Zenko CloudServer is an open-source object storage server that enables you to store, secure, and manage your data across multiple clouds. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install Zenko CloudServer on POP! OS Latest.
Before you begin, make sure you have the following:
Before installing Zenko CloudServer, make sure your system is up-to-date. To update your system, run the following commands:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
Zenko CloudServer requires Node.js to run. To install Node.js, run the following commands:
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_14.x | sudo bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
Once Node.js is installed, check the version using the following command:
node -v
To install Zenko CloudServer, run the following commands:
curl -L https://github.com/scality/cloudserver/archive/v9.0.0.tar.gz | tar xvz
cd cloudserver-9.0.0/
npm install
Next, you need to configure Zenko CloudServer. First, create a configuration file:
cp config/default.json config/local.json
Then, open the config/local.json file and modify the following fields:
port: the port on which Zenko Cloudserver will listen for incoming requests (default is 8000)authData: authentication data for the server (default is {type: 'mem'})dataBackend: the backend that Zenko Cloudserver will use to store data (default is {type: 'mem'})Finally, start Zenko CloudServer with the following command:
npm start
You should see the following output:
info: CloudServer listening on port 8000
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Zenko CloudServer on POP! OS Latest. You can now use Zenko CloudServer to store and manage your data across multiple clouds.
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