Warewulf Installation
There are multiple methods to install Warewulf, this page describes the installation process of multiple methods:
Binary RPMs
The Warewulf project builds binary RPMs as part of its CI/CD process. You can obtain them from the GitHub releases page.
Rocky Linux 8
# dnf install https://github.com/hpcng/warewulf/releases/download/v4.4.0/warewulf-4.4.0-1.git_afcdb21.el8.x86_64.rpm
openSuse Leap
# zypper install https://github.com/hpcng/warewulf/releases/download/v4.4.0/warewulf-4.4.0-1.git_afcdb21.suse.lp153.x86_64.rpm
Compiled Source code
Before you build the Warewulf source code you will first need to install the build dependencies:
make
: This should be available via your Linux distribution’s package manager (e.g.dnf install make
)go
: Golang is also available on most current Linux distributions, but if you wish to install the most recent version, you can find that here: https://golang.org/dl/Depending on your Linux Distribution, you may need to install other development packages. Typically it is recommended to install the entire development group like
dnf groupinstall "Development Tools"
Once these dependencies are installed, you can obtain and build the source code as follows:
Release Tarball
When the Warewulf project releases stable versions, they are available via source form here:
https://github.com/hpcng/warewulf/tags
Select the version you wish to install and download the tarball to any location on the server, then follow these directions making the appropriate substitutions:
# EDIT HERE
VERSION=4.2.0
DOWNLOAD=/tmp/warewulf-${4.2.0}.tar.gz
# COPY/PASTE THIS
mkdir ~/src
cd ~/src
tar xvf ${DOWNLOAD}
cd warewulf-${VERSION}
make all && sudo make install
Git
Warewulf is developed in “Git”, a source code management platform that
allows collaborative development and revision control. From the Git
repository, you can download different versions of the project either
from tags or branches. By default, when you go to the GitHub page, you
will find the default branch entitled main
. The main
branch is
where most of the active development occurs, so if you want to obtain
the latest and greatest version of Warewulf, this is where to go. But
be forewarned, using a snapshot from main
is not guaranteed to be
stable or generally supported for production. If you are building for
production, it is best to download a release tarball from the main
site, the GitHub releases page, or from a Git tag.
mkdir ~/git
cd ~/git
git clone https://github.com/hpcng/warewulf.git
cd warewulf
git checkout main # or switch to a tag like '4.2.0'
make all && sudo make install
Runtime Dependencies
In Warewulf’s default configuration, it will require some operating system provided services. Generally these are provided by your installation vendor and can be installed over the network.
These are the services you will need to install:
dhcp-server
tftp-server
nfs-utils
If you are using an Enterprise Linux compatible distribution you can
install them with yum install dhcp-server tftp-server nfs-utils
.