Cloudify is a powerful open-source cloud orchestration platform which enables users to automatically deploy, manage, and monitor cloud-native applications with ease. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Cloudify on the latest Ubuntu Server.
Before we begin the installation process, ensure that the following prerequisites are met:
To begin the installation process, ensure that your Ubuntu server is up-to-date by running the following commands:
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get upgrade
Cloudify requires a Java Development Kit (JDK) to be installed on your system. You can install the default JDK by running the following command:
$ sudo apt-get install default-jdk
Cloudify requires Python 2.7.x to be installed on your system. You can install it by running the following command:
$ sudo apt-get install python2.7
Verify the installation by running the following command:
$ python -V
Next, we need to add the Cloudify repository to our system. To do this, run the following command:
$ echo "deb http://repository.cloudifysource.org/ubuntu xenial main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cloudify.list
Now, we need to add the GPG key for the repository by running the following command:
$ curl -s http://repository.cloudifysource.org/cloudify/gpg/cloudify.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
To install the Cloudify CLI, run the following command:
$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y cloudify-cli
Verify the installation by running the following command:
$ cfy --version
Once the Cloudify CLI is installed, we need to configure it. Run the following command to initialize the Cloudify CLI:
$ cfy init
Now, enter the required details for the Cloudify CLI configuration, such as username, password, tenant name, and URL.
Finally, we need to launch the Cloudify Manager by running the following command:
$ cfy bootstrap
This will create a Cloudify Manager instance, which you can access using the IP address or DNS name of your server on port 80, for example: http://[IP_address]:80.
By following these steps, you should now have Cloudify installed and running on your Ubuntu server. You can use the Cloudify CLI to deploy and manage cloud-native applications on your server.
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