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Server Installation
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===================
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There are multiple methods to install a Warewulf server. This page describes
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some of those methods.
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Binary RPMs
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The Warewulf project builds binary RPMs as part of its CI/CD process. You can
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obtain them from the `GitHub releases`_ page.
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.. _GitHub releases: https://github.com/warewulf/warewulf/releases
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Rocky Linux 9
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.. code-block:: console
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# dnf install https://github.com/warewulf/warewulf/releases/download/v4.6.5/warewulf-4.6.5-1.el9.x86_64.rpm
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openSuse Leap
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.. code-block:: console
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# zypper install https://github.com/warewulf/warewulf/releases/download/v4.6.5/warewulf-4.6.5-1.suse.lp155.x86_64.rpm
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Container images
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Warewulf can be built in a Linux container. This can be especially useful for
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testing and development, or to replace traditional package installation. It is
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also possible to only use the container for building and the install it in the
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host system afterwards. For that look at the INSTALL, UNINSTALL and PURGE labels
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inside the `Dockerfile`_
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.. _Dockerfile: https://github.com/warewulf/warewulf/blob/main/Dockerfile
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Docker
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------
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.. code-block:: console
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# docker build -t warewulf .
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# docker run -d --replace --name warewulf-test --privileged --net=host -v /:/host -v /etc/warewulf:/etc/warewulf -v /var/lib/warewulf/:/var/lib/warewulf/ -e NAME=warewulf-test -e IMAGE=warewulf warewulf
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Systemd-nspawn
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Warewulf runs multiple services inside one single container and uses systemd as
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init system. As such, it might be better to use `systemd-nspawn`_, which was
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explicitly made to run containers with a full init system.
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.. _systemd-nspawn: https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemd-nspawn.html
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.. code-block:: console
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# docker build -t warewulf .
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# mkdir warewulf-nspawn
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# docker export "$(docker create --name warewulf-test warewulf true)" | tar -x -C warewulf-nspawn
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# systemd-nspawn -D warewulf-nspawn/ passwd
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# systemd-nspawn -D warewulf-nspawn/ --boot
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Compiled from Source
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Before you build the Warewulf source code you will first need to install the
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build dependencies:
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* ``make``: This should be available via your Linux distribution's package
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manager (e.g. ``dnf install make``)
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* ``go``: Golang is also available on most current Linux distributions, but you
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can also install `the most recent version. <https://golang.org/dl/>`_
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* Depending on your Linux Distribution, you may need to install other
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development packages. Typically it is recommended to install the entire
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development group.
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.. code-block::
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dnf groupinstall "Development Tools"
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Once these dependencies are installed, you can obtain and build the source code.
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Release Tarball
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The Warewulf project releases source distributions alongside its binary RPMs.
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You can obtain them from the `GitHub releases`_ page.
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Select the version you wish to install and download the tarball to any
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location on the server, then follow these directions making the
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appropriate substitutions:
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.. code-block:: bash
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curl -LO https://github.com/warewulf/warewulf/releases/download/v4.6.5/warewulf-4.6.5.tar.gz
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tar -xf warewulf-4.6.5.tar.gz
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cd warewulf-4.6.5
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make all && sudo make install
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Git
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You can install different versions of Warewulf from its Git tags or branches.
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The ``main`` branch is where most active development occurs, so if you want to
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obtain the latest and greatest version of Warewulf, this is where to go. But be
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forewarned, using a snapshot from ``main`` is not guaranteed to be stable or
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generally supported for production.
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If you are building for production, it is best to download a release tarball
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from the main site, the GitHub releases page, or from a Git tag.
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.. code-block:: bash
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git clone https://github.com/warewulf/warewulf.git
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cd warewulf
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git checkout main # or switch to a tag like 'v4.6.5'
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make all && sudo make install
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Runtime Dependencies
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In its default configuration, Warewulf requires some operating system provided
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services. Generally these are provided by your distribution.
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* ``dhcp-server``
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* ``tftp-server``
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* ``nfs-utils``
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If you are using an Enterprise Linux compatible distribution you can install
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them with ``dnf install dhcp-server tftp-server nfs-utils``.
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Building RPM packages from source
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You can also build RPM packages from source.
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.. code-block:: bash
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dnf -y install epel-release
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dnf -y install make mock
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git clone git@github.com:warewulf/warewulf.git
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cd warewulf
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make clean && make dist warewulf.spec && mock -r rocky+epel-9-$(arch) --rebuild --spec=warewulf.spec --sources=.
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)
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dnf -y install /var/lib/mock/rocky+epel-9-$(arch)/result/warewulf-*.$(arch).rpm
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Starting warewulfd
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==================
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The Warewulf installation registers the Warewulf service with systemd, so it
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should be as easy to start/stop/check as any other systemd service:
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.. code-block:: console
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# systemctl enable --now warewulfd
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