Octopussy is an open-source log management software that can collect and analyze syslog, SNMP traps, and Windows events. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Octopussy on the latest version of OpenSUSE using command line tools.
Before installing Octopussy, it is recommended to update the system using the following commands:
sudo zypper update
sudo zypper upgrade
Octopussy has some dependencies that need to be installed before proceeding with the installation. Use the following command to install the required dependencies:
sudo zypper install apache2 php7 git perl-Data-Dumper procmail
Octopussy can be downloaded from the GitHub repository using Git. Use the following command to clone the repository into the /var/www/ directory:
cd /var/www/
sudo git clone https://github.com/sebthebert/Octopussy.git
In order to configure Octopussy, you need to rename the file local.conf.dist to local.conf and modify it. Use the following command to rename and modify the file:
cd /var/www/Octopussy/etc/
sudo cp local.conf.dist local.conf
sudo nano local.conf
Change the values in the local.conf file to match your requirements.
Set the correct permissions on the Octopussy directory:
cd /var/www/
sudo chown -R wwwrun:www /var/www/Octopussy
sudo chmod -R 777 /var/www/Octopussy
Once you have completed the configuration and permission changes, start the Apache web server and Octopussy service:
sudo systemctl start apache2
sudo /var/www/Octopussy/bin/octo_ctl start
Open your web browser and enter http://127.0.0.1/Octopussy in the address bar to access Octopussy. If you are accessing from a remote location, replace 127.0.0.1 with the IP address of the server.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Octopussy on your OpenSUSE server. You can now use Octopussy to collect and analyze log data to monitor your systems.
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