How to install SolusVM 2 management server?

Updated May 12, 2024 12:17

Bato Tsydenov

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Applicable to:

The management server is a physical dedicated server that meets the following requirements:

OS	AlmaLinux 8 AlmaLinux 9 CentOS 7 CentOS Stream Debian 10 Debian 11 Debian 12 Ubuntu 18 Ubuntu 20 Ubuntu 22 Ubuntu 24
CPU	Minimum 4 cores/8 threads
RAM	Minimum 4 GB
Free disk space	Minimum 10 GB
Allowed connections to ports	TCP 80 and TCP 443 (web server) TCP 5671 (messaging service RabbitMQ) TCP 5781 (VNC)

Note: The management server cannot run on Xen VM.

Access the management server command line via SSH.
Download the SolusVM 2 installer script:

# curl https://install.solus.io/latest -o installer
Enable execution mode for the downloaded script:

# chmod +x ./installer
Launch the interactive installer in the command line:

# ./installer

Or run non-interactive installation with the command:

# ./installer -accept-eula -admin-email <email> -hostname <host>

Replace <email> with SolusVM 2 administrator email address and <host> with the resolvable hostname or IP address of your management server correspondingly.