How to Install Pallet on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Pallet is an automation platform that allows users to manage infrastructure-as-code. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Pallet on Fedora CoreOS.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:

Step 1: Update the System

First, update the system to the latest packages using the following command:

sudo dnf update

Step 2: Install Java

Pallet requires Java to run. Install Java on your system using the following command:

sudo dnf install java-1.8.0-openjdk

Step 3: Install Leiningen

Leiningen is a tool that automates Clojure projects. Install Leiningen using the following command:

sudo dnf install leiningen

Step 4: Download Pallet

Download Pallet by executing the following command:

curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pallet/pallet/master/etc/installer.sh | bash

Step 5: Set Environment Variables

Set the following environment variables using the commands below:

export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin
export CLOJURE_HOME=$HOME/lib/clojure

You can also add these lines to the end of the .bashrc file to set these variables permanently.

echo "export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin" >> ~/.bashrc
echo "export CLOJURE_HOME=$HOME/lib/clojure" >> ~/.bashrc

Step 6: Verify Pallet

Verify that Pallet is installed by running the following command:

pallet --version

You should see the version number displayed on the screen.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have installed Pallet on the latest version of Fedora CoreOS. You can now use Pallet to manage infrastructure-as-code by creating and configuring servers at scale.

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