OpenWISP is a software platform that can help you manage and monitor your network infrastructure. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing OpenWISP on the latest version of POP!_OS.
Before we begin, make sure you have:
To begin, open the Terminal application on your computer. You can do this by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T or by clicking on the Terminal icon in the Applications menu.
Then run the following command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y python3-pip python3-dev libpq-dev postgresql postgresql-contrib redis-server virtualenvwrapper
This will update your system and install the required packages for OpenWISP. You will be prompted to enter your password.
Next, we will create a PostgreSQL database for OpenWISP.
Run the following command to log in to the PostgreSQL shell:
sudo -u postgres psql
Then, create a new database and user for OpenWISP:
CREATE DATABASE openwisp;
CREATE USER openwisp WITH PASSWORD 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE openwisp TO openwisp;
Make sure to replace 'password' with a secure password of your choice.
Now, we will clone the OpenWISP repository from GitHub.
Run the following command to clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/openwisp/openwisp-network-topology.git
This will create a new directory called openwisp-network-topology in your current directory.
We will now create a virtual environment for OpenWISP using virtualenvwrapper.
Run the following command to create a new virtual environment:
mkvirtualenv openwisp
This will create a new virtual environment called openwisp. To use the virtual environment, run the following command:
workon openwisp
Next, we will install the required dependencies for OpenWISP.
Change the directory to the openwisp-network-topology directory by running the following command:
cd openwisp-network-topology
Then, run the following command to install the dependencies:
pip install -r requirements.txt
Now, we will configure OpenWISP by creating a configuration file.
Run the following command to create a new configuration file:
cp openwisp_topology/settings/local-dist.py openwisp_topology/settings/local.py
Then, open the local.py file in a text editor:
nano openwisp_topology/settings/local.py
Update the DATABASES section with the following information:
DATABASES = {
'default': {
'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
'NAME': 'openwisp',
'USER': 'openwisp',
'PASSWORD': 'password',
'HOST': 'localhost',
'PORT': '',
}
}
Make sure to replace 'password' with the password you used in Step 2.
Save and close the file by pressing Ctrl + X, then Y, then Enter.
Next, we will migrate the OpenWISP database to create the necessary tables.
Run the following command:
python manage.py migrate
Now, we will create a superuser account that can be used to log in to the OpenWISP administration panel.
Run the following command:
python manage.py createsuperuser
Follow the prompt to provide a username, email, and password for the superuser account.
Finally, we will run the OpenWISP server to start the application.
Run the following command:
python manage.py runserver
Open a web browser and go to http://localhost:8000/ to access OpenWISP. You can use the superuser account credentials created in Step 8 to log in to the administration panel.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed OpenWISP on POP!_OS Latest.
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