How to Install Moonmoon on NetBSD

Moonmoon is a simple blog aggregator designed to run on a web server. It is perfect for people who want to keep up with multiple blogs or who manage their own blog network. If you are a NetBSD user, you can easily install Moonmoon on your server. Here's how:

Step 1: Install Dependencies

First, you need to install the necessary dependencies.

pkg_add -v ruby ruby-gems

Step 2: Install Moonmoon

You can download Moonmoon from the official website or clone the repository from GitHub.

If you download the Moonmoon tarball, extract it to a directory of your choice. If you clone the repository, make sure you are in the correct directory before proceeding.

tar -xzvf moonmoon.tgz
cd moonmoon-master/

Step 3: Install Ruby Gems

To run Moonmoon, you need to install the required Ruby gems. These are listed in the Gemfile.

gem install bundler
bundle install

Step 4: Configure Moonmoon

Before you can start using Moonmoon, you need to configure it. Start by copying the config.yaml.sample file to config.yaml.

cp config.yaml.sample config.yaml

Edit the config.yaml file to reflect your preferences. You can change the aggregator name, the number of articles to display, and the blogs to aggregate.

Step 5: Start Moonmoon

Finally, start Moonmoon by running the following command:

ruby moonmoon.rb

You can access the Moonmoon web interface by pointing your browser to http://your.server.ip.address:4567/.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Moonmoon on NetBSD!