How to Install Gancio on OpenBSD

In this tutorial, we will go through the steps necessary to install Gancio on OpenBSD. Gancio is a self-hosted, decentralized, and privacy-respecting alternative to popular group scheduling and event platforms like Meetup and Facebook Events.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following:

• An OpenBSD server with root access
• A user account with sudo privileges

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

First, we need to install some dependencies that are required to run Gancio:

sudo pkg_add -i go mariadb-server

Note: Please make sure your OpenBSD is already up-to-date.

Step 2: Download and Extract Gancio

Next, download the latest version of Gancio from their website using wget command. After that, extract the archive file:

cd /usr/local
sudo wget https://github.com/gancio/gancio/archive/v1.1.4.tar.gz
sudo tar xvzf v1.1.4.tar.gz

Step 3: Configure MariaDB

Gancio requires a MySQL or MariaDB database to run. In this tutorial, we will use MariaDB. We need to create a new database, user, and grant privileges to the user:

sudo mysql_install_db
sudo rcctl start mysqld
sudo mysql_secure_installation
sudo mysql -u root -p

Creating a new database and user:

CREATE DATABASE gancio;
CREATE USER gancio@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password_here';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON gancio.* TO gancio@localhost;
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit

Step 4: Compile Gancio

Now that we have all the required dependencies and the database is set up, we can compile Gancio:

cd gancio-1.1.4
sudo env GOPATH=$PWD go get .

Step 5: Start Gancio

Finally, we can start Gancio by running:

sudo ./bin/gancio -d -c config.default

This will start Gancio in the background, and you can access the Gancio web interface by navigating to http://IP_address_of_your_server:3000 in your browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Gancio on OpenBSD. You can now use it to manage events, schedules, and groups, privately, and securely.