Archipel is an open-source solution to manage and monitor virtual machines. It allows you to manage VMs from multiple hypervisors like KVM, Xen and VMware using a central interface. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Archipel on Linux Mint Latest.
Always update your system before installing any new application to avoid compatibility issues and unexpected errors.
Update the system cache and upgrade the installed packages using the following commands:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
Before installing Archipel, we need to install some dependencies. Run the following command to install the dependencies:
sudo apt-get install python-dev python-pip python-lxml python-setuptools python-virtualenv python-libvirt python-libxml2 python-pygresql python-celery python-cherrypy3 python-websockify python-psutil git
To install Archipel, we need to clone the Archipel repository from Github using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/ArchipelProject/Archipel.git
After cloning the repository, navigate to the Archipel directory using the following command:
cd Archipel
Create a Python virtual environment for Archipel using the following command:
virtualenv venv --system-site-packages
Activate the virtual environment using the following command:
source venv/bin/activate
Once the virtual environment is activated, install Archipel using the following command:
python setup.py install
To start Archipel, you need to run the following command:
sudo archipel-agent
You can also create a systemd service to start Archipel automatically on boot. To create the service, create a file called archipel-agent.service in the directory /etc/systemd/system using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/archipel-agent.service
Add the following code to the file:
[Unit]
Description=Archipel agent service
After=network.target
[Service]
Type=simple
User=root
ExecStart=/usr/bin/archipel-agent -F
Restart=on-abort
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Save the file and exit.
Now reload the systemd daemon with the following command:
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
To start the Archipel service, run the following command:
sudo systemctl start archipel-agent.service
To enable the Archipel service to start on boot, run the following command:
sudo systemctl enable archipel-agent.service
Once Archipel is running, you can access it using your web browser at http://localhost:8000/archipel.
You can log in to the Archipel interface using the default username admin and password admin.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Archipel on Linux Mint Latest. You can now start managing and monitoring your virtual machines using Archipel.
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