How to Install SeaweedFS on POP! OS Latest

SeaweedFS is an open-source distributed file system that can store billions of files and objects. It separates file metadata handling and data storage, supports cross-datacenter replication, and provides RESTful APIs. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install SeaweedFS on POP! OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you start installing SeaweedFS, you need to make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A machine running POP! OS Latest
• A user account with sudo privileges
• Command-line interface (CLI) access

Step 1: Install Go

SeaweedFS is written in the Go programming language. Therefore, you need to install Go to run SeaweedFS. You can install Go using the following commands:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install golang

Verify the installation of Go by running the following command:

go version

If the installation was successful, you should see the version of Go installed.

Step 2: Download SeaweedFS

Download the latest version of SeaweedFS from the official repository using the following commands:

mkdir seaweedfs && cd seaweedfs
wget https://github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/releases/download/branch-build-4139/seaweedfs-branch-build-4139.linux-amd64.tar.gz
tar -xzf seaweedfs-branch-build-4139.linux-amd64.tar.gz

The above commands create a new directory named "seaweedfs," download SeaweedFS, and extract its content.

Step 3: Add SeaweedFS to PATH

In this step, you need to add the seaweedfs binary to your system's environment variable for easy access. You can do this by running the following command:

export PATH=$PATH:/path/to/seaweedfs

Replace "/path/to/seaweedfs" with the path where you extracted the SeaweedFS binary.

To make the change permanent, add the above command to your "~/.bashrc" file by running the following command:

echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/path/to/seaweedfs' >> ~/.bashrc

Step 4: Start SeaweedFS Master Server

In this step, you need to start the SeaweedFS master server, which handles the metadata of the files stored in SeaweedFS. You can start the master server by running the following command:

seaweedfs master

If successful, the above command should output something like the following:

SeaweedFS master version 1.05
IPv4 and IPv6 are available
Url: http://localhost:9333

Step 5: Start SeaweedFS Volume Server

In this step, you need to start the SeaweedFS volume server, which handles the actual storage of the files in SeaweedFS. You can start the volume server by running the following command:

seaweedfs volume -m localhost:9333

If successful, the above command should output something like the following:

using default level db = /tmp/_ferengi.db
SeaweedFS volume server 1.05
Starting SeaweedFS Volume Server at localhost:8080...

Step 6: Test SeaweedFS

In this step, you need to test if the SeaweedFS installation was successful. You can do this by uploading a file to the SeaweedFS volume server using the following command:

curl -F file=@/path/to/testfile.txt http://localhost:8080/submit

Replace "/path/to/testfile.txt" with the path to the file you wish to upload.

If successful, the above command should output something like the following:

{"name":"testfile.txt","size":16,"error":""}

You can verify that the file was uploaded by running the following command:

curl http://localhost:8080/testfile.txt

Replace "testfile.txt" with the name of the file you uploaded. If successful, the above command should output the contents of the file.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and tested SeaweedFS on POP! OS Latest. You can now use SeaweedFS to store and retrieve your files.