Cloudbox is a set of Ansible scripts that automate the deployment of media server applications. It is a popular choice for those who want to simplify the process of setting up a media server.
This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Cloudbox on macOS.
Homebrew is a package manager for macOS that makes it easy to install and manage software packages. To install Homebrew, open Terminal and run the following command:
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"
Follow the prompts to complete the installation.
Git is a version control system that is used by Cloudbox. To install Git, open Terminal and run the following command:
brew install git
Ansible is the tool that Cloudbox uses to automate the deployment of media server applications. To install Ansible, open Terminal and run the following command:
brew install ansible
To clone the Cloudbox repository from GitHub, open Terminal and run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/cloudbox/cloudbox.git
To configure Cloudbox, go to the directory where you cloned the Cloudbox repository and open the group_vars/all.yml file in a text editor. This file contains the configuration options for Cloudbox.
Make any necessary changes to the configuration options, such as setting up your domain name or changing the default timezone.
To run Cloudbox, open Terminal and navigate to the directory where you cloned the Cloudbox repository. Then, run the following command:
ansible-playbook cloudbox.yml -i inventory -e 'host_key_checking=False'
This will start the deployment process. Follow the prompts to complete the installation.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Cloudbox on macOS. With Cloudbox, you can deploy a media server with ease and automate the deployment of media server applications.
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