How to Install DREBS on FreeBSD Latest

DREBS is an open-source backup and recovery tool for AWS instances. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install DREBS on FreeBSD latest. We will use the package manager 'pkg' to download and install the necessary dependencies.

Prerequisites

• An AWS account
• A running FreeBSD latest instance
• Sudo privileges or root access to the instance
• Internet connectivity on the instance

Installation Steps

1. Update the package list to ensure that we have the latest package information. Open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo pkg update

2. Install the required dependencies for DREBS using the following command:

sudo pkg install git-core py36-pip py36-setuptools

3. Clone the DREBS Github repository to the instance using the following command:

sudo git clone https://github.com/dojo4/drebs.git

4. Move to the cloned DREBS repository directory using the following command:

cd drebs

5. Install the Python dependencies required by DREBS using the following command:

sudo pip install -r requirements.txt

6. Copy the sample configuration files to the appropriate directory as shown below:

sudo cp config/drebs.ini.sample /usr/local/etc/drebs.ini
sudo cp config/config.yml.sample /usr/local/etc/drebs-config.yml

7. Modify the configuration files (/usr/local/etc/drebs.ini and /usr/local/etc/drebs-config.yml) to set the appropriate AWS credentials and backup and restore settings. You can edit these files using your preferred text editor.

8. Run the following command to start the DREBS server:

drebs server --config=/usr/local/etc/drebs-config.yml

9. Access the DREBS dashboard using a web browser using the URL http://Instance_IP_address:5100 where 'Instance_IP_address' is the IP address of the running FreeBSD instance.

10. Login using the default credentials - username: drebs and password: drebs.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed DREBS on FreeBSD Latest. You can now use DREBS to backup and restore your AWS instances.

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