Swift is an open-source object storage system designed to store and retrieve large amounts of data. It is highly scalable and can be used to store video, audio, images, and other types of unstructured data. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Swift on Ubuntu Server Latest.
Before you proceed, ensure that you have access to the following:
A server running Ubuntu Server Latest.
A user account with sudo privileges.
Swift requires some packages to be installed for it to work correctly. Open the terminal and run the following command to update the system packages:
sudo apt update
Once the command completes, run the following command to install the required packages:
sudo apt install curl gcc memcached rsync sqlite3 xfsprogs git-core libffi-dev python3-dev libssl-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libsnappy-dev libevent-dev libsqlite3-dev
The next step is to download the source code for Swift. You can download it from the official website or GitHub.
sudo git clone https://github.com/openstack/swift.git
After the cloning is completed, navigate to the Swift directory:
cd swift
Now, install Swift:
sudo python3 setup.py install
After installing Swift, you need to set up a few things before you can use it. Swift requires an Object Storage service, a Proxy service, and an Account service.
The Object Storage service stores the data. To set up the Object Storage service, use the following commands:
sudo mkdir -p /etc/swift/object-server /srv/node/sdb1 /var/run/swift
sudo chown -R swift:swift /etc/swift /srv/node/sdb1 /var/run/swift
Create an Object Storage device:
sudo mkfs.xfs /dev/sdb1
sudo echo '/dev/sdb1 /srv/node/sdb1 xfs noatime,nodiratime,nobarrier,logbufs=8 0 2' | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab
sudo mount /srv/node/sdb1
The Proxy service manages the access to the Object Storage system. To set up the Proxy service, use the following commands:
sudo mkdir -p /etc/swift/proxy-server
sudo chown -R swift:swift /etc/swift/proxy-server
Create the Proxy service configuration file:
sudo cp /etc/swift/proxy-server.conf-sample /etc/swift/proxy-server.conf
The Account service manages the accounts for Object Storage. To set up the Account service, use the following commands:
sudo mkdir -p /etc/swift/account-server /srv/node/sdb2
sudo chown -R swift:swift /etc/swift/account-server /srv/node/sdb2
Create an Account Storage device:
sudo mkfs.xfs /dev/sdb2
sudo echo '/dev/sdb2 /srv/node/sdb2 xfs noatime,nodiratime,nobarrier,logbufs=8 0 2' | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab
sudo mount /srv/node/sdb2
After setting up Swift, you need to start the services. Use the following commands to start the Swift services:
sudo swift-init all start
To verify that Swift is running, use the following command:
sudo swift-init all status
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Swift on Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now start to use Swift to store and retrieve data.
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