How to Install YMPD on OpenBSD

YMPD is a lightweight and responsive web-based MPD music client. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of YMPD on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation of YMPD, make sure that your OpenBSD system is up to date and has a working internet connection.

Step 1: Install MPD

YMPD depends on MPD (Music Player Daemon) to play music. So the first step is to install MPD on your OpenBSD system. You can do this by running the following command in your terminal:

$ doas pkg_add mpd

Step 2: Install YMPD

After installing MPD, we can proceed to install YMPD. Follow the steps mentioned below to install YMPD on OpenBSD:

Download the latest YMPD binary package from the official website of YMPD - https://ympd.org/download/.
Extract the downloaded package using the tar command:
```
$ tar -zxvf ympd-$VERSION-OpenBSD.tar.gz
```
Move the extracted directory to the desired location. For example:
```
$ doas mv ympd-$VERSION-OpenBSD /usr/local/www/ympd
```
Set the appropriate permissions for the YMPD directory:
```
$ doas chown -R _httpd:_httpd /usr/local/www/ympd
```

Step 3: Configure and Start YMPD

Now that YMPD is installed on your OpenBSD system, we need to configure it and start the service. Follow the steps mentioned below:

Create a new file called ympd.conf in the /etc/ directory:
```
$ doas touch /etc/ympd.conf
```
Open the ympd.conf file in your favorite text editor and paste the following configuration:
```
web_port "8080"
http_root "/usr/local/www/ympd"
```
This configuration specifies that YMPD should run on port 8080 and that its root directory is the YMPD installation directory.
Now, start the YMPD service:
```
$ doas rcctl start ympd
```
This will start the YMPD service and you can access the YMPD web interface by navigating to http://<your-ip-address>:8080/ in your web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed YMPD on your OpenBSD system.