How to Install Planka on OpenBSD

Planka is an open-source project management and collaboration tool that can be installed on various operating systems, including OpenBSD. This tutorial will guide you through the steps of installing Planka on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that your OpenBSD machine meets the following requirements:

• OpenBSD version 6.5 or higher
• curl or wget installed
• PostgreSQL database installed and configured

Step 1: Install Node.js

Planka is built on Node.js, a JavaScript runtime. Therefore, it's necessary to install Node.js on your OpenBSD machine before proceeding with the installation of Planka. To install Node.js, run the following command:

sudo pkg_add node

This command will install the latest version of Node.js available in the OpenBSD repositories.

Step 2: Download Planka

The next step is to download the latest version of Planka from their website using curl or wget. Run the following command to download Planka's latest release:

curl -LJO https://github.com/plankanban/planka/releases/latest/download/planka-x.x.x.tar.gz

Replace "x.x.x" with the latest release version number.

Step 3: Install Planka

After downloading Planka, extract the compressed tar file:

tar -xzf planka-x.x.x.tar.gz

Change into the extracted Planka directory:

cd planka-x.x.x

Run the following command to install the dependencies and build the project:

npm install --production

This command will install all the required dependencies for Planka to run.

Step 4: Configure the Database

Planka requires a PostgreSQL database to store all its data. Therefore, you need to create a new PostgreSQL database and user. Login to your PostgreSQL server using the following command:

sudo su - _postgresql
psql

Create a new database and user:

CREATE DATABASE planka;
CREATE USER planka_user WITH PASSWORD 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE planka TO planka_user;

Replace "password" with a strong password for the planka_user.

Exit the PostgreSQL server prompt:

\q
exit

Step 5: Configure Planka

The last step is to configure Planka to use the database and user created earlier. Copy the sample configuration file:

cp config/default.example.json config/default.json

Edit the default.json file:

nano config/default.json

Update the following lines of code with your PostgreSQL database credentials:

"database": {
  "database": "planka",
  "user": "planka_user",
  "password": "password",
  "host": "127.0.0.1",
  "port": 5432,
  "max": 50,
  "idleTimeoutMillis": 30000
}

Replace "password" with the password you used for the planka_user.

Save and exit the default.json file.

Step 6: Start Planka

You can now start Planka by running the following command:

npm start

Planka should now be running at http://localhost:3000.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Planka on OpenBSD. You can now start using Planka to manage your projects and collaborate with your team.