If this is the first time you use Pantera, and the first time you install MySQL server, then this shell script can take care of the database installation for you: %%SCRIPTDIR%%/pantera-install.sh otherwise, read the script carefully to see what manual steps should be done. Too, please note for the time being Pantera is not upgrade-safe: New versions on the port will surely destroy your configuration file (panteracfg.xml) and likely will not have easy migration path to data already stored in the database.