Dev System Configuration

Installation and Configuration Overview - What you’ll be doing:

1. Install the base OS
2. Configure base OS for running Crowbar
3. git clone https://github.com/opencrowbar/core
4. Start crowbar in a Docker container
5. Deploy slave nodes and Hack away!

Prereqs

You’ll need (or end up with after following these docs):

• A Linux development environment (running on bare metal or VirtualBox)
• Internet Access
• Your own user (NOT ROOT)
• Several Networks:
• Crowbar relies on a few private networks - they can all be on the same NIC, bridges, or whatever.
• Recommended: a local caching proxy server - we download a lot.

OK, let’s get started setting up the development environemnt:

What’s your platform?

Virtual Machine Setup

• VirtualBox based installations - network configs and basic install info
• KVM on Ubuntu
• KVM on Fedora Core 19

O/S configs

Makes sure you have development O/S on the Virtual Machine or bare metal. Also, get the docker stuff all configured properly:

• Ubuntu 12.04.03
• CentOS 6.5
• Fedora Core 19
• SUSE
• OpenSUSE Images

Setup Docker Admin Node

1. follow steps in docker-admin.md

Deploy Nodes!

Now that you’ve got Crowbar installed, it’s time to look in the Deployment Guide for instructions about provisioning nodes.

Change to Crowbar user

1. su - crowbar to gain ruby-2.0 and control Crowbar via the CLI!
2. we’ve provided a handle tools/rails-console command if you want to reach deep into the bowels of the bunny.