How to Install LeoFS on NixOS Latest

LeoFS is a highly scalable, distributed, and fault-tolerant object storage system. NixOS is a Linux distribution built on functional principles that enables atomic upgrades and rollbacks. In this tutorial, we'll go through the steps to install LeoFS on NixOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we get started with the installation, you need to have the following prerequisites:

• A server running NixOS Latest
• Basic knowledge of Linux commands
• SSH access to the server with sudo privileges

Step 1: Update the System

Before we begin, let's update the system to ensure that we have the latest versions of packages.

sudo nix-channel --update
sudo nixos-rebuild switch

Step 2: Install Erlang

LeoFS is built on Erlang, so you need to have Erlang installed on your system. You can install it using the command below:

sudo nix-env -iA nixos.erlang

Step 3: Download and Configure LeoFS

To download LeoFS, navigate to the official website http://leo-project.net/

Download LeoFS's binary file as below;

cd /tmp
wget https://github.com/leo-project/leo_gateway/releases/download/3.3.3/leo_gateway-3.3.3.tar.gz
tar xzvf leo_gateway-3.3.3.tar.gz
cd leo_gateway-3.3.3

After downloading and extracting the binary file, you need to configure LeoFS.

./bin/leo_gateway configure

Follow the prompts and answer the configuration questions accordingly. Once the configuration is complete, LeoFS will be installed on your system.

Step 4: Start LeoFS Servers

You can start the LeoFS servers using the command below:

sudo systemctl start leofs-gateway
sudo systemctl start leofs-storage
sudo systemctl start leofs-manager

You can confirm if LeoFS is running by checking the status.

sudo systemctl status leofs-gateway
sudo systemctl status leofs-storage
sudo systemctl status leofs-manager

Step 5: Configure Firewall

LeoFS uses various ports to operate, so you need to open these ports on your firewall. You can open the necessary ports using the commands below:

sudo firewall-cmd --add-port=8080/tcp --permanent
sudo firewall-cmd --add-port=10010/tcp --permanent
sudo firewall-cmd --add-port=10020/tcp --permanent
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have installed LeoFS on NixOS Latest. LeoFS is a highly scalable, distributed, and fault-tolerant object storage system that can be used to store and manage large quantities of data. With LeoFS, you can have a reliable, secure, and fast storage system that can meet your organization's data storage and management needs.