Cloud Foundry is an open-source platform-as-a-service (PaaS) that enables developers to easily deploy and manage applications in the cloud. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Cloud Foundry on POP! OS Latest.
The Cloud Foundry CLI is a command line tool used to interact with Cloud Foundry. Install it by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt-get install cf-cli
Once the installation is complete, verify it by running the following command:
cf --version
You should see the version of the Cloud Foundry CLI installed.
There are various ways to install Cloud Foundry, but we will use the BOSH Lite environment.
First, we need to install Virtualbox and Vagrant. Run the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt-get install virtualbox vagrant
Next, clone the BOSH Lite repository by running the following command in the terminal:
git clone https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh-lite.git
Navigate to the cloned directory:
cd bosh-lite/
Start the BOSH Lite environment by running the following command:
vagrant up --provider=virtualbox
This process may take some time as it requires downloading and installing dependencies.
Once the process is complete, login to the BOSH Lite environment by running the following command:
vagrant ssh
The last step is to configure the Cloud Foundry environment on the BOSH Lite instance.
First, download the Cloud Foundry release by running the following command:
wget https://github.com/cloudfoundry/cf-deployment/releases/download/v14.9.0/cf-deployment.yml
Next, deploy Cloud Foundry using the downloaded configuration file:
bosh -e 192.168.50.4 deploy -d cf cf-deployment.yml --vars-env=MY-ENV-VARS
The deployment process may take some time as it involves deploying various components.
Once the deployment is complete, you should be able to access the Cloud Foundry web console by navigating to the following URL in your web browser:
https://api.192.168.50.4.xip.io
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Cloud Foundry on POP! OS Latest. You can now use the Cloud Foundry CLI to interact with the platform or deploy applications to the cloud.
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