In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Olaris on Alpine Linux. Olaris is an open-source server management tool that allows you to manage multiple Linux servers easily.
Before we begin, make sure you have the following:
First, we need to update the system packages to make sure we have the latest versions of the software. To do this, run the following command in the terminal:
apk update && apk upgrade
Next, we need to install some required packages for building and running Olaris. Run the following command to install them:
apk add git nodejs gcc g++ make python3 musl-dev zlib-dev libffi-dev openssl-dev
Now, we need to clone the Olaris repository from GitLab. Run the following command to do this:
git clone https://gitlab.com/olaris/olaris-server.git
After cloning the repository, navigate to the olaris-server directory and run the following command to install Olaris:
npm install
This will install all the necessary packages and dependencies that Olaris needs to run successfully.
Now that we have installed Olaris, we need to configure it by creating a configuration file. Navigate to the src/config directory and copy the config.example.js file to config.js:
cd src/config
cp config.example.js config.js
Next, open the config.js file with a text editor and modify the following values:
apiPort: the port number Olaris will listen on (default is 9090).jwtSecret: a secret key used for generating JWT tokens.Save the changes to the file.
Finally, we can start Olaris by running the following command:
npm start
This will start the Olaris server on the port specified in the configuration file.
In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Olaris on Alpine Linux. Once you have Olaris up and running, you can use it to manage multiple Linux servers easily from a single location.
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