Installing OpenWISP on EndeavourOS latest version
OpenWISP is a modular network management framework that helps to configure and manage multi-vendor networks through different protocols. In this tutorial, we will be looking at installing OpenWISP on the latest version of EndeavourOS.
Requirements
- EndeavourOS latest version
- A terminal window
Steps to follow
- Open terminal window and login as root or sudo user.
- Install required packages:
sudo pacman -S python python-pip python-virtualenv python-psycopg2 python-pygraphviz python-passlib git - Create a virtual environment:
virtualenv openwisp - Activate the environment:
source openwisp/bin/activate - Install OpenWISP:
pip install openwisp - Clone the OpenWISP configuration repository:
git clone https://github.com/openwisp/openwisp-config.git - Create a new configuration directory:
mkdir /etc/openwisp - Copy the configuration files into the new directory:
cp -r openwisp-config/openwisp/* /etc/openwisp - Create a PostgreSQL database for OpenWISP:
Set the password for the user "openwispgui" when prompted.sudo su - postgres createdb openwisp createuser -P openwispgui - Grant the database access to the "openwispgui" user:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE openwisp TO openwispgui;
Modify the database settings in the configuration file:
vim /etc/openwisp/openwisp/local_settings.pyChange the 'DATABASES' section to look like this:
DATABASES = { 'default': { 'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2', 'NAME': 'openwisp', 'USER': 'openwispgui', 'PASSWORD': 'your_password', # replace with the password set in step 9 'HOST': 'localhost', 'PORT': '', } }Initialize the database:
openwisp initdbCreate a superuser account:
openwisp createsuperuserRun the server:
openwisp runserverOpen your web browser and navigate to the OpenWISP interface:
http://localhost:8000/You should be able to see the login page. Use your superuser credentials to log in.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed OpenWISP on EndeavourOS latest version.