How to Install Cloud Foundry on FreeBSD Latest

Cloud Foundry is an open-source application platform that enables developers to build, deploy, and scale applications in a multi-cloud environment. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Cloud Foundry on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation, let's ensure that our system meets the following requirements:

• FreeBSD Latest installed on your machine.
• Root access to the machine.
• At least 4GB of RAM and 4 virtual CPUs.
• A minimum of 100GB disk space.

Steps for Installing Cloud Foundry

Now that we have met the prerequisites, let's move on to the installation process.

Step 1: Install Docker

Cloud Foundry requires Docker to run. Let's install Docker on our system.

1. Open the terminal and switch to the root user by running the command:

   su -
   

2. Update the package repository by running the command:

   pkg update
   

3. Install Docker by running the command:

   pkg install docker
   

   This will install the latest version of Docker on your system.

4. Start the Docker service by running the command:

   service docker onestart
   

   This will start the Docker service and enable it to start automatically every time the system boots.

Step 2: Install Cloud Foundry CLI

The Cloud Foundry CLI is a command-line tool that allows developers to interact with the Cloud Foundry platform. Let's install the CLI on our system.

1. Download the latest version of the CLI by running the command:

   fetch https://packages.cloudfoundry.org/stable?release=freebsd64&version=7.0.0&source=github-rel
   

   This will download the Cloud Foundry CLI package on your system.

2. Extract the CLI package by running the command:

   tar xvzf cf-cli-7.0.0-freebsd-64.tgz
   

   This will extract the package into a new directory named cf.

3. Move the cf directory to /usr/local/bin by running the command:

   mv cf /usr/local/bin/
   

   This will make the cf command available globally on your system.

Step 3: Install Cloud Foundry

Finally, let's install Cloud Foundry on our system.

1. Download the latest version of Cloud Foundry by running the command:

   fetch https://packages.cloudfoundry.org/stable?release=pcfdev&version=0.0.16&source=github-rel
   

   This will download the Cloud Foundry package on your system.

2. Extract the Cloud Foundry package by running the command:

   tar xvzf pcfdev-v0.0.16-freebsd.tgz
   

   This will extract the package into a new directory named pcfdev.

3. Move the pcfdev directory to /usr/local/bin by running the command:

   mv pcfdev /usr/local/bin/
   

   This will make the pcfdev command available globally on your system.

4. Initialize the Cloud Foundry platform by running the command:

   pcfdev start
   

   This will start the Cloud Foundry platform and create a virtual machine to run it.

5. Once the initialization is complete, you can access the Cloud Foundry Web UI by navigating to http://192.168.11.11:80 in your web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Cloud Foundry on FreeBSD Latest. You can now start building, deploying and scaling your applications on the Cloud Foundry platform.

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