Installing edX on OpenBSD

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing edX on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before you begin the installation, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

  • A functioning installation of OpenBSD
  • Root access to your system
  • At least 4 GB of available disk space
  • Internet connection

Install edX

To install edX on OpenBSD, follow these steps:

  1. Open a terminal window.

  2. Update the system packages by running the following command:

    pkg_add -u
    
  3. Install the necessary packages by running the following command:

    pkg_add -I python py-pip py-virtualenv py-virtualenvwrapper
    
  4. Create a new virtual environment for edX by running the following command:

    virtualenv edx-platform
    
  5. Activate the virtual environment by running the following command:

    source edx-platform/bin/activate
    
  6. Install the edX source code by running the following command:

    git clone https://github.com/edx/edx-platform.git
    
  7. Change into the edx-platform directory by running the following command:

    cd edx-platform
    
  8. Install the necessary dependencies by running the following command:

    pip install -r requirements/edx/pre.txt
    
  9. Create a new user for edX by running the following command:

    sudo useradd edx-internal
    
  10. Copy the configuration files from the /edx/app/edx_ansible/edx_ansible/playbooks directory to the /edx/app/edxapp/lms.yml and /edx/app/edxapp/cms.yml directories by running the following command:

    sudo cp -R /edx/app/edx_ansible/edx_ansible/playbooks/* /edx/app/edxapp/
    
  11. Edit the /edx/app/edxapp/lms.yml and /edx/app/edxapp/cms.yml files with your desired configuration settings.

  12. Initialize the edX database by running the following command:

    paver update_db
    
  13. Collect the static files by running the following command:

    paver update_assets lms --settings=aws
    
  14. Start the edX application servers by running the following command:

    paver start_lms --settings=aws
    paver start_cms --settings=aws
    
  15. Access the edX platform by navigating to the following URL in your web browser:

    http://localhost:8000
    

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we covered the steps for installing edX on OpenBSD. Follow the steps carefully and you will have successfully installed edX on your OpenBSD system.