How to Install Teedy on OpenBSD

Teedy is an open-source note-taking and knowledge management application. It is a self-hosted alternative to popular note-taking services such as Evernote or OneNote. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Teedy on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you have the following:

  • An OpenBSD machine with root access
  • A domain name and SSL certificate for the Teedy instance (optional)

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Teedy requires a few dependencies to be installed on the system. We can do this using the OpenBSD package manager.

  1. First, update the package repository:
pkg_add -Uu
  1. Install the required dependencies:
pkg_add node yarn git

Step 2: Clone the Teedy Repository

We will use git to clone the Teedy repository to our machine.

  1. Navigate to the directory where you want to install Teedy.
cd /var/www
  1. Clone the Teedy repository from Github.
sudo git clone https://github.com/sismics/docs.git teedy

Step 3: Configure Teedy

Now that we have Teedy installed, we need to configure it.

  1. Navigate into the Teedy directory.
cd teedy
  1. Copy the default configuration file.
cp config-sample.json config.json
  1. Edit the configuration file.
sudo nano config.json

Here, you will need to make a few changes:

  • Change the hostname field to the domain name you want to use for Teedy.
  • If you have an SSL certificate, set the appropriate key and certificate file paths.
  • You can also set the port number and the database path here.

Save the changes and exit the editor.

Step 4: Build and Start Teedy

Now that we have configured Teedy, we can build and start it.

  1. Build Teedy using yarn.
sudo yarn --production
  1. Start Teedy.
sudo yarn start

You should see output indicating that Teedy has started successfully.

Step 5: Access Teedy

Now that Teedy is running, you can access it through a web browser.

  1. Open your browser and navigate to your Teedy domain.
https://your-teedy-domain.com

  1. You should see the Teedy login page.

  2. Create an account and start using Teedy!

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have seen how to install Teedy on OpenBSD. Teedy is a powerful note-taking and knowledge management tool that can help you stay organized and efficient.