For the uninitiated, Rudder is an open-source, multi-platform solution for auditing and managing configuration systems’ configurations. It also allows you to automate and maintain your production infrastructure in compliance via its auditing feature. Rudder has built-in rules to perform low-level configuration patterns and ensure systems are synchronized across IT infrastructure and more. For more about Rudder, please check its homepage. Follow the steps below to get Rudder installed on Ubuntu.
Install Java
Rudder requires Java, so you’ll need Java installed to run it. The open-source Java works great with Rudder. To install the open-source version of Java, run the commands below: After installing Java, the commands below can be used to verify whether Java is installed. You should see similar output as below:
Install Rudder
Now that Java is installed, continue below to get Rudder and all dependencies installed. To ensure the packages you will install are official builds and have not been altered, import our key into apt using the following command: Rudder key fingerprint is shown below: After importing the key above, run the commands below to create the Rudder repository on Ubuntu by running the commands below: Next, run the commands below to update your local package database to retrieve the list of packages available on our repository: Finally, run the commands below to install Rudder. The commands above will fetch and download all Rudder’s packages along with dependencies and install them on Ubuntu. During the installation, you will get a prompt on whether to have a database installed and configured for you. Choose No Choose No
Access Rudder Web Portal
Once all these steps have been completed, use your web browser to go to the server’s hostname or IP address. You should see a loading screen, then a login prompt. The default login is:
User: admin Password: admin
You are strongly advised to change this password as soon as possible. Now you should go to Settings → General → Allowed Networks and check that the networks listed there properly include all your node’s network addresses. By default, this will contain your server’s attached networks. The setup of the Rudder server is now complete. You can begin installing client software and configuring them to connect to the server node. For more about installing Rudder client software on Ubuntu, check this page Conclusion: This post shows you how to install Rudder on Ubuntu 18.04 | 16.04. If you find any errors above, please use the comment form below to report them. Thanks! You may also like the post below:
