Installing Sovereign on OpenSUSE Latest

Sovereign is a handy tool that allows you to host your own personal cloud services using open-source software, and it comes with several services like email, calendar, and file sharing. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation of Sovereign on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you will need:

• A user account with administrative privileges
• An OpenSUSE Latest installation
• A reliable internet connection

Step 1: Install Git

To start, you will need to install Git. You can install it using the following command:

sudo zypper install git

Step 2: Clone the Sovereign Repository

Next, you need to clone the Sovereign repository. To do this, run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/sovereign/sovereign.git

Step 3: Install Dependencies

Sovereign has several dependencies that we need to install. You can install them using the following command:

sudo zypper install python-pip python-virtualenv python-setuptools python-devel libffi-devel openssl-devel 

Step 4: Create a Python Virtual Environment

Once we have installed the dependencies, we need to create a Python virtual environment. To do this, move to the sovereign directory and run the following command:

cd sovereign
virtualenv .venv

Step 5: Activate the Virtual Environment

Next, you need to activate the virtual environment. You can do this by running the following command:

source .venv/bin/activate

You will know if the virtual environment is active if you see the name of the virtual environment displayed in your shell prompt, e.g. (.venv) username@hostname:~/sovereign$.

Step 6: Install Sovereign

With the virtual environment activated, we can now install Sovereign using the following command:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Step 7: Configure Sovereign

After Sovereign is installed, you need to configure it. Copy the sample config file to a new file named config.yml:

cp config-example.yml config.yml

Now, open the config.yml file in your preferred editor and enter your desired configuration.

Step 8: Initialize Sovereign

With the configuration complete, we need to initialize Sovereign by running the script:

./sovereign init

Step 9: Start Services

Now that Sovereign is set up, you can start each service separately. For example, you can start the email service using the following command:

./sovereign email up

Note that you should start each service in a separate terminal window.

Conclusion

You now have Sovereign installed on your OpenSUSE Latest system. Enjoy your self-hosted cloud services!