How to Install OpenStack on NetBSD

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing OpenStack on NetBSD.

Step 1: Preparation

Before you begin, make sure that your NetBSD system meets the following requirements:

• NetBSD 9.0 or later
• At least 2 CPUs
• At least 8GB of RAM
• At least 100GB of disk space

You will also need a user with root or sudo privileges.

Step 2: Install OpenStack Dependencies

1. Update the package repositories:

# pkgin update

2. Install the dependencies required for OpenStack:

# pkgin install python38 py38-pip py38-setuptools py38-virtualenv gcc gmake libffi libffi-dev openssl openssl-dev libxml2 libxml2-dev libxslt libxslt-dev libyaml libyaml-dev swig curl sqlite3

Step 3: Create the OpenStack Virtual Environment

1. Create a directory for the OpenStack virtual environment:

# mkdir /opt/openstack

2. Change ownership of the directory to the user that will be running the OpenStack services:

# chown -R <username> /opt/openstack

3. Create a virtual environment for OpenStack:

# virtualenv /opt/openstack

4. Activate the virtual environment:

# source /opt/openstack/bin/activate

Step 4: Install OpenStack

1. Install OpenStack using pip:

# pip install -U pip
# pip install -U 'openstack[nova,neutron,cinder,glance,horizon]'

2. Verify the installation by running the following command:

# openstack --version

Step 5: Final Configuration

1. Create a configuration directory for OpenStack:

# mkdir /etc/openstack
# chown <username> /etc/openstack

2. Create a configuration file for OpenStack:

# vi /etc/openstack/openstack.conf

Add the following content to the file:

[DEFAULT]
auth_strategy = keystone
transport_url = rabbit://<rabbit_username>:<rabbit_password>@<rabbit_host>

Replace <rabbit_username>, <rabbit_password>, and <rabbit_host> with the correct values for your RabbitMQ installation.

3. Activate the virtual environment:

# source /opt/openstack/bin/activate

4. Initialize the OpenStack database:

# su - <username>
$ openstack-db --init --service nova --version 28 --local-db
$ openstack-db --init --service neutron --version 14 --local-db
$ openstack-db --init --service cinder --version 5 --local-db
$ openstack-db --init --service glance --version 20 --local-db
$ exit

5. Start the OpenStack services:

# systemctl enable rabbitmq-server
# systemctl start rabbitmq-server
# systemctl enable mariadb
# systemctl start mariadb
# systemctl enable memcached
# systemctl start memcached
# systemctl enable apache24
# systemctl start apache24
# systemctl enable nova-compute
# systemctl start nova-compute
# systemctl enable neutron-linuxbridge-agent
# systemctl start neutron-linuxbridge-agent
# systemctl enable cinder-volume
# systemctl start cinder-volume
# systemctl enable glance-api
# systemctl start glance-api
# systemctl enable horizon
# systemctl start horizon

6. Verify that the services are running:

# systemctl status <service-name>

Replace <service-name> with the name of the service you want to check.

You have now successfully installed OpenStack on NetBSD. You can access the Horizon dashboard by visiting http://<ip-address>/horizon in a web browser.

If you want to self-host in an easy, hands free way, need an external IP address, or simply want your data in your own hands, give IPv6.rs a try!

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