How to Install Spruce on OpenBSD

Spruce is a open-source tool for working with BOSH releases, manifests, and stemcells. This tutorial covers how to install Spruce on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before installing Spruce on OpenBSD, make sure that you have:

  • A user account with sudo privileges
  • A working installation of OpenBSD with internet connectivity
  • Git installed

Step 1: Install Go

Spruce is written in Go, so you'll need to install Go on your machine. To install Go on OpenBSD, follow these steps:

  1. Open the terminal and run the following command:
$ doas pkg_add go
  1. Verify that Go is installed by running the following command:
$ go version

This should display the installed Go version.

Step 2: Clone Spruce

The next step is to clone the Spruce repository from GitHub. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Open the terminal and navigate to the directory where you'd like to install Spruce.

  2. Clone the repository by running the following command:

$ git clone https://github.com/geofffranks/spruce.git

This will download the Spruce repository to your local machine.

Step 3: Build Spruce

Once you've cloned the Spruce repository, you'll need to build it. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to the directory where you cloned the Spruce repository.

  2. Run the following command to build Spruce:

$ go build -o spruce

This will build Spruce and create an executable file called spruce.

Step 4: Install Spruce

To install Spruce, follow these steps:

  1. Copy the spruce executable file to a directory in your $PATH. For example, run the following command:
$ sudo cp spruce /usr/local/bin/
  1. Verify that Spruce is installed by running the following command:
$ spruce --version

This should display the installed Spruce version.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Spruce on OpenBSD. You can now use Spruce to work with BOSH releases, manifests, and stemcells.