Installing AmIUnique on OpenBSD

AmIUnique is a web-based tool that checks the uniqueness of browser configurations to protect user privacy. In this tutorial, we will be installing AmIUnique on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

  • OpenBSD operating system
  • Root access to the system

Installing Dependencies

Before installing AmIUnique, we need to install the following dependencies:

pkg_add node

Downloading AmIUnique

To download AmIUnique, we need to use git. If git is not installed on your system, install it using the following command:

pkg_add git

Once git is installed, clone the AmIUnique repository using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/DIVERSIFY-project/AmIUnique.git

Installing AmIUnique

Once the repository is cloned to your system, navigate to the AmIUnique directory using the following command:

cd AmIUnique/

Install the required node modules using the following command:

npm install

Configuring AmIUnique

AmIUnique uses a configuration file to define the server configuration. To configure the server, create a new configuration file by copying the example configuration file:

cp config/default.json config/production.json

Open the configuration file using your favorite text editor:

vi config/production.json

Change the following settings:

  • Set the port variable to the port you would like the AmIUnique server to listen on. By default, it is set to 3000.
  • Set the baseUrl variable to the URL where AmIUnique is hosted. By default, it is set to http://localhost:3000.
  • Set the mongoUrl variable to the MongoDB connection URL. By default, it is set to mongodb://localhost/amiunique.

Running AmIUnique

To start the AmIUnique server, use the following command:

npm start

This will start the server on the port specified in the configuration file.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install AmIUnique on OpenBSD. You can now use AmIUnique to protect your user's privacy by detecting unique browser configurations.