How to Install Orchest on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Orchest is an open-source CI/CD pipeline orchestration tool that helps you automate the deployment of your applications, infrastructure, and configuration changes. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Orchest on Fedora CoreOS latest version.

Prerequisites

Step 1: Update the System

Before installing any new software, it is essential to update the system to the latest version.

sudo rpm-ostree update

Step 2: Install Docker

Orchest requires Docker to be installed on the system. Run the following command to install Docker:

sudo rpm-ostree install docker

Step 3: Verify the Docker Installation

Check the Docker version to ensure that it is installed correctly:

sudo docker --version

You should see the output similar to the following:

Docker version 20.10.7, build f0df350

Step 4: Install Orchest

To install Orchest on Fedora CoreOS latest version, first, download the binary files:

sudo curl -sSL https://github.com/orchest/orchest/releases/latest/download/orchest-linux-amd64 -o /usr/local/bin/orchest

Make the Orchest binary executable:

sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/orchest

Verify that Orchest is installed correctly:

orchest version

You should see the output similar to the following:

Version: 1.1.0
Commit: 2c12f4248342f802b9e9088a6ccb597e6d16a243

Step 5: Test the Orchest Installation

Create a new project directory and navigate to it:

mkdir orchest-demo
cd orchest-demo

Create a new Orchest configuration file:

nano orchest.yaml

Copy and paste the following configuration into the file:

version: "1.0"

services:
  app:
    build:
      context: .
      dockerfile: Dockerfile
    image:
      repo: my-orchest-app
      tag: latest
    deploy:
      replicas: 2
      template:
        resources:
          limits:
            cpu: 0.5
            memory: 256M

Save and close the file.

Create a new Dockerfile:

nano Dockerfile

Copy and paste the following Dockerfile content:

FROM python:3

WORKDIR /usr/src/app

COPY requirements.txt ./
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt

COPY . .

CMD ["python", "app.py"]

Save and close the file.

Create a new app.py file:

nano app.py

Copy and paste the following code in the file:

from flask import Flask
app = Flask(__name__)

@app.route("/")
def hello():
    return "Hello, World!"

if __name__ == "__main__":
    app.run(host="0.0.0.0", debug=True)

Save and close the file.

Build the Docker image:

sudo docker build -t my-orchest-app:latest .

Initialize the Orchest project:

orchest init

Start the Orchest pipeline:

orchest up

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Orchest on Fedora CoreOS and created a simple deployment pipeline. You can now extend this pipeline to your applications and infrastructure seamlessly.

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