Installing Zenko CloudServer on Elementary OS Latest

Zenko CloudServer is a open-source tool that allows you to store and access data across multiple clouds without vendor lock-in. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Zenko CloudServer on Elementary OS latest version.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A system running Elementary OS latest version.
• A non-root user account with sudo privilege.

Step 1: Install Node.js

Zenko CloudServer requires Node.js to be installed. To install Node.js, open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo apt install nodejs

Verify the installation by checking the installed version of Node.js by running:

node -v

This should output the version of Node.js installed on your system.

Step 2: Install Zenko CloudServer

Now that Node.js is installed, we can proceed with the installation of Zenko CloudServer. We will be using npm (Node Package Manager) to install Zenko CloudServer.

Open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo npm install zenko-cloudserver -g

This command will download and install the latest version of Zenko CloudServer globally.

Step 3: Setup Zenko CloudServer

After the installation of Zenko CloudServer is completed, we need to configure it. To do this, we will create a configuration file.

Execute the following commands to create the configuration directory and the configuration file:

mkdir ~/.zenko-cloudserver
nano ~/.zenko-cloudserver/config.json

Copy and paste the below configuration code into the config.json file.

{
    "endpoints": {
        "s3": [{
            "auth": {"type": "s3","endpoint": "http://s3.amazonaws.com","accessKey": "{access_key}","secretKey": "{secret_key}"},
            "name": "s3"
        }]
    },
    "metadata": {
        "type": "mongodb",
        "mongodb": {
            "url": "mongodb://localhost:27017/metadata"
        }
    },
    "lifecycle": {
        "type": "mongodb",
        "mongodb": {
            "url": "mongodb://localhost:27017/lifecycle"
        }
    }
}

You need to replace {access_key} and {secret_key} with your S3 access key and secret key respectively.

To save the file, press "Ctrl + O" and then hit "Enter". To exit, press "Ctrl + X".

Step 4: Start Zenko CloudServer

After everything is set up, we can now start the Zenko CloudServer using the following command:

zenko-cloudserver start

This will start the server and you will start seeing log messages printed in the terminal.

You can now access Zenko CloudServer by opening a web browser and typing http://localhost:8000 in the address bar.

Conclusion

We have successfully installed Zenko CloudServer on Elementary OS latest version. With Zenko CloudServer installed, you can now store and access data across multiple clouds without vendor lock-in.

If you want to self-host in an easy, hands free way, need an external IP address, or simply want your data in your own hands, give IPv6.rs a try!

Alternatively, for the best virtual desktop, try Shells!