How to Install Pallet on OpenBSD

Pallet is a configuration management tool for managing infrastructure in the cloud or on-premise. This tutorial will guide you through the steps of installing Pallet on OpenBSD, a free and secure operating system.

Prerequisites

• A running instance of OpenBSD
• Root access to the instance

Steps

1. First, update the packages list and upgrade any outdated packages, using the following command:

   $ doas pkg_add -u
   

2. Next, install the required packages for Pallet:

   $ doas pkg_add openjdk zsh wget
   

3. Switch to the zsh shell:

   $ zsh
   

4. Download the latest version of Pallet using wget:

   $ wget https://github.com/pallet/pallet/releases/download/0.8.0-rc.4/pallet-standalone.jar
   

5. Create a symlink for the Pallet jar file:

   $ ln -s pallet-standalone.jar /usr/local/bin/pallet
   

6. Make the Pallet jar file executable:

   $ chmod +x /usr/local/bin/pallet
   

7. Confirm that Pallet is installed correctly by running the following command:

   $ pallet help
   

   If Pallet is installed correctly, you should see the Pallet help information.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Pallet on OpenBSD. Now you can use Pallet to configure and manage your infrastructure.