Bolt is an open source orchestration tool that allows you to automate tasks in your infrastructure. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Bolt on Ubuntu Server Latest.
Before we begin, you must have the following:
Before installing Bolt, it is important to update the system to the latest version to ensure that our software dependencies are up-to-date. To do this, run the following command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y
To install Bolt, run the following command:
sudo apt-get install puppet-bolt -y
After installation, verify the Bolt installation by running the following command:
bolt --version
This command will display the current version of Bolt installed on your machine.
Bolt needs to be configured before it can be used.
To configure Bolt, create a Bolt configuration file using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/puppetlabs/puppet/bolt/bolt.yaml
This will open the file in the Nano text editor where you can add your configuration settings.
For example:
---
concurrency: 100
format: human
insecure: true
log-level: notice
modulepath: /etc/puppetlabs/code/modules:/opt/puppetlabs/puppet/modules
You can add other configuration settings based on how you plan to use Bolt.
Save the changes to the Bolt configuration file, then exit the text editor.
Now that Bolt has been installed and configured, we can test it out by running a basic command.
For example, to check the uptime of the local machine, run the following command:
bolt command run "uptime" --nodes localhost
The output should display the uptime of your local machine.
That's it! You have successfully installed Bolt on Ubuntu Server and tested it with a basic command. You can now use Bolt to automate complex tasks in your infrastructure.
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