Apache CloudStack is a powerful platform for managing cloud computing infrastructure. It's an open-source software that deploys, manages, and scales cloud resources. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install CloudStack on POP! OS Latest.
Before starting, it is a good idea to update the system. Open the terminal window and run the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
CloudStack requires some dependencies in order to run properly. Open the terminal window and run the following command:
sudo apt install -y python-mysqldb python-setuptools python-mysql.connector python-paramiko python-api-metadata python-apt python-pip mysql-server nfs-kernel-server
You can download the latest version of CloudStack from the official website, or you can use the following command to download the latest version from the command line:
wget https://downloads.apache.org/cloudstack/4.14.2.0/apache-cloudstack-4.14.2.0-src.tar.bz2
Extract the archive by running the following command:
tar -xjf apache-cloudstack-4.14.2.0-src.tar.bz2
Move into the extracted folder:
cd apache-cloudstack-4.14.2.0-src/
Install the dependencies required by CloudStack by running this command:
sudo ./install.sh -d
After the installation is complete, the cloudstack-management service will be automatically started.
Open a web browser and go to http://localhost:8080/client. The CloudStack web UI will appear. You should be able to log in with the default username and password, which is admin for both.
In this tutorial, you have learned how to install CloudStack on POP! OS Latest. CloudStack is a powerful tool for managing cloud infrastructure, and by following the above steps, you can get it up and running in no time.
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