CloudStack is an open source cloud infrastructure management platform developed by the Apache Software Foundation. It enables users to create and manage private, public, and hybrid cloud computing environments. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install CloudStack on Manjaro.
Before we proceed with the installation, we need to make sure that our system has the following prerequisites:
CloudStack requires Java Development Kit (JDK) version 8 or higher. You can install the latest version of OpenJDK by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo pacman -S jdk-openjdk
Verify the installation by running the following command:
java -version
This should output the version of your installed JDK.
CloudStack requires a MySQL or MariaDB database server to store its data. You can install MariaDB by running the following command:
sudo pacman -S mariadb
Start the MariaDB service and enable it to start at boot time:
sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
Run the secure installation script to set a root password and secure the database:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Follow the prompts and provide the required information.
Download the latest version of CloudStack from the official website:
wget https://www.apache.org/dist/cloudstack/4.15.1.0/apache-cloudstack-4.15.1.0-src.tar.bz2
Extract the downloaded file to a directory of your choice:
tar xvf apache-cloudstack-4.15.1.0-src.tar.bz2
Change to the extracted directory:
cd apache-cloudstack-4.15.1.0-src
Run the installation script:
mvn -P developer -Dsimulator -Ddeploydb
This will take some time to complete as it will download all the required dependencies.
Before we can use CloudStack, we need to configure it. Change to the installation directory:
cd /usr/local/cloudstack/apache-cloudstack-4.15.1.0
Copy the sample configuration file:
cp setup/db.properties.sample setup/db.properties
Edit the setup/db.properties file using a text editor:
nano setup/db.properties
Update the following values:
db.cloud.username=root
db.cloud.password=<YOUR_DB_PASSWORD>
db.cloud.host=localhost
db.cloud.port=3306
db.cloud.name=cloud
Save and close the file.
Once everything is configured correctly, we can start CloudStack:
./run.sh setup
./run.sh start
This will start the CloudStack management server and all its required services. You can access the management console by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8080/client.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured CloudStack on Manjaro. You can now use it to manage your cloud infrastructure.
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