How to Install Ceph on Arch Linux

Ceph is a popular distributed storage system that can provide object, block and file system storage capabilities. It can handle petabytes of data and can be highly scalable, available and reliable. If you are planning to deploy Ceph, this tutorial will explain how to install Ceph on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we start, you should:

• Have a running Arch Linux server
• Be logged in as a user with sudo privileges
• Install the git, python, and gcc packages.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Ceph requires several packages to be installed before it can be installed. Execute the following command to install the necessary packages:

sudo pacman -S libatomic_ops libedit librgw leveldb libnfs librados2 librbd1 librgw2 libradosstriper1 librados2 libradosstriper1 snappy xfsprogs liburing libradosstriper-devel librgw-devel libradosstriper-devel librados-devel 

Step 2: Download Ceph Source Code

Clone the Ceph source code from the Ceph Git Repository using the following command:

cd ~
git clone https://github.com/ceph/ceph.git

Once the source code is downloaded, change directory to the Ceph folder:

cd ceph

Step 3: Install Ceph Dependencies

To compile and install Ceph, execute the following command to install Ceph dependencies:

./install-deps.sh

Step 4: Build Ceph

Execute the following command to build Ceph from source:

./do_cmake.sh

This will configure CMake to build the Ceph binaries with default settings.

Next, execute the following command to compile and install Ceph:

make && sudo make install

This command will compile Ceph binaries and install them on the system.

Step 5: Create Ceph User

Create a dedicated user for running Ceph:

sudo useradd -d /etc/ceph -s /usr/sbin/nologin ceph

Step 6: Configure Ceph

Finally, you need to configure Ceph. Ceph provides a configuration file ceph.conf in the /etc/ceph directory. You can create a new file or edit the default configuration as per your requirements.

Once you have created or edited the configuration file, save the changes and exit the text editor.

Conclusion

This tutorial has explained how to install Ceph on Arch Linux. Following these steps, you can successfully install and configure a distributed storage system on your Arch Linux server.

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