How to Install Openshift on NetBSD

Openshift is an open-source container application platform that enables developers to build, deploy and manage their applications on any cloud. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Openshift on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation, make sure that your system meets the following requirements:

  • NetBSD OS installed
  • Root Access
  • 1 GB of RAM (minimum)
  • 1.5 GHz Pentium 4 processor (minimum)
  • 20 GB of free disk space

Step 1: Install Docker

Before we can install Openshift, we need to install Docker first. Docker is a containerization platform that runs the applications in an isolated environment. Follow the below command to install Docker on your NetBSD system:

$ pkgin install docker

This command installs the latest version of Docker. After installation, start the Docker service:

$ /usr/pkg/etc/rc.d/dockerd start

You can verify if Docker is running or not with the following command:

$ docker ps

This command will list all the running containers.

Step 2: Install OpenShift

After installing Docker on NetBSD, we can now proceed to install OpenShift. Follow the below commands:

$ cd /usr/pkgsrc/sysutils/openshift-cli
$ make install clean

This command will install the OpenShift client on your NetBSD system.

Step 3: Start OpenShift

After installing the OpenShift client, we need to start the OpenShift service. Follow the below command:

$ oc cluster up

This command will start the OpenShift server and create a cluster. You can use the following command to check the status of the OpenShift server:

$ oc cluster status

Step 4: Login to OpenShift

After the server is up and running, you can now login to OpenShift. To log in, use the following command:

$ oc login -u system:admin

This command will log in to OpenShift with the admin user. You can now start deploying your applications on the OpenShift platform.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install OpenShift on NetBSD. OpenShift is a powerful platform that enables developers to deploy and manage their applications on any cloud. With this installation, you can now start deploying and managing your applications on OpenShift.