How to Install Cloudify on Clear Linux

Cloudify is a powerful open-source cloud orchestration software that enables you to deploy, manage, and monitor applications across multiple cloud environments.

In this article, we will show you how to install Cloudify on Clear Linux, the next-generation Linux-based operating system designed for modern cloud and edge computing.

Prerequisites

Before installing Cloudify on Clear Linux, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

  • A running Clear Linux system
  • A user account with sudo privileges

Step 1: Install Java

Cloudify requires Java to run. Clear Linux has Java preinstalled, but to ensure you have the latest version, run the following command:

sudo swupd bundle-add java-runtime

This command will install the latest version of Java on your system.

Step 2: Install Cloudify

You can install Cloudify on Clear Linux using the official Cloudify package. Here are the steps:

  1. Download the Cloudify package by running the following command:
wget https://repository.cloudifysource.org/cloudify/20.11.1/community-release/cloudify-cli-community-20.11.1.rpm
  1. Install the package using the following command:
sudo rpm -ivh ./cloudify-cli-community-20.11.1.rpm
  1. Verify that Cloudify has been installed correctly by running the following command:
cfy --version

Step 3: Optional - Configure Cloudify

You can configure Cloudify by setting environment variables. Here are some of the commonly used environment variables:

  • CFY_USERNAME - The username to be used when connecting to the Cloudify Manager. Default is admin.
  • CFY_PASSWORD - The password to be used when connecting to the Cloudify Manager. Default is admin.
  • CFY_MANAGER_IP - The IP address or hostname of the Cloudify Manager. Default is 127.0.0.1.

You can set environment variables in the following ways:

  1. Set them globally in your shell configuration file (~/.bashrc, ~/.bash_profile, or ~/.zshrc), e.g.:
export CFY_USERNAME=admin
export CFY_PASSWORD=admin
export CFY_MANAGER_IP=192.168.1.100
  1. Set them for the current session only, e.g.:
CFY_USERNAME=admin CFY_PASSWORD=admin CFY_MANAGER_IP=192.168.1.100 cfy ...

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Cloudify on Clear Linux. With Cloudify, you can easily manage and orchestrate your cloud applications across different environments.