Ceph is a distributed object storage and file system that provides scalability, reliability and performance. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Ceph on Void Linux.
Before installing Ceph, you need to make sure you have the following prerequisites installed on your system:
The first thing you need to do is update your system to ensure that you have the latest packages available. Open a terminal window and run the following command:
xbps-install -S
This command will update the package repository and synchronize your system with the latest updates.
To install Ceph, you need to install some dependencies. Run the following command to install the necessary libraries:
xbps-install -y librados2 librados-devel libradosstriper1 libradosstriper-devel librados2-python3 python3-setuptools python3-rados python3-requests python3-dateutil librgw-dev librgw2
Next, you will need to clone the Ceph repository using Git. Run the following command to clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/ceph/ceph.git
This will create a directory called ceph in your current working directory.
To install Ceph, navigate to the ceph directory and run the following command:
sudo ./install-deps.sh
This command will install any additional dependencies required by Ceph. Once the dependencies are installed, run the following command to build Ceph:
sudo ./do_cmake.sh
Then build and install Ceph by running:
sudo make -j`nproc`
sudo make install
This will install Ceph in /usr/local/bin and /usr/local/sbin.
To configure and start Ceph, you need to create a configuration file. Run the following command to create a configuration file:
sudo cp ceph.conf.sample /etc/ceph/ceph.conf
Then use the following command to start the Ceph service:
sudo systemctl start ceph.service
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Ceph on Void Linux. With Ceph installed, you can now enjoy distributed object storage and file system capabilities on your system.
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