How to Install StackStorm on OpenSUSE Latest

StackStorm is popularly known as IFTTT (If This Then That) for the server environments. It is an open-source automation platform that allows you to integrate and automate tasks across different systems by creating workflows.

In this tutorial, we will learn how to install StackStorm on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

• OpenSUSE Latest installed
• User account with root or sudo privileges
• Internet connectivity

Step 1: Installation

StackStorm provides rpm packages for the OpenSUSE system, which we will be installing.

1. Firstly, update your system packages with the following command:

sudo zypper refresh

2. Next, install the StackStorm repository configuration package for OpenSUSE.

sudo zypper ar https://downloads.stackstorm.net/releases/suse/stackstorm.repo

3. Now update the repository cache.

sudo zypper refresh stackstorm

4. Finally, install the StackStorm packages:

sudo zypper install st2

Step 2: Configuration

1. Start StackStorm service:

sudo systemctl enable st2actionrunner st2sensorcontainer st2stream st2api st2timerscheduler st2resultstracker st2rulesengine st2garbagecollector

2. Then, start the StackStorm service:

sudo systemctl start st2actionrunner st2sensorcontainer st2stream st2api st2timerscheduler st2resultstracker st2rulesengine st2garbagecollector

Step 3: Verify the Installation

1. You can check the installation status by running this command:

st2 --version

2. StackStorm provides the CLI interface to manage and integrate the workflow. Run the following command to test the CLI:

st2 --help

3. You can launch the StackStorm web interface by visiting https://localhost/.

Conclusion

StackStorm is an open-source automation platform that allows you to create workflows and automate tasks across multiple systems. With the help of this tutorial, we learned how to install StackStorm on OpenSUSE Latest.

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