Fog is a free and open-source computer imaging solution for Windows, Linux, and macOS that makes it easy to clone, backup and restore operating systems, software, and data. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Fog on EndeavourOS Latest.
Before starting, you will need:
Before installing any new package, it is always a good idea to update the system packages to the latest version available. To do this, launch the terminal and run the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
This will update all the system packages to the latest version.
Fog requires some packages to be installed on your system. You can install them using the following command:
sudo pacman -S apache mariadb mariadb-clients php php-apache git tftp-hpa dnsmasq wget
This will install all the necessary packages required for Fog.
Once you have installed all the required packages, start the Apache and MariaDB services and enable them to start at boot time using the following commands:
sudo systemctl enable httpd
sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
sudo systemctl start mariadb
Next, you need to secure the MariaDB installation by running the mysql_secure_installation command:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Follow the on-screen prompts to set the root password, remove anonymous users, disallow root login remotely, and remove the test database.
Then, log in to the MariaDB server using the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Create a new database and user for Fog using the following SQL commands:
CREATE DATABASE fog;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON fog.* TO 'foguser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Note: Replace 'password' with a strong password of your choice.
Clone the Fog repository using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/FOGProject/fogproject.git /var/www/html/fog
Change the ownership of the fog directory to the apache user:
sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/fog
Next, you need to configure Apache to serve the Fog application. Create a new Apache Virtual Host for Fog using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/fog.conf
Add the following configuration to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/fog
ServerName your-fog-server-name
ServerAlias www.your-fog-server-name
<Directory /var/www/html/fog/>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/fog-error.log
CustomLog /var/log/httpd/fog-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Note: Replace 'your-fog-server-name' with your own domain name.
Save and close the file.
Next, disable the default Apache Virtual Host using the following command:
sudo mv /etc/httpd/conf.d/welcome.conf /etc/httpd/conf.d/welcome.conf.disabled
Restart the Apache service to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart httpd
Open your web browser and navigate to http://your-fog-server-ip/fog/ to access the Fog web interface.
Follow the on-screen prompts and enter the following details when prompted:
Once the installation is complete, you can log in to the Fog console using your Fog admin credentials.
You have successfully installed and configured Fog on EndeavourOS Latest. You can now use Fog to backup, restore, and clone operating systems, software, and data.
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