How to Install OpenNebula on POP OS Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing OpenNebula, an open-source cloud management platform, on POP OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with this guide, ensure that:

You have a running instance of POP OS Latest.
You have root privileges.

Step 1: Update your system

Ensure that your system is up to date by running the following command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

Step 2: Install necessary packages

Install the following packages that are necessary for OpenNebula to run:

sudo apt install wget apt-transport-https dirmngr gnupg software-properties-common

Step 3: Add OpenNebula Repository

Add the OpenNebula repository to your system using the following command:

wget -q -O- https://downloads.opennebula.io/repo/repo.key | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb https://downloads.opennebula.io/repo/5.12/Ubuntu/18.04 stable opennebula" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/opennebula.list

Step 4: Install OpenNebula

Update your package list and install OpenNebula using the commands below:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install opennebula

Step 5: Configure OpenNebula

After successful installation, you need to configure OpenNebula by editing the configuration file /etc/one/oned.conf and set the following values:

# Insecure
# server_port=2667
# this should point to the database you setup:
# db=backend/mysql

Step 6: Start OpenNebula services

Start the necessary OpenNebula services using the following commands:

sudo systemctl enable opennebula
sudo systemctl enable opennebula-sunstone
sudo systemctl start opennebula
sudo systemctl start opennebula-sunstone

Step 7: Access OpenNebula Web Interface

Open a web browser and navigate to http://<POP_OS_Latest_IP_Address>/ui/, where POP_OS_Latest_IP_Address is the IP address of your POP OS Latest instance. You will be prompted to log in to the OpenNebula web interface using your credentials.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed OpenNebula on POP OS Latest. You can now start using OpenNebula to manage cloud resources.