to http://localhost:3000/keystone.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install KeystoneJS on NetBSD. We installed Node.js, MongoDB, and the KeystoneJS generator, and created a new KeystoneJS project. We then started the KeystoneJS server and accessed the admin panel. You should now have a working KeystoneJS installation on your NetBSD system.