How to Install Imgproxy on OpenBSD

Imgproxy is an advanced image processing server designed to be fast, flexible and easy to integrate into your existing infrastructure. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Imgproxy on OpenBSD.

Requirements

Before starting, make sure you have the following:

• OpenBSD installed.
• A non-root user with sudo privileges.
• Internet connection.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Imgproxy depends on the following libraries, make sure they are installed on your system:

• libvips
• libjpeg-turbo
• libwebp
• giflib
• libpng

To install the libraries, run the following command:

sudo pkg_add libvips libjpeg-turbo libwebp giflib libpng

Step 2: Download & Extract Imgproxy

Download the latest version of Imgproxy from the official website:

curl -L https://github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/releases/download/v3.0.0/imgproxy-v3.0.0-openbsd-amd64.tar.gz -o imgproxy.tar.gz

Extract the contents of the file:

tar -xzf imgproxy.tar.gz

Step 3: Configuration

Create a new configuration file called imgproxy.toml:

sudo touch /etc/imgproxy.toml

Add the following configurations to the file:

addr = ":8080"

[log]
  level = "info"

[[presets]]
  name = "small"
  width = 320
  height = 240
  position = "top"

[[presets]]
  name = "medium"
  width = 640
  height = 480
  position = "top"

[[presets]]
  name = "large"
  width = 1024
  height = 768
  position = "top"

Note: You may customize the presets as per your requirements.

Step 4: Running Imgproxy

Start Imgproxy using the following command:

sudo ./imgproxy

Imgproxy should now be running on port 8080.

Step 5: Testing

To confirm that Imgproxy is working, open your browser and type the following URL:

http://localhost:8080/unsafe/320x240/www.example.com/image.png

This should display the resized image.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Imgproxy on OpenBSD.