How to Install Doozerd on Void Linux

Doozerd is a highly available, consistent, and fault-tolerant data store. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Doozerd on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following:

• A Void Linux system with a user account with sudo privileges.
• A terminal with access to the command line.

Installing Doozerd

1. Start by updating your system's package list and upgrading any existing packages:

sudo xbps-install -Svyu

2. Install the packages required to compile Doozerd:

sudo xbps-install -S git make g++ pkg-config libtool

3. Clone the Doozerd repository:

git clone https://github.com/ha/doozerd.git

4. Navigate to the cloned directory:

cd doozerd

5. Compile and install Doozerd:

make && sudo make install

6. Create a configuration file for Doozerd:

sudo mkdir /etc/doozerd
sudo cp doozerd.conf.sample /etc/doozerd/doozerd.conf

7. Start Doozerd:

sudo doozerd

Testing

To test if Doozerd is working properly, we can use the doozer command-line client.

1. Install the client:

sudo xbps-install -S doozer-tools

2. Connect to the Doozerd server:

doozerd -a 127.0.0.1:8046 boot

3. Check the server's status:

doozer info

You should see output that confirms Doozerd is up and running.

connect attempt 0 in progress
127.0.0.1:8046: connecting: failed: connection refused
connect attempt 1 in progress
127.0.0.1:8046: connected

cluster id:       98713
members:          [127.0.0.1:8046]
commit index:     1
protocol version: 0

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed and tested Doozerd on Void Linux. You can now start using Doozerd as a highly available, distributed data store for your applications.

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