# Leafnode

Leafnode is a simple to install and easy to maintain newsserver.

    Attention# do not:
    $ doas pkg_add leafnode
    You have to install leafnode from source, because the package came with openbsd is too old.
    First go with your Browser to: https://leafnode.sourceforge.io/download.shtml
    then scroll down and select leafnode-2.0.0.alpha20081229a.tar.bz2 to open up in a new tab. Then copy the domain in this tab and go back to bsd.
    Download from source:
                   $ wget krusty.dt.e-technik.tu-dortmund.de/~ma/leafnode/beta/leafnode-2.0.0.alpha20081229a.tar.bz2
    bzip2 extract the dir:
                   $ bzip2 -d leafnode-2.0.0.alpha20081229a.tar.bz2
    tar the new file:
                   $ tar -xf leafnode-2.0.0.alpha20081229a.tar
    Go to the folder:
                   $ cd leafnode-2.0.0.alpha20081229a
    Finally install the program:
                   $ doas ./configure
                   $ doas make
                   $ doas make install
    Create a usergroup (as many as you nees):
                   $ touch /etc/leafnode/local.groups
                   $ doas nano /etc/leafnode/local.groups
    Here is an example what to put in this file:
          IRCNow.Group	y	description
          IRCNow.Group 2	y	description
    Please dont use spaces between these elements, use tabs.
    Then Exit and save the file.
    Add package "lynx":
                  $ doas pkg_add lynx
    You also have to add inetd, if you havent it already:
                  $ doas pkg_add inetd
    Then you have to edit inetd;
                  $ doas nano /etc/inetd.conf
    in this file you have to put following and delete everything else in the file:
    nntp            stream  tcp     nowait  news    /usr/local/sbin/leafnode
    Make sure you use tab instead of spaces, otherwise it will go into Errors.
    If youre done then restart indetd:
                  $ doas rcctl restart inedtd
    Now you should be able to start the server:
                  $ lynx news://example.ircnow.org    (replace example with your server)
    You should see now the 2 groups you added in the local.groups file and are now able to add/read new posts.