How to Install ZBackup on OpenBSD

ZBackup is a versatile deduplicating backup tool that can compress and encrypt data while reducing backup storage requirements. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install ZBackup on an OpenBSD system.

Prerequisites

Before we start, ensure that your OpenBSD system is up-to-date and has a working network connection.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

First, we need to install the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) and development files for OpenBSD's libssl library. To install these dependencies, run the following command as root:

pkg_add gcc libssl-devel

Step 2: Download and Extract ZBackup

Next, we need to download the ZBackup source code from the official website. We will use the curl command to retrieve the source code and extract it to a directory named zbackup-1.5.1:

curl -L https://github.com/zbackup/zbackup/archive/v1.5.1.tar.gz | tar -zxvf -

Step 3: Compile and Install ZBackup

Change the current directory to the extracted source code directory:

cd zbackup-1.5.1

Run the make command to compile ZBackup:

make

Once the compilation process is completed, install ZBackup with the following command:

make install

Step 4: Test ZBackup

After successfully installing ZBackup, you can verify its version and other information using the zbackup --version command:

zbackup --version

You can also test ZBackup by creating a sample backup file:

echo "Hello, world!" > /tmp/source_file
zbackup init /tmp/backup_destination
zbackup backup /tmp/source_file /tmp/backup_destination/hello

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and tested ZBackup on your OpenBSD system.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we demonstrated how to install ZBackup on an OpenBSD system. You can now use ZBackup to create efficient backups of your data with deduplication, compression, and encryption features.