How to Install OpenZiti on Elementary OS Latest

OpenZiti is a network tool that enables secure communication between applications regardless of location. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install OpenZiti on Elementary OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation of OpenZiti, ensure that your system meets the following requirements:

  • You have a working Linux-based machine with Elementary OS Latest installed.
  • You have a user account with sudo privileges.

Steps to Install OpenZiti

Follow the below steps to install OpenZiti on your Elementary OS Latest machine:

Step 1: Add OpenZiti Repository

The first step is to add the OpenZiti repository to your Elementary OS Latest system by executing the command:

wget -q0 - https://s3.amazonaws.com/download.openziti.org/ziti-repo.deb | sudo dpkg -i -

The above command will download the OpenZiti repository and add it to your system.

Step 2: Install OpenZiti

After adding OpenZiti repository to your Elementary OS Latest machine, the next step is to install OpenZiti by running the command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y ziti-sdk

This command will download and install the OpenZiti SDK package on your system.

Step 3: Verify OpenZiti Installation

After completing the installation, verify if OpenZiti is installed correctly on your system or not by checking the version of the OpenZiti SDK, which can be done by running:

ziti-sdk version

This command should display the version of OpenZiti installed on your machine.

Step 4: Configure OpenZiti Service

The final step is to configure the OpenZiti service. To do this, first, create a new directory to store the OpenZiti configuration file by running:

sudo mkdir -p /etc/ziti.d

Next, generate a new configuration file with the following command:

sudo ziti-sdk initconfig | sudo tee /etc/ziti.d/ziti-sdk.yaml > /dev/null

This command will create a new OpenZiti configuration file under /etc/ziti.d directory.

Step 5: Start OpenZiti Service

The final step is to start the OpenZiti service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start ziti-sdk

This command will start the OpenZiti SDK service on your Elementary OS Latest machine.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have covered the steps required to install OpenZiti on Elementary OS Latest. Once installed, you can use OpenZiti to enable secure communication between applications regardless of location.