How to Install BOSH on FreeBSD Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install BOSH on FreeBSD Latest. BOSH is a tool for release engineering, deployment, lifecycle management, and monitoring of distributed systems.

Prerequisites

• A FreeBSD Latest machine with root access
• A command-line terminal or SSH client

Steps

Step 1: Install Ruby

BOSH requires Ruby version 2.3.x or higher. If your system does not have Ruby installed, install it using the following command:

pkg install ruby

Step 2: Install Git

BOSH uses Git to manage its source code. If your system does not have Git installed, install it using the following command:

pkg install git

Step 3: Install BOSH CLI

BOSH CLI is a command-line interface for interaction with BOSH Director. To install it, run the following commands:

curl -L "https://s3.amazonaws.com/bosh-cli-artifacts/bosh-cli-6.4.6-freebsd-amd64" -o /usr/local/bin/bosh
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/bosh

The above commands will download the latest version of BOSH CLI and install it in the /usr/local/bin directory.

Step 4: Verify BOSH CLI Installation

To verify that BOSH CLI is installed correctly, run the following command:

bosh --version

If installed correctly, you should see the version number of BOSH CLI printed on the terminal.

Step 5: Install BOSH-init

BOSH-init is a command-line utility for deploying BOSH Director. To install it, run the following commands:

curl -L "https://s3.amazonaws.com/bosh-init-artifacts/bosh-init-0.0.81-freebsd-amd64" -o /usr/local/bin/bosh-init
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/bosh-init

The above commands will download the latest version of BOSH-init and install it in the /usr/local/bin directory.

Step 6: Verify BOSH-init Installation

To verify that BOSH-init is installed correctly, run the following command:

bosh-init --version

If installed correctly, you should see the version number of BOSH-init printed on the terminal.

Step 7: Install BOSH Director

BOSH Director is the central component of the BOSH system. To deploy it, use the following command:

git clone https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh-deployment.git
cd bosh-deployment
bosh create-env bosh.yml \
  --state=state.json \
  -o virtualbox/cpi.yml \
  -o virtualbox/outbound-network.yml \
  -o bosh-lite.yml \
  -o bosh-lite-runc.yml \
  -o jumpbox-user.yml \
  --var-file=vars.yml \
  -v director_name=my-bosh-director \
  -v internal_ip=192.168.50.6 \
  --var-file=private_key=key.pem \
  --var-file=cert=cert.pem \
  -v default_key_name=bosh \
  --var-file=vbox_private_key=vbox.key \
  --var-file=manifest=bosh-lite-manifest.yml

The above command will deploy the BOSH Director with VirtualBox CPI.

Step 8: Verify BOSH Director Installation

To verify that BOSH Director is deployed correctly, run the following command:

bosh env

If deployed correctly, you should see the BOSH Director environment details printed on the terminal.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install BOSH on FreeBSD Latest. BOSH provides a powerful set of tools to manage and orchestrate distributed systems, making it an essential tool for any DevOps engineer.

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