How to Install Openshift on Elementary OS Latest

Introduction

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of Openshift on your Elementary OS. Openshift is an open-source container application platform that allows you to manage, deploy, and scale containerized applications.

Prerequisites

Before we get started, let's make sure that we have all the prerequisites covered:

  • Elementary OS is installed on your machine.
  • You have access to the root user account.
  • Your system has a minimum of 2 GB RAM and 2 CPUs.

Step 1: Install Docker and Kubernetes

Before we can install Openshift, we need to install Docker and Kubernetes on our system.

  1. Open the terminal and run the following commands:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install docker.io kubeadm
  1. After the installation is complete, start Docker and Kubernetes:
sudo systemctl enable docker
sudo systemctl start docker
sudo systemctl enable kubelet
sudo systemctl start kubelet

Step 2: Download and Install Openshift

Now we're ready to install Openshift!

  1. Download the latest version of Openshift from the official website: https://www.openshift.com/try.

  2. Extract the downloaded file:

tar -zxvf openshift-origin-client-tools-vX.X.XX-xxxxxxx-linux-64bit.tar.gz
  1. Move the extracted files to the /usr/local/bin directory:
sudo mv openshift-origin-client-tools-vX.X.XX-xxxxxxx-linux-64bit/oc /usr/local/bin
  1. Verify that the installation was successful:
oc version

Step 3: Set Up a Cluster

Now, let's create a cluster.

  1. Run the following command to create a new cluster:
oc cluster up
  1. This process may take several minutes. Once complete, it will display the URL for the OpenShift console. Copy this URL and paste it into your web browser to access the console.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Openshift on your Elementary OS system. Now you can start deploying and managing your containerized applications on Openshift.