Installing Elkarbackup on Clear Linux Latest

Elkarbackup is an open-source backup and recovery solution that allows you to backup files and directories from a remote or local computer.

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps necessary to install Elkarbackup on Clear Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start with the installation, make sure that you have the following prerequisites in place:

• A sudo user on Clear Linux Latest
• A running instance of Clear Linux Latest
• An active internet connection

Step 1: Install required dependencies

First, you need to install the required dependencies on your system. Run the following command in your terminal to update your system and install the dependencies:

sudo swupd update
sudo swupd bundle-add git python3-basic devpkg-libffi devpkg-openssl libffi libxml2 sudo

Step 2: Clone the Elkarbackup repository

Next, you need to clone the Elkarbackup repository from GitHub. Run the following command in your terminal to clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/elkarbackup/elkarbackup.git

Step 3: Install the Elkarbackup dependencies

Once you have cloned the repository, navigate to the cloned directory and install the Elkarbackup dependencies using the following command:

sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt
sudo pip3 install -r requirements.prod.txt

Step 4: Configure Elkarbackup

Before you can start using Elkarbackup, you need to configure it. Follow the steps below to configure Elkarbackup:

1. Navigate to the conf directory in the Elkarbackup directory.

2. Copy the elkarbackup.conf.sample file to elkarbackup.conf.

3. Open the elkarbackup.conf file and update the following fields as per your requirements:

   [database]
   DB_NAME = elkarbackup
   DB_USER = elkarbackup
   DB_PASSWORD = mypassword
   DB_HOST = localhost
   
   [server]
   ELKARBACKUP_HOME = /opt/elkarbackup
   ELKARBACKUP_HOSTNAME = myhostname
   ELKARBACKUP_EMAIL = myemail@example.com
   

4. Once you have made the necessary changes, save the file and exit.

Step 5: Setting up the database

Next, you need to set up the Elkarbackup database. Run the following commands to do so:

sudo su - postgres -c "createuser -d -l -P elkarbackup"
sudo su - postgres -c "createdb -O elkarbackup elkarbackup"

Step 6: Running the Elkarbackup installer

You are now ready to run the Elkarbackup installer. Navigate to the Elkarbackup directory and run the following command to install Elkarbackup:

sudo bash installer.sh production

Step 7: Configure the web server

Once the installation is complete, you need to configure the web server to serve the Elkarbackup application. Follow the steps below to configure the web server:

1. Navigate to the /etc/nginx/conf.d/ directory.

2. Create a new file called elkarbackup.conf.

3. Open the elkarbackup.conf file and add the following configuration:

   server {
           listen 80 default_server;
           listen [::]:80 default_server;
   
           server_name myhostname;
   
           location / {
                   include uwsgi_params;
                   uwsgi_pass unix:/tmp/elkarbackup.sock;
           }
   }
   

4. Once you have added the configuration, save the file and exit.

Step 8: Start Elkarbackup

Finally, you are ready to start Elkarbackup. Run the following commands to start the application:

sudo systemctl enable uwsgi
sudo systemctl start uwsgi
sudo systemctl restart nginx
sudo systemctl enable elkarbackup
sudo systemctl start elkarbackup

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Elkarbackup on Clear Linux Latest. You can now start using Elkarbackup to backup and recover your data.

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