1) run configure script # ./configure 2) build & install binary and sample configuration files # make # make install # make install-doc 3) create your configuration files and edit it for more detail, see /usr/local/share/doc/istgt/QUICKSTART # cd /usr/local/etc/istgt # cp auth.conf.sample auth.conf # cp istgt.conf.sample istgt.conf # cp istgtcontrol.conf.sample istgtcontrol.conf # EDIT files 4) start daemon # /usr/local/etc/rc.d/istgt forcestart 5) edit /etc/rc.conf to run it at startup istgt_enable="YES"