CFEngine is an open-source configuration management tool that makes it easier to automate and manage a large number of servers. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install CFEngine on Ubuntu Server Latest.
First, update your system by running the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
To install CFEngine, run the following commands:
sudo apt install wget apt-transport-https
sudo wget https://cfengine-package-repos.s3.amazonaws.com/pub/gpg.key -O /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/cfengine.gpg
sudo echo "deb https://cfengine-package-repos.s3.amazonaws.com/pub/apt/packages stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cfengine-community.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install cfengine-community
After the installation is complete, start the CFEngine service by running the following command:
sudo systemctl start cfengine3
You can verify the installation by running the following command:
sudo systemctl status cfengine3
If CFEngine is running correctly, you should see a message that says "active (running)".
In this tutorial, you learned how to install CFEngine on Ubuntu Server Latest. Now that you have CFEngine installed, you can use it to automate and manage your servers.
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