How to Install Cloud Foundry on Debian

Cloud Foundry is an open-source platform that enables rapid application development, deployment, and scaling. This tutorial will guide you in the installation of Cloud Foundry on Debian Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start with the installation process, ensure that you have the following:

  • Access to a Debian Latest system with root access
  • An active internet connection
  • A terminal or shell prompt

Steps to Install Cloud Foundry on Debian

  1. Update the system

    $ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

  2. Install the prerequisites

    $ sudo apt-get install build-essential zlibc zlib1g-dev libsqlite3-dev \
libssl1.0-dev libreadline-dev libyaml-dev libxml2-dev libxslt-dev \
libcurl4-openssl-dev python-software-properties libffi-dev

  3. Install Ruby

    $ sudo apt-get install ruby-full

  4. Install the Cloud Foundry CLI

    $ wget -q -O - https://packages.cloudfoundry.org/debian/cli.cloudfoundry.org.key | sudo apt-key add -
$ echo "deb https://packages.cloudfoundry.org/debian stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cloudfoundry-cli.list
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install cf-cli

  5. Install the Cloud Foundry BOSH CLI

    $ wget https://s3.amazonaws.com/bosh-cli-artifacts/bosh-cli-6.4.6-linux-amd64 && \
chmod +x bosh-cli-6.4.6-linux-amd64 && \
sudo mv bosh-cli-6.4.6-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/bosh

  6. Install the Cloud Foundry CredHub CLI

    $ wget https://github.com/cloudfoundry-incubator/credhub-cli/releases/download/2.9.0/credhub-linux-2.9.0.tgz && \
tar xvfz credhub-linux-2.9.0.tgz && \
sudo mv credhub /usr/local/bin && \
rm -f credhub-linux-2.9.0.tgz

  7. Install the Cloud Foundry UAA CLI

    $ wget https://github.com/cloudfoundry-incubator/uaa-cli/releases/download/0.9.0-CI.7/uaa-linux-amd64-0.9.0-CI.7.tar.gz && \
tar xvfz uaa-linux-amd64-0.9.0-CI.7.tar.gz && \
sudo mv uaa /usr/local/bin && \
rm -f uaa-linux-amd64-0.9.0-CI.7.tar.gz

  8. Install the BOSH Lite CLI

    $ gem install bosh-lite

  9. Install VirtualBox

    $ sudo apt-get install virtualbox

  10. Install Vagrant

    $ wget https://releases.hashicorp.com/vagrant/2.2.9/vagrant_2.2.9_linux_amd64.zip
$ unzip vagrant_2.2.9_linux_amd64.zip
$ sudo mv vagrant /usr/local/bin/
$ rm -f vagrant_2.2.9_linux_amd64.zip

  11. Install the BOSH Lite Vagrant box

    $ vagrant plugin install vagrant-bosh
$ wget -O bosh-lite-341.0.0-virtualbox-ubuntu-xenial-go_agent.tgz https://s3.amazonaws.com/bosh-core-stemcells/vsphere/bosh-stemcell-341.0-warden-boshlite-ubuntu-xenial-go_agent.tgz
$ vagrant box add bosh-lite-341.0.0 bosh-lite-341.0.0-virtualbox-ubuntu-xenial-go_agent.tgz

  12. Start the BOSH Lite

    $ cd /path/to/your/workspace
$ vagrant init bosh-lite-341.0.0 https://github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh-lite/raw/master/bosh-lite.box -o Vagrantfile
$ vagrant up

  13. Target the BOSH director

    $ bosh target 192.168.50.6 # Replace with your IP address

  14. Upload the Cloud Foundry releases

    $ cd /path/to/cf-release
$ bosh upload release releases/cf-2.34.0.yml
$ bosh upload release releases/cf-uaa-74.yml
$ bosh upload release releases/cf-routing-0.190.0.yml

  15. Prepare and deploy Cloud Foundry

    $ cd /path/to/cf-release
$ ./scripts/generate-bosh-lite-manifest
$ bosh deployment ./cf-deployment.yml
$ bosh -n deploy

  16. Access your Cloud Foundry deployment

    You can now access your Cloud Foundry installation by running cf login and entering your credentials.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Cloud Foundry on Debian Latest. You can now deploy, manage, and scale your application on Cloud Foundry.