How to Install Fess on Fedora CoreOS Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Fess on Fedora CoreOS latest version.

Prerequisites

Before you start with the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A running instance of Fedora CoreOS latest version
• A user account with sudo privileges
• Access to the internet

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Make sure your system is updated before installing any packages. You can update your system using the following command:

sudo dnf update -y

Once the system is updated, you need to install the required dependencies by running the following command:

sudo dnf install -y java-latest-openjdk-headless wget

Step 2: Download and install Fess

After installing the required dependencies, download the Fess package from their official website using the following command:

wget https://github.com/codelibs/fess/releases/download/fess-13.5.3/fess-13.5.3.rpm

Once the download is completed, install the Fess package using the following command:

sudo dnf install -y fess-13.5.3.rpm

Step 3: Start the Fess Service

After installing Fess, you can start the service using the following command:

sudo systemctl start fess

To check the status, use the following command:

sudo systemctl status fess

The output should look like this:

● fess.service - Fess Search Server
   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/fess.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
   Active: active (running) since Mon 2022-09-26 07:29:52 UTC; 2s ago
 Main PID: 5897 (java)
    Tasks: 70
   Memory: 150.7M
      CPU: 4.019s
   CGroup: /system.slice/fess.service
           └─5897 /usr/lib/jvm/java-17-openjdk-17.0.1.12-1.fc35.x86_64/bin/java -Djava.awt.headless=true -XX:+UseG1GC -Xmx512m -Xms512m -Dfess.h>

Step 4: Access Fess Web Interface

Now that the service has started, you can access the Fess web interface by opening your web browser and going to the following URL:

http://[server-name-or-ip-address]:8080/

Note: If you're using a firewall, then make sure to open the port 8080 to access the Fess web interface.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed Fess on Fedora CoreOS latest version. You can now use the Fess web interface to start searching data.

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