Cloud Foundry is an open-source cloud application platform that simplifies the process of deploying, scaling, and managing cloud applications. In this tutorial, we will guide you step-by-step through the process of installing Cloud Foundry on Linux Mint.
Before we begin, you need to make sure that your system meets the following requirements:
The first step is to install the dependencies required by Cloud Foundry. Open a terminal window and run the following commands:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install build-essential g++ zlib1g-dev libssl-dev libreadline-dev libyaml-dev libsqlite3-dev sqlite3 libxml2-dev libxslt-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev software-properties-common
Next, we need to install Ruby. Cloud Foundry requires Ruby 2.4 or later. Run the following commands to install Ruby:
sudo apt-add-repository -y ppa:rael-gc/rvm
sudo apt update
sudo apt install rvm
source /etc/profile.d/rvm.sh
rvm install 2.7.2
rvm use 2.7.2 --default
Once Ruby is installed, verify that it is installed correctly using the following command:
ruby -v
You should see the version of Ruby you installed.
The next step is to install the Cloud Foundry Command Line Interface (CF CLI). This is a tool that allows you to interact with Cloud Foundry from the command line. Run the following commands to install the CF CLI:
wget -qO- https://packages.cloudfoundry.org/debian/cli.cloudfoundry.org.key | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb https://packages.cloudfoundry.org/debian stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cloudfoundry-cli.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install cf-cli
Once the installation is complete, verify that the CF CLI is installed correctly by running the following command:
cf --version
You should see the version of the CF CLI you installed.
The last step is to install the BOSH CLI. This is a tool that allows you to deploy and manage Cloud Foundry environments. Run the following commands to install the BOSH CLI:
wget https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh-cli/releases/download/v6.4.6/bosh-cli-6.4.6-linux-amd64
sudo mv bosh-cli-* /usr/local/bin/bosh
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/bosh
Once the installation is complete, verify that the BOSH CLI is installed correctly by running the following command:
bosh --version
You should see the version of the BOSH CLI you installed.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Cloud Foundry on Linux Mint. You can now start deploying applications to your Cloud Foundry environment using the CF CLI and managing your environment using the BOSH CLI.
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