How to Install Briefkasten on Fedora CoreOS Latest?

Briefkasten is a container monitoring and logging tool created by ndom91 which helps users to capture logs and perform monitoring. In this tutorial, we will install Briefkasten on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation process, ensure that you have the following:

• A system with Fedora CoreOS Latest installed
• Container Runtime like podman or docker

Installing Briefkasten on Fedora CoreOS Latest

1. Open your terminal or connect to your Fedora CoreOS instance via SSH (if you're not already connected).

2. Update your system by running the following command.

   sudo rpm-ostree update
   

3. Install podman if you don't have it already installed.

   sudo dnf install podman
   

4. Create a directory for the Briefkasten container and change to that directory:

   mkdir briefkasten && cd briefkasten
   

5. Create a new file called docker-compose.yaml using your preferred editor:

   nano docker-compose.yaml
   

6. Copy and paste the following code into the file:

   version: '3.4'
   services:
     briefkasten:
       image: ndom91/briefkasten:latest
       restart: always
       volumes:
         - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
         - ./data:/data
       environment:
         - BRIEFKASTEN_API_PORT=8080
         - BRIEFKASTEN_DB_DRIVER=sqlite3
         - BRIEFKASTEN_DB_URL=./data/briefkasten.db
   

   This code defines the Docker Compose file for the Briefkasten container with the following configurations:

   • The container will run on port 8080.
   • Uses SQLite3 as the database driver and database will be stored in the ./data directory.

7. Save and exit the file.

8. Start the Briefkasten container by running the following command:

   podman-compose up -d
   

9. Check the status of the Briefkasten container by running the following command:

   podman-compose ps
   

   The output should show the status of the Briefkasten container as Up.

10. You can now access the Briefkasten web interface by navigating to http://<your-server-ip>:8080 in your web browser.

The Briefkasten dashboard will look like this:

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have successfully installed Briefkasten on Fedora CoreOS Latest. Briefkasten is a powerful container monitoring and logging tool that is easy to use and install. You can now use it to monitor your containers and collect valuable insights!

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