How to Install OpenShift on Void Linux

OpenShift is a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offering that allows developers to build, deploy, and manage applications in the cloud. In this tutorial, we'll be walking you through the steps to install OpenShift on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have a few dependencies installed on your system.

• A package manager, such as xbps-install, apt-get, or yum
• Git
• Docker
• Golang

Step 1 - Set Up the Environment

First, we will set up some environment variables that OpenShift uses. Open your terminal and enter the following command to open your shell configuration file:

$ nano ~/.bashrc

Add the following content to the file and save it:

export GOPATH=$HOME/go
export OPENSHIFT_INSTALL_RELEASE_URL=https://mirror.openshift.com/pub/openshift-v4/clients/install/latest/release.txt
export OPENSHIFT_INSTALL_COMMIT=$(curl -sSL $OPENSHIFT_INSTALL_RELEASE_URL | sed 's|.*/||')
export OPENSHIFT_INSTALL_BASE_DOMAIN=my-openshift.com
export OPENSHIFT_INSTALL_CLUSTER_NAME=my-cluster

In the above configuration, replace my-openshift.com and my-cluster with your domain and cluster name, respectively.

Next, activate the changes by running:

$ source ~/.bashrc

Step 2 - Install OpenShift Client Tools

Next, we need to download and install the OpenShift client tools that we will use to run and manage our OpenShift clusters.

Run the following command to download the OpenShift installer:

$ go get github.com/openshift/installer

After the installation completes, you should be able to run the openshift-install command.

Step 3 - Install OpenShift

Now we are ready to install OpenShift. Run the following command:

$ openshift-install create cluster

This will run the OpenShift installer, which creates the necessary resources for you to start using OpenShift.

Step 4 - Access the Dashboard

After the installation completes, you can access the OpenShift dashboard by opening your web browser and navigatin to https://console.my-openshift.com:6443.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we've walked you through the steps to install OpenShift on Void Linux. You can now start building, deploying, and managing applications on OpenShift. Happy coding!

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