This is the main repository containing all installation scripts, configuration and customization of operating system all application present in Spotter Cluster virtual machine.

Operating system preparation

Virtual machine specifications

• Memory: 4 GB
• CPU: 1 processor, 2 cores
• Hard Disk: SCSI, 60 GB

Operating system media download

Download Debian 9.0.0 amd64 netinstall from https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/ and launch Text-mode installation

Operating system installation

Locale settings

• Language: English
• Country, territory or area: other
• Continent or region: Europe
• Country, territory or area: Czech Republic
• Country to base default locale settings on: United States - en_US.UTF-8
• Keymap to use: American English

Hostname

• Hostname: debian
• Domain name: [leave blank]

Users

• Root password: [random password of your choice]
• Full name for the new user: user
• Username for your account: user
• Choose a password for the new user: [random passowrd of your choice]

Note: The user account will be deleted afterwards as part of installation steps.

Partitions

• Partitioning method: Manual

1. Create empty partition table on SCSI1 (0,0,0) (sda)
2. Create new partition
   • New partition size: 256 MB
   • Type for the new partition: Primary
   • Location for the new partition: Beginning
   • Definition
     • Use as: Ext2 file system
     • Format the partition: yes, format it
     • Mount point: /boot
     • Mount options: default
     • Label: none
     • Reserved blocks: 5%
     • Typical usage: standard
     • Bootable flag: on
3. Create new partition
   • New partition size: [maximum]
   • Type for the new partition: Primary
   • Location for the new partition: Beginning
   • Definition
     • Use as: physical volume for encryption
     • Encryption method: Device-mapper (dm-crypt)
     • Encryption: aes
     • Key size: 128
     • IV algorithm: xts-plain64
     • Encryption key: Passphrase
     • Erase data: no
     • Bootable flag: off
4. Configure encrypted volumes
   • Create encrypted volumes
   • /dev/sda2
   • Finish
   • Encryption passphrase: [random]
5. Select encrypted volume (sda2_crypt), partition #1
   • Use as: physical volume for LVM
6. Configure the Logical Volume Manager
   • Create volume group
     • Volume group name: vg0
     • Devices for the new volume group: /dev/mapper/sda2_crypt
   • Create logical volume
     • Volume group: vg0
     • Logical volume name: swap
     • Logical volume size: 4 GB
   • Create logical volume
     • Volume group: vg0
     • Logical volume name: root
     • Logical volume size: [maximum]
   • Finish
7. Select LVM VG vg0, LV root, partition #1
   • Definition
     • Use as: Ext4 journaling file system
     • Mount point: /
     • Mount options: noatime
     • Label: none
     • Reserved blocks: 1%
     • Typical usage: standard
8. Select LVM VG vg0, LV swap, partition #1
   • Use as: swap area
9. Finish partitioning and write changes to disk

Packages

• Scan another CD or DVD?: No
• Debian archive mirror counrty: Czechia
• Debian archive mirror: ftp.cz.debian.org
• HTTP proxy information: [leave blank]
• Participate in package survey: No
• Choose software to install: [unselect all]

Bootloader

• Install the GRUB boot loader to the master boot record?: yes
• Device for boot loader installation: /dev/sda

Application installation

First time setup

# Update package info
apt update

# Install git
apt install git

# Clone the repository
git clone https://gitlab.dasm.cz:8443/Spotter-Cluster/Spotter-Cluster.git

# Enter the repository directory
cd Spotter-Cluster

# Optional: Edit the install sequence script
vi 00-install.sh

# Launch the script
./00-install.sh

Resuming from a snapshot

Assumes that the repository has already been cloned.

# Enter the repository directory
cd Spotter-Cluster

# Update repository
git pull

# Optional: Edit the install sequence script
vi 00-install.sh

# Launch the script
./00-install.sh

Port assignment

Application	HTTP Port	HTTPS Port
Redis	6379	N/A
Solr	8983	N/A
Sahana	8001	8401
CKAN	8003	8403
CKAN Datapusher	8004	8404
OpenMapKit	8007	8407