How to Install CloudStack on OpenSUSE

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Apache CloudStack on OpenSUSE. CloudStack is an open-source cloud computing platform that allows users to manage large networks of virtual machines.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before installing CloudStack, you need to install some dependencies. Open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo zypper install java-1_8_0-openjdk-devel maven git gcc g++ tomcat

This command will install Java, Maven, Git, GCC, G++, and Tomcat.

Step 2: Download and Build CloudStack

You can download the latest version of CloudStack from the official website at http://cloudstack.apache.org/. Once you have downloaded the source code, extract the archive to a directory of your choice.

Next, navigate to the directory containing the extracted source code and run the following command to build CloudStack:

mvn -Pdeveloper -Dsimulator -DskipTests clean install

This command will take some time to complete as it downloads and installs all the required dependencies for CloudStack.

Step 3: Configure Tomcat

CloudStack requires Tomcat to run. In order to configure Tomcat, you need to create a virtual host for CloudStack. Open the Tomcat configuration file using the following command:

sudo nano /etc/tomcat/server.xml

Add the following lines to the file after the <Engine> tag:

<Host name="cloudstack.localhost"  appBase="webapps-cloudstack" unpackWARs="true" autoDeploy="true">
  <Context path="" docBase="cloudstack-management"></Context>
  <Valve className="org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve" directory="logs"
        prefix="localhost_access_log." suffix=".txt"
        pattern="%h %l %u %t &quot;%r&quot; %s %b" />
</Host>

Save and close the file.

Step 4: Deploy CloudStack

Now that the dependencies are installed and Tomcat is configured, it's time to deploy CloudStack. Navigate to the directory containing the built CloudStack code and run the following command:

sudo mv ./client/target/cloud-client-ui-*-SNAPSHOT.war /usr/share/tomcat/webapps/cloudstack-management.war

Restart the Tomcat service using the following command:

sudo systemctl restart tomcat

Step 5: Access CloudStack

You can now access CloudStack using the following URL:

http://cloudstack.localhost:8080/client

You should now see the CloudStack login screen. Use the default credentials (username: admin, password: password) to log in and start managing your virtual machines.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install CloudStack on OpenSUSE by installing dependencies, building CloudStack, configuring Tomcat, deploying CloudStack, and accessing the CloudStack management dashboard.

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