How to Install WebUI-aria2 on OpenBSD

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing WebUI-aria2 on OpenBSD. WebUI-aria2 is a graphical web user interface for the popular download manager Aria2.

We assume that you already have OpenBSD installed and are familiar with basic terminal commands.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

First, we need to install the dependencies required for WebUI-aria2 to run on OpenBSD:

sudo pkg_add aria2 node

Step 2: Download and Install WebUI-aria2

Next, we need to download the WebUI-aria2 code from its GitHub repository:

git clone https://github.com/ziahamza/webui-aria2.git

Once the code is downloaded, navigate to the newly created webui-aria2 directory:

cd webui-aria2

And then run the following command to install WebUI-aria2:

npm install

Step 3: Configure Aria2

Before we can use WebUI-aria2, we need to configure Aria2 with the appropriate settings. To do this, create a new configuration file with the following command:

touch ~/.aria2/aria2.conf

Then add the following lines to the aria2.conf file:

rpc-listen-port=6800
rpc-listen-all=true
rpc-secret=<SECRET_KEY>

Replace <SECRET_KEY> with a secret key of your choice. This key will be used to authenticate with WebUI-aria2 later on.

Step 4: Start Aria2

Now that we have configured Aria2, we need to start it by running the following command:

aria2c --enable-rpc --rpc-listen-all=true --rpc-secret=<SECRET_KEY>

Again, replace <SECRET_KEY> with the secret key you chose earlier.

Step 5: Start WebUI-aria2

Finally, we can start WebUI-aria2 by running the following command:

npm start

This will start the WebUI-aria2 server on port 8888. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8888/ to access the WebUI-aria2 interface.

Conclusion

Congratulations, you have successfully installed WebUI-aria2 on OpenBSD! You can now easily manage your downloads using the graphical interface provided by WebUI-aria2.