How to install Nebula on Ubuntu Server

In this tutorial, we'll guide you through the process of installing Nebula on Ubuntu Server. Nebula is a networking solution that enables secure communication between computers over the internet.

We'll assume you have a fresh installation of Ubuntu Server already set up.

Step 1: Update the system

The first step is to make sure your system is up-to-date. Open a terminal and run the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

This command will update the package lists and upgrade all the installed packages to their latest versions.

Step 2: Install required packages

Nebula requires build-essential and golang.

Run the following command to install them:

sudo apt install build-essential golang -y

Step 3: Clone the Nebula repository

Next, you need to clone the Nebula repository from GitHub. Run the following command to clone the repository:

mkdir ~/nebula && cd ~/nebula
git clone https://github.com/slackhq/nebula.git .

This command will create a new directory ~/nebula and clone the Nebula repository inside it.

Step 4: Build and install Nebula

To build and install Nebula, run the following commands:

make
sudo make install

This command will build and install Nebula on your system. This may take a while depending on your system's performance.

Step 5: Configure Nebula

Next, you need to configure Nebula. Create a new configuration file using the following command:

sudo nano /etc/nebula/config.yaml

Add the following content to the file. You can change the values according to your needs:

pki:
  organization: YourOrganizationName

listen: 172.16.0.1:4242

mtu: 1300

tun:
  name: nebula1

  ip_range: 172.16.0.0/24

  routes:
  - route: 172.16.0.0/24
    via:    172.16.0.1

static_host_map:
  "host1":
    ip: "172.16.0.2"

Save the file by pressing Ctrl+X, Y, and Enter.

Step 6: Start Nebula

Finally, you can start Nebula by running the following command:

sudo nebula -config /etc/nebula/config.yaml

Nebula should start without any errors.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Nebula on the latest Ubuntu Server. You can now configure Nebula according to your needs to enable secure communication over the internet.

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