Installing Shield on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Shield is an open-source tool used for implementing encrypted backups for Kubernetes clusters. This tutorial will guide you on how to install Shield on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation process, you need to have the following requirements in place:

  • A running instance of Fedora CoreOS Latest
  • A user with sudo privileges
  • Internet connection

Step 1: Install Docker

Shield requires Docker to perform backups. Follow the steps below to install Docker on Fedora CoreOS Latest:

  1. Open a terminal on your Fedora CoreOS Latest instance.

  2. Update the packages list by running the command:

    sudo dnf update

  3. Install Docker using the command:

    sudo dnf install -y docker-ce

  4. Start and enable Docker to start on boot using the following commands:

    sudo systemctl start docker
sudo systemctl enable docker

  5. Verify the installation by running the command:

    docker --version

Step 2: Install Shield

Follow the instructions below to install Shield:

  1. Open a terminal on your Fedora CoreOS Latest instance.

  2. Clone the Shield repository from GitHub by running the command:

    git clone https://github.com/starkandwayne/shield.git

  3. Change the directory to the cloned Shield folder:

    cd shield

  4. Install the Shield CLI tool:

    sudo ./install.sh

  5. Verify the installation by running the command:

    shield version

Step 3: Configure Shield

Before using Shield, you need to configure it to work with your Kubernetes cluster. Follow the steps below to configure Shield:

  1. Open a terminal on your Fedora CoreOS Latest instance.

  2. Create a new namespace for Shield using the command:

    kubectl create namespace shield

  3. Navigate to the Shield installation directory by running the command:

    cd shield

  4. Create a new values.yaml file by copying the values.yaml.sample file using the command:

    cp values.yaml.sample values.yaml

  5. Edit the values.yaml file and replace the placeholder values with the details of your Kubernetes cluster.

  6. Apply the Shield configuration by running the command:

    ./configure.sh

Conclusion

You have successfully installed and configured Shield on your Fedora CoreOS Latest instance. You can now use Shield to perform encrypted backups for your Kubernetes cluster.