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diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index 6a22399e19..0809a2e8d9 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -131,6 +131,10 @@ Installing prerequisites on openSUSE:: sudo zypper in python-pip python-setuptools sqlite3 python-virtualenv \ python-devel libffi-devel libopenssl-devel libjpeg62-devel +Installing prerequisites on OpenBSD:: + doas pkg_add python libffi py-pip py-setuptools sqlite3 py-virtualenv \ + libxslt + To install the synapse homeserver run:: virtualenv -p python2.7 ~/.synapse @@ -364,6 +368,36 @@ Synapse can be installed via FreeBSD Ports or Packages contributed by Brendan Mo - Ports: ``cd /usr/ports/net/py-matrix-synapse && make install clean`` - Packages: ``pkg install py27-matrix-synapse`` + +OpenBSD +------- + +There is currently no port for OpenBSD. Additionally, OpenBSD's security +settings require a slightly more difficult installation process. + +1) Ensure that you have the Bourne Again Shell (``bash``) installed. The Korn + Shell (``ksh``), which is OpenBSD's default shell, does not support the + ``source`` command necessary to activate the python virtualenv to be set up + later. +2) Create a new directory in ``/usr/local`` called ``_synapse``. Also, create a + new user called ``_synapse`` and set that directory as the new user's home. + This is required because, by default, OpenBSD only allows binaries which need + write and execute permissions on the same memory space to be run from + ``/usr/local``. +3) ``su`` to the new ``_synapse`` user and change to their home directory. +4) Create a new virtualenv: ``virtualenv -p python2.7 ~/.synapse`` +5) Start a ``bash`` shell +6) Source the virtualenv configuration located at + ``/usr/local/_synapse/.synapse/bin/activate`` +7) Optionally, use ``pip`` to install ``lxml``, which Synapse needs to parse + webpages for their titles. +8) Use ``pip`` to install this repository: ``pip install + https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/tarball/master`` +9) Optionally, change ``_synapse``'s shell to ``/bin/false`` to reduce the + chance of a compromised Synapse server being used to take over your box. + +After this, you may proceed with the rest of the install directions. + NixOS ----- |