Cloud Foundry is an open-source platform that enables you to deploy, run, and scale your applications on a variety of public and private clouds. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Cloud Foundry on Void Linux.
Before you proceed with the installation, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
Cloud Foundry requires several packages to be installed on your system. Open the terminal and run the following command to install the dependent packages:
sudo xbps-install -Su -y git build-essential openssl libssl-dev libtool automake wget curl
Cloud Foundry is written in the Go language, so it's essential to have Go installed on your system. Run the following command to install Go on your system:
sudo xbps-install -S go
CF CLI is the official command-line tool for interacting with Cloud Foundry. To install it, run the following commands:
wget -q -O - https://packages.cloudfoundry.org/debian/cli.cloudfoundry.org.key | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb https://packages.cloudfoundry.org/debian stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cloudfoundry-cli.list
sudo xbps-install cf-cli
CF Dev is a lightweight CF environment for developers to run a single-node Cloud Foundry instance on a local machine. It is designed to allow developers to test their code before pushing it to production. To install CF Dev, run the following commands:
wget -qO cfdev-linux.deb https://github.com/cloudfoundry-incubator/cfdev/releases/latest/download/cfdev-linux.deb
sudo xbps-install -S ./cfdev-linux.deb
To start CF Dev, run the following command:
sudo cf dev start
The command will start a single-node Cloud Foundry instance on your local machine. It may take some time to start depending on your system specifications.
Once your CF Dev instance is running, you can target it using the following command:
cf login -a https://api.dev.cfdev.sh --skip-ssl-validation
The above command logs you into the CF environment and sets up a target for your CF Dev instance.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Cloud Foundry on Void Linux. Now you can start deploying your applications on Cloud Foundry and enjoy its features.
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