How to Install Sensu on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Introduction

Sensu is an open-source monitoring tool that can be installed in various Linux-based operating systems. Fedora CoreOS is also a Linux-based operating system that is designed for container-based deployments. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Sensu on Fedora CoreOS latest version.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation process, you must have:

• A running instance of the Fedora CoreOS latest version.
• A user account with administrative privileges.

Step-by-Step Guide

Follow the steps below to install Sensu on Fedora CoreOS:

Step 1: Install the required dependencies

1. Login to your Fedora CoreOS instance with your administrative user account.
2. Run the following command to update the package repository and install the required dependencies:

sudo dnf update

sudo dnf install curl

Step 2: Install and configure Sensu repository

1. Download and add the Sensu repository key:

sudo curl -s https://packagecloud.io/gpg.key | sudo rpm --import -

2. Create a new Sensu repository configuration file:

sudo nano /etc/yum.repos.d/sensu.repo

3. Add the following lines to the configuration file:

[sensu]
name=sensu-main
baseurl=https://packagecloud.io/sensu/main/el/7/$basearch
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=https://packagecloud.io/gpg.key https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sensu/sensu-key/master/7/RPM-GPG-KEY-sensu
sslverify=1
sslcacert=/etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt
metadata_expire=300

4. Save and exit the configuration file.

Step 3: Install Sensu Server

1. Run the following command to install the Sensu Server package:

sudo dnf install sensu

2. Start and enable Sensu services:

sudo systemctl enable sensu-server

sudo systemctl enable sensu-api

sudo systemctl start sensu-server

sudo systemctl start sensu-api

Step 4: Install Sensu Client

1. Run the following command to install the Sensu Client package:

sudo dnf install sensu

2. Start and enable Sensu services:

sudo systemctl enable sensu-client

sudo systemctl start sensu-client

Step 5: Verify the Installation

1. Run the following command to verify that the Sensu services are running:

sudo systemctl status sensu-*

2. Go to the Sensu Web Dashboard by accessing the following URL in your web browser:

http://<SERVER_IP>:3000 (replace <SERVER_IP> with your server IP address)

3. Login to the Sensu Web Dashboard using the default username and password (admin/P@ssw0rd!).

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Sensu Server and Client on Fedora CoreOS using the steps in this tutorial. You can now start monitoring your infrastructure using the Sensu monitoring tool.

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