rConfig is an open-source network device configuration management tool. It offers a web-based user interface that allows network administrators to centrally manage and maintain their network devices' configurations. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install rConfig on OpenSUSE latest version.
Before we dive into the installation process, let's make sure that we have the following prerequisites:
rConfig requires Apache server and PHP to be installed on your system. You can install them using the following command:
sudo zypper install apache2 php7
rConfig uses MySQL/MariaDB as its database server. So, we need to install it on our system. You can install it using the following command:
sudo zypper install mariadb
After installing the MySQL/MariaDB server, we need to create a new database and user for rConfig. You can follow the steps below:
Log in to the MySQL/MariaDB server using the following command:
sudo mysql -u root
Create a new database using the following command:
CREATE DATABASE rconfig;
Create a new user and grant privileges to the newly created database using the following commands:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON rconfig.* TO 'rconfig_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'YOUR_PASSWORD_HERE';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Exit from the MySQL/MariaDB server using the following command:
exit;
Now, we are ready to install rConfig on our OpenSUSE latest system. You can download the latest version of rConfig from their official website or use the following command to download it from your terminal:
wget https://github.com/rconfig/rconfig/archive/master.zip
Once the download is complete, extract the downloaded file using the following command:
unzip master.zip
Copy the extracted rconfig folder to your Apache server's document root directory (/srv/www/htdocs) using the following command:
sudo mv rconfig-master /srv/www/htdocs/rconfig
Change the ownership of the rconfig directory to the Apache user (wwwrun) using the following command:
sudo chown -R wwwrun:www /srv/www/htdocs/rconfig/
We need to do some configuration to get rConfig up and running. Follow the steps below:
Navigate to the rconfig directory using the following command:
cd /srv/www/htdocs/rconfig/
Rename config.php.sample to config.php using the following command:
sudo mv config.php.sample config.php
Open the config.php file using your favorite text editor:
sudo nano config.php
Update the database settings in the config.php file with the details of the database you created earlier:
define('DB_TYPE', 'mysql');
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define('DB_NAME', 'rconfig');
define('DB_USER', 'rconfig_user');
define('DB_PASS', 'YOUR_PASSWORD_HERE');
Save and close the file using the following key combinations:
Ctrl + O
Ctrl + X
Now, we are ready to start our Apache server and MariaDB services. You can use the following commands to start them:
sudo systemctl start apache2
sudo systemctl start mariadb
Optionally, you can enable these services to start automatically at boot time using the following commands:
sudo systemctl enable apache2
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
Open your web browser and navigate to your server's IP address or domain name, followed by /rconfig. For example, http://your_server_ip/rconfig. You should see the rConfig login page.
Use the default credentials (admin/admin) to log in to rConfig. You should see the rConfig dashboard.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed rConfig on OpenSUSE latest version. Now, you can use rConfig to manage your network devices' configurations centrally.
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