In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Guacamole on Fedora CoreOS Latest. Guacamole is a clientless remote desktop gateway that supports standard protocols like VNC, RDP, and SSH. By installing Guacamole, you can access your remote systems using a web browser without the need for any specialized software.
Before you start the installation process, you need to fulfill the following prerequisites:
First of all, you need to update the system to ensure that all packages are up to date. To do so, run the following command:
sudo dnf update -y
This will download and install all necessary updates.
Next, you need to install the necessary dependencies to build Guacamole. Run the following command to install the required packages:
sudo dnf install -y gcc glibc-devel mariadb mariadb-devel mariadb-server \
mariadb-libs openssl-devel freerdp freerdp-devel pango-devel \
libssh2-devel libtelnet-devel libvncserver-devel libjpeg-turbo-devel \
libpng-devel uuid-devel tomcat tomcat-admin-webapps tomcat-webapps
This command will install all the necessary dependencies, including the MariaDB server, which is required to store server certificates, among other things.
Next, you need to download and install the Guacamole server. Run the following command to download the latest version:
sudo wget https://downloads.apache.org/guacamole/1.3.0/source/guacamole-server-1.3.0.tar.gz
This command will download the Guacamole server software in the compressed format. Now, extract the downloaded package using the following command:
sudo tar -xzf guacamole-server-1.3.0.tar.gz
Now, change your directory to the extracted folder using the following command:
cd guacamole-server-1.3.0
Once you are inside the Guacamole server folder, run the following commands in sequence:
sudo ./configure
sudo make
sudo make install
These commands will configure, compile and install the Guacamole server on your system.
Now, it is time to install the Guacamole client. Run the following command to download the latest version of the Guacamole client:
sudo wget https://downloads.apache.org/guacamole/1.3.0/binary/guacamole-1.3.0.war
This command will download the Guacamole client software in the compressed format. Now, copy this file to the Tomcat webapps folder using the following command:
sudo cp guacamole-1.3.0.war /usr/share/tomcat/webapps/guacamole.war
Guacamole requires a database to store its configuration and session data. Therefore, you need to create a new database for Guacamole. Run the following command to create a new database:
sudo mysqladmin -u root password "yourpassword"
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter the password for the MariaDB server root user when prompted. Once you are logged into MariaDB, run the following commands to create a new user and database for Guacamole:
CREATE DATABASE guacamole_db;
GRANT SELECT,INSERT,UPDATE,DELETE ON guacamole_db.* TO 'guacamole_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
QUIT;
These commands will create a new database called guacamole_db and a new user called guacamole_user with the necessary permissions for the Guacamole server to use.
Now, it is time to configure Guacamole to use MariaDB. Run the following command to create a new configuration file:
sudo nano /usr/local/etc/guacamole/guacamole.properties
This command will open the Nano text editor with a new configuration file. Add the following lines to the file:
mysql-hostname: localhost
mysql-port: 3306
mysql-database: guacamole_db
mysql-username: guacamole_user
mysql-password: yourpassword
These lines will configure Guacamole to use the database you created earlier.
Once you have completed all the above steps, start the MariaDB and Tomcat services using the following commands:
sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
sudo systemctl start tomcat
sudo systemctl enable tomcat
These commands will start the MariaDB and Tomcat services and ensure that they start automatically at boot time.
Finally, it is time to access the Guacamole web interface. Open your web browser and navigate to the following URL:
http://your_server_ip:8080/guacamole/
This will open the Guacamole login page. Enter the default username and password, which are both "guacadmin", and click the "Sign In" button.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Guacamole on Fedora CoreOS Latest! You can now start using Guacamole to access your remote systems via a web browser.
Note: Don't forget to change the default password for security reasons after the installation. You can do so by logging in to the Guacamole web interface and going to the "Settings" section.
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