The Foreman is an open source tool for provisioning, configuring, and managing multiple servers. It provides a web-based GUI for managing hosts and their associated tasks. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install The Foreman on EndeavourOS.
Before you start, make sure you have the following:
The Foreman requires several dependencies to run correctly. You can install them using the following command:
sudo pacman -S ruby rubygems ruby-rake foreman-postgresql
The Foreman also requires a database to store its data. We will use PostgreSQL as our database server. You can install PostgreSQL and configure it using the following commands:
sudo pacman -S postgresql
sudo systemctl enable --now postgresql
sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE USER foreman WITH PASSWORD 'foreman';"
sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE DATABASE foreman OWNER foreman ENCODING 'UTF8';"
We will now install The Foreman using RubyGems.
sudo gem install foreman
To configure The Foreman, you need to create a config file. You can use the following command to create a sample configuration file:
sudo foreman-installer --help > foreman-installer-answers.txt
Then, open the configuration file using your preferred text editor and make the necessary changes. We recommend that you follow the official documentation to configure The Foreman.
Once you have configured The Foreman, you can start it using the following command:
sudo systemctl start foreman
You can now access The Foreman web interface by navigating to http://
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install The Foreman on your EndeavourOS system. You can now use The Foreman to manage your servers and tasks. If you have any questions, please let us know in the comments.
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