How to Install Eclipse Che on OpenBSD

Eclipse Che is a popular open-source integrated development environment (IDE) that's used to create and manage software projects. In this tutorial, we'll go through the steps to install Eclipse Che on OpenBSD.

Step 1: Install Docker on OpenBSD

Before we can install Eclipse Che, we'll need to make sure that Docker is installed on our OpenBSD machine.

To install Docker on OpenBSD, run the following command in your terminal:

$ doas pkg_add docker

This command will download and install the Docker package along with its dependencies.

Next, add your user to the docker group so that you can run Docker commands without using sudo.

$ doas usermod -G docker $USER

You'll need to log out and log back in for the changes to take effect.

Finally, start the Docker service:

$ doas rcctl enable docker
$ doas rcctl start docker

Step 2: Install Eclipse Che

Now that Docker is installed and running, we can use it to install Eclipse Che.

To install Eclipse Che, we'll need to use Git to clone the Eclipse Che repository:

$ git clone https://github.com/eclipse/che.git

Once the repository has been cloned, navigate to the che directory:

$ cd che

Eclipse Che provides a Docker image that we can use to run the IDE. To build the Docker image, run the following command:

$ docker build -t eclipse/che .

This command will take a few minutes to complete. Once it's done, we can start Eclipse Che by running the following command:

$ docker run -it --rm -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -v /tmp:/workspace -p 8080:8080 -e CHE_HOST=0.0.0.0 eclipse/che

This command will start Eclipse Che and make it available at http://localhost:8080.

Step 3: Accessing Eclipse Che in your browser

Finally, open up your preferred browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080 to access Eclipse Che.

From here, you can create new projects, add collaborators, and start coding!

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we've gone through the steps to install Eclipse Che on OpenBSD. With Eclipse Che, you can easily work on software projects without having to worry about managing IDE installations or configuring environments.