RackTables is a popular open-source web application for datacenter and server room asset management. If you have just recently installed Clear Linux, and you want to install and use RackTables on your system, this tutorial will show you how.
Make sure that your system meets the following requirements.
To avoid conflicts and to ensure that you have the latest package versions, update your system using the following command:
sudo swupd update
RackTables requires some dependencies to be installed on your Clear Linux system. Use the following command to install them:
sudo swupd bundle-add lamp-php73 mariadb
You can download RackTables directly from the official website at racktables.org. Once you have downloaded the .tar.gz file, extract it by running the following command:
tar xvfz RackTables-*.tar.gz
This will create a new directory with the extracted RackTables files.
Move the extracted RackTables files to your web server root directory using the following command:
sudo mv RackTables-* /var/www/html/racktables
If you want to install RackTables in a subdirectory, adjust the command accordingly.
Next, create a new empty database for RackTables to use:
sudo mysql -u root -p -e "CREATE DATABASE racktables;"
Then, create a new database user and grant it permissions to the new database:
sudo mysql -u root -p -e "CREATE USER 'rackuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';"
sudo mysql -u root -p -e "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON racktables.* TO 'rackuser'@'localhost';"
Make sure to replace password with a strong password of your choice.
You are now ready to install RackTables. Open your web browser, and navigate to http://localhost/racktables/installer/. Follow the instructions, and enter the database information you just created when prompted.
Once the installation is complete, open your web browser, and navigate to http://localhost/racktables/. You should now see the RackTables login page.
Login using the default credentials (username: admin, password: admin), and change the password immediately.
You have successfully installed and setup RackTables on Clear Linux. You can now use RackTables to manage your datacenter and server assets.
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