Kerberos.io is an open-source video surveillance software that can be easily installed and configured on various operating systems, including Alpine Linux. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Kerberos.io on Alpine Linux Latest using the command line.
Before installing Kerberos.io, ensure that the following prerequisites are met:
Before we start installing Kerberos.io, we need to update the system to ensure that we have the latest packages and security fixes. To do this, run the following command:
apk update && apk upgrade
Now that the system is up-to-date, we need to install some dependencies that Kerberos.io requires. These packages include PHP, NGINX, and other basic libraries for the software to work properly.
To install these packages, run the following command:
apk add php7 php7-fpm php7-json php7-curl php7-iconv nginx openssl unzip
To download Kerberos.io, we will use wget to fetch the latest release source code from GitHub. Run the following command to download and extract the installation files:
wget https://github.com/kerberos-io/kerberos-ce/releases/latest/download/kerberos-ce.zip
unzip kerberos-ce.zip
We will now move the extracted Kerberos.io folder to the web server document root folder, which is /var/www/htdocs/ for Alpine Linux. Navigate to the folder where the extracted files are located and run the following command:
mv kerberos-ce/* /var/www/htdocs/
To configure NGINX to serve our Kerberos.io installation, we need to create a configuration file in the /etc/nginx/conf.d/ directory. Run the following command to create the file:
nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/kerberos.conf
In the kerberos.conf file, paste the following configuration:
server {
listen 80;
server_name your-server-name;
root /var/www/htdocs;
index index.php;
location / {
try_files $uri /index.php?$query_string;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
fastcgi_index index.php;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
include fastcgi_params;
}
}
Note: replace your-server-name with your server's name or IP address.
Save and close the file by pressing Ctrl + X, Y, and then Enter.
We need to start the NGINX and PHP-FPM services to run our Kerberos.io installation. Run the following command to start the services:
rc-service nginx start
rc-service php-fpm7 start
Finally, we can access our Kerberos.io installation by navigating to http://your-server-name in a web browser. You should see the Kerberos.io login screen, where you can create an account and start using the software.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Kerberos.io on Alpine Linux Latest!
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