Tutorial: How to install Freeboard on OpenBSD

Introduction

Freeboard is an open-source dashboard that allows you to create custom, interactive dashboards for displaying data from various sources. Installing Freeboard on OpenBSD requires several steps, but with this tutorial, you will be able to install it in no time.

Prerequisites

  • A running OpenBSD system
  • An internet connection
  • A terminal emulator or SSH client

Steps

Follow the steps below to install Freeboard:

  1. Open a terminal emulator or SSH client and connect to your OpenBSD system.

  2. Install the required dependencies by running the following command:

    $ doas pkg_add node

  3. Clone the Freeboard repository from Github by running the following command:

    $ git clone https://github.com/Freeboard/freeboard.git

  4. Change to the Freeboard directory by running the following command:

    $ cd freeboard

  5. Install the required packages by running the following command:

    $ npm install

  6. Build Freeboard by running the following command:

    $ grunt

  7. Test run Freeboard by running the following command:

    $ node freeboard.js

  8. Navigate to http://localhost:8080 in your web browser to access Freeboard.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Freeboard on your OpenBSD system.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Freeboard on your OpenBSD system. You also learned about the different steps required to install Freeboard and how to access it from your web browser. With Freeboard, you can create custom dashboards to display data from various sources.