Swift is an open-source object storage system that is designed to be scale-out and durable. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Swift on FreeBSD Latest.
Before we begin, make sure that your system meets the following requirements:
The first step is to install the packages required to install Swift on FreeBSD. Run the following command as root:
pkg install rsync memcached py27-setuptools sqlite3
This will install the required packages on your system.
Swift requires Python 2.7 or later. To install Python 2.7, run the following command:
pkg install python27
Xinetd is a replacement for inetd, the internet services daemon, which listens for incoming connections and starts the appropriate service. Swift uses xinetd as its service manager.
To install xinetd, run the following command:
pkg install xinetd
Once installed, you will need to configure it for Swift. Open the file /usr/local/etc/xinetd.conf using your preferred text editor:
vi /usr/local/etc/xinetd.conf
Add the following content:
service swift-proxy
{
socket_type = stream
wait = no
user = swift
server = /usr/local/bin/swift-proxy-server
only_from = 0.0.0.0/0
disable = no
}
Save the file and exit.
The next step is to install Swift on your system. Run the following command to download and install Swift:
git clone https://github.com/openstack/swift.git
cd swift
python2.7 setup.py install
The last step is to configure Swift. Create the /etc/swift directory and copy the configuration files into it:
mkdir /etc/swift
cp /usr/local/etc/swift/* /etc/swift/
You will need to update the proxy-server.conf file with your own values. Open the file /etc/swift/proxy-server.conf using your text editor and make the necessary changes.
For example, you may want to update the following sections:
[DEFAULT]
bind_port = 8080
bind_ip = 0.0.0.0
user = swift
log_facility = LOG_LOCAL0
[filter:authtoken]
paste.filter_factory = keystonemiddleware.auth_token:filter_factory
auth_uri = http://127.0.0.1:5000
auth_url = http://127.0.0.1:35357
auth_plugin = password
project_domain_id = default
user_domain_id = default
project_name = service
username = swift
password = password
Save the file and exit.
To run Swift, you will need to start the services. Run the following command as root:
service xinetd start
This will start the xinetd service which will then start the swift-proxy service.
You have successfully installed Swift on FreeBSD Latest. You can now start using Swift to store and manage your data.
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