How to install Archipel on Ubuntu Server

Archipel is a powerful and feature-rich virtualization management platform that allows you to manage your virtual machines easily. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Archipel on your Ubuntu Server.

Prerequisites

Before you begin with the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A user account with sudo privileges
• Ubuntu Server 20.04 installed

Step 1: Update the system

The first step is to update the system to the latest packages. You can do this by running the following commands:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

Step 2: Install the required packages

Next, you need to install the required packages for Archipel. Run the following command to install them:

sudo apt install python3-pip libssl-dev libsasl2-dev libldap2-dev libvirt-dev libvirt-bin libxml2-utils ipcalc

Step 3: Install Archipel

Now, you can install Archipel by running the following command:

pip3 install archipel-core

Step 4: Configure Archipel

After installing Archipel, you need to configure it. First, create a configuration file by running the following command:

cd /etc/archipel
sudo cp config.sample.yml config.yml

Next, open the configuration file with a text editor and make the necessary changes.

sudo nano config.yml

Then update the configuration file with your settings. You can configure the following:

• The database connection details
• The network interfaces
• The XMPP server connection details

Step 5: Start Archipel

Finally, start the Archipel server by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start archipel-core

You can check the status of the service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl status archipel-core

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install and configure Archipel on your Ubuntu Server. You can now start managing your virtualization systems with ease.