How to Install Olaris on Arch Linux

Olaris is an open-source remote system administration platform that allows you to manage Linux servers and workstations remotely. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Olaris on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation of Olaris, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A user account with sudo privileges
• Arch Linux system with the latest updates

Step 1: Install Required Packages

First, you need to install some required packages on your Arch Linux system. These packages are required for the successful installation of Olaris. To install these packages, run the following commands in your terminal:

sudo pacman -Syu
sudo pacman -S git python python-pip

Step 2: Clone Olaris Repository

Next, you need to clone the Olaris Git repository on your system. To clone the repository, run the following command:

git clone https://gitlab.com/olaris/olaris-server.git

Step 3: Install Olaris

Now that you have cloned the Olaris Git repository, navigate to the olaris-server directory and install Olaris by running the following command:

cd olaris-server
sudo pip install .

This command will install all the required packages and dependencies for Olaris.

Step 4: Start Olaris

Finally, once installation is complete, you can start Olaris by running the following command:

sudo olaris start

This command will start the Olaris server. You can now access Olaris via the web interface by navigating to http://localhost:8000/ in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Olaris on Arch Linux. You also learned how to start the Olaris server and access it via the web interface. With Olaris, you can efficiently manage your Linux servers and workstations remotely.