How to Install Doozerd on Void Linux

Doozerd is a highly available, consistent, and fault-tolerant data store. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Doozerd on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following:

  • A Void Linux system with a user account with sudo privileges.
  • A terminal with access to the command line.

Installing Doozerd

  1. Start by updating your system's package list and upgrading any existing packages:
sudo xbps-install -Svyu
  1. Install the packages required to compile Doozerd:
sudo xbps-install -S git make g++ pkg-config libtool
  1. Clone the Doozerd repository:
git clone https://github.com/ha/doozerd.git
  1. Navigate to the cloned directory:
cd doozerd
  1. Compile and install Doozerd:
make && sudo make install
  1. Create a configuration file for Doozerd:
sudo mkdir /etc/doozerd
sudo cp doozerd.conf.sample /etc/doozerd/doozerd.conf
  1. Start Doozerd:
sudo doozerd

Testing

To test if Doozerd is working properly, we can use the doozer command-line client.

  1. Install the client:
sudo xbps-install -S doozer-tools
  1. Connect to the Doozerd server:
doozerd -a 127.0.0.1:8046 boot
  1. Check the server's status:
doozer info

You should see output that confirms Doozerd is up and running.

connect attempt 0 in progress
127.0.0.1:8046: connecting: failed: connection refused
connect attempt 1 in progress
127.0.0.1:8046: connected

cluster id:       98713
members:          [127.0.0.1:8046]
commit index:     1
protocol version: 0

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed and tested Doozerd on Void Linux. You can now start using Doozerd as a highly available, distributed data store for your applications.