GlusterFS is a distributed file system that can be used to manage large amounts of data efficiently. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install GlusterFS on Debian Latest.
Before installing any new software on the system, it is recommended to update the system software packages.
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
GlusterFS is not included in the default Debian repositories, so we need to add the GlusterFS repository to the system.
wget -O - http://download.gluster.org/pub/gluster/glusterfs/9/rsa.pub | sudo apt-key add -
echo deb http://download.gluster.org/pub/gluster/glusterfs/9/LATEST/Debian/latest/debian buster main | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/gluster.list
After adding the repository, update the package list using the following command.
sudo apt update
Install the GlusterFS server and client packages using the following command.
sudo apt install glusterfs-server glusterfs-client
During the installation process, you will be prompted to start the glusterd service.
Do you want to start the GlusterFS service now? (yes/no) [no]:
Type yes and hit enter to start the GlusterFS service.
Now that GlusterFS is installed, it’s time to configure it.
A GlusterFS volume is a collection of bricks, which are the physical disk storage that GlusterFS uses to store files.
Create a directory for the bricks.
sudo mkdir -p /data/brick1
sudo mkdir -p /data/brick2
Add the bricks to the GlusterFS volume.
sudo gluster volume create myvolume replica 2 \
server1:/data/brick1 \
server2:/data/brick1 \
server1:/data/brick2 \
server2:/data/brick2
Start the GlusterFS volume.
sudo gluster volume start myvolume
Verify the status of the GlusterFS volume.
sudo gluster volume status
Create a mount point for the GlusterFS volume.
sudo mkdir /mnt/glusterfs
Mount the GlusterFS volume.
sudo mount.glusterfs server1:/myvolume /mnt/glusterfs
In this tutorial, we showed you how to install GlusterFS on a Debian Latest server, create a GlusterFS volume, and mount the GlusterFS volume. If you have any issues with the installation or configuration, please refer to the official GlusterFS documentation.
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