In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Fog on nixOS Latest. Fog is an open-source cloning and imaging solution. Before we start with the installation, let's make sure that our system is up to date.
Open a terminal and update the system by running the following commands:
sudo nix-channel --update
sudo nixos-rebuild switch
In order to install Fog, we need to install some prerequisites first. Open a terminal and run the following command to install the required packages:
sudo nix-env -i perl php nginx mariadb git
Next, we need to download the latest version of Fog from their official website. Open a terminal and run the following command:
sudo git clone https://github.com/FOGProject/fogproject.git /opt/fogproject
This command will clone the Fog repository to /opt/fogproject.
Now, we are ready to install Fog. Open a terminal and run the following commands one by one:
cd /opt/fogproject/bin/
sudo ./installfog.sh
This will start the installation process. Follow the prompts and provide the required information.
After installing Fog, we need to configure Nginx. Open a terminal and run the following command to create a new configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/fog.conf
Add the following lines to the file:
server {
listen 80;
server_name <your_domain_name>;
root /var/www/fog;
index index.php;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm.socket;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
fastcgi_index index.php;
include fastcgi_params;
}
}
Replace <your_domain_name> with your domain name.
Save and close the file.
Next, create a symbolic link to the Nginx configuration directory by running the following command:
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/fog.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
Finally, run the following command to restart Nginx:
sudo systemctl restart nginx
Fog requires a database to store its data. We will use MariaDB as our database server. Open a terminal and run the following command to start MariaDB:
sudo systemctl start mariadb
Next, run the following command to secure MariaDB:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Provide the required information to secure MariaDB.
Next, we need to configure Fog. Open a browser and type <your_domain_name> in the address bar. You should see the Fog login page.
Login with the default credentials:
fogpasswordClick on Storage Management and create a new storage node. Provide the required information and save the changes.
Now, you are ready to use Fog. You can start imaging and cloning your devices.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Fog on nixOS Latest.
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