How to Install Cloud Foundry on Manjaro

Cloud Foundry is an open-source cloud application platform that enables developers to deploy applications to a public or private cloud environment. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Cloud Foundry on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed on your machine:

• Manjaro Linux
• Docker
• Git
• Java Development Kit (JDK) 8 or higher
• Cloud Foundry CLI

Step 1: Install Docker

To install Docker, run the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu docker

Next, start Docker and enable it to start on boot:

sudo systemctl start docker
sudo systemctl enable docker

Step 2: Install Git

To install Git, run the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu git

Step 3: Install JDK

To install JDK, run the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu jdk8-openjdk

Step 4: Install Cloud Foundry CLI

To install Cloud Foundry CLI, run the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu cf-cli

Step 5: Clone Cloud Foundry

To clone Cloud Foundry, run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/cloudfoundry/cf-deployment.git

Step 6: Install Cloud Foundry

Navigate to the directory where you cloned Cloud Foundry and run the following command:

./scripts/setup_cf_for_bosh_lite.sh

This script will configure Cloud Foundry for a BOSH lite environment on your local machine.

Step 7: Start Cloud Foundry

To start Cloud Foundry, run the following command:

cd ~/workspace/cf-deployment
bosh -e vbox -d cf deploy cf.yml --vars-store envs/deployment-vars.yml -o operations/bosh-lite.yml -o operations/use-compiled-releases.yml

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Cloud Foundry on your Manjaro Linux machine. You can now use Cloud Foundry to deploy applications to a public or private cloud environment.