Tutorial: Installing CloudStack on Ubuntu Server

This tutorial will guide you through the steps required to install CloudStack, an open-source cloud computing platform, on an Ubuntu Server.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:

• A clean Ubuntu Server installation (version 18.04 or newer)
• Root access or sudo privileges on the server
• An internet connection

Step 1: Update the system

To ensure that we have the latest packages, update the system using the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Step 2: Install dependencies

CloudStack requires several packages to be installed on the system. To install these packages, run the following command:

sudo apt-get install -y openjdk-8-jdk tomcat8 mysql-server mysql-client libmysql-java liblog4j1.2-java libcommons-codec-java libcommons-logging-java libtomcat8-java ant git

Step 3: Download CloudStack

Next, download the CloudStack source code from the official website. You can do this using the following command:

wget https://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/cloudstack/4.15.0.0/apache-cloudstack-4.15.0.0-src.tar.bz2

Unpack the archive with the following command:

tar xvf apache-cloudstack-4.15.0.0-src.tar.bz2

Step 4: Build CloudStack

Once you have downloaded and unpacked the CloudStack source code, you need to build it.

Change to the directory where you unpacked the source code:

cd apache-cloudstack-4.15.0.0-src

Run the following command to build CloudStack:

mvn -Pdeveloper -Dsimulator -Dsystemvm -Dfsmetapatch -Dvmware -Psystemvm clean install

This command may take some time to complete.

Step 5: Install CloudStack

Once the build has completed, you can now install CloudStack.

Change to the directory where the build artifacts are stored:

cd ./client/target

Install CloudStack using the following command:

sudo dpkg -i cloudstack-*.deb

Step 6: Configure CloudStack

Now that CloudStack is installed, you need to configure it.

First, create a database for CloudStack:

mysql -u root -p -e "CREATE DATABASE cloud"

Create a user for CloudStack:

mysql -u root -p -e "GRANT ALL ON cloud.* TO 'cloud'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password'"

Configure the database:

sudo cloudstack-setup-databases cloud:password@localhost --deploy-as=root

Configure the management server:

sudo cloudstack-setup-management

This command will prompt you to set the management IP address and other settings.

Step 7: Start CloudStack

Finally, start CloudStack:

sudo service cloudstack-management start

Conclusion

Congratulations, you have successfully installed CloudStack on an Ubuntu Server! You can now begin to use CloudStack to create and manage your cloud infrastructure.

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