Module 3: Install Tools¶

In this guide, we will be using the root account.

Instructions:

1. Use SSH key to log into your ubuntu server, then set root password

   • sudo su
   • passwd root

2. Install pre-requisite applications

   • apt-get update
   • apt-get install build-essential checkinstall
   • apt-get install libreadline-gplv2-dev libncursesw5-dev libssl-dev libsqlite3-dev tk-dev libgdbm-dev libc6-dev libbz2-dev

3. Install python 2.7

   • wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.16/Python-2.7.16.tgz
   • tar xzvf Python-2.7.16.tgz
   • ./configure --enable-optimizations
   • make altinstall
   • python2.7 -V

4. Install python-pip

   • apt install python-pip

5. Install Terraform

   • curl -O https://releases.hashicorp.com/terraform/0.11.13/terraform_0.11.13_linux_amd64.zip
   • mkdir /bin/terraform
   • apt-get install unzip
   • unzip filename -d /bin/terraform
   • export PATH=$PATH:/bin/terraform
   • terraform --version

6. Install AWS CLI

   • pip install awscli --user --upgrade
   • aws --version

7. Install Ansible

   • apt-get install software-properties-common
   • apt-add-repository ppa:ansible/ansible
   • apt update
   • apt-get install ansible
   • ansible --version

8. Configure Ansible

   • nano /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
   • uncomment this line: host_key_checking = False

9. Install f5-sdk library used by Ansible modules

   • install f5-sdk --upgrade

10. Install Java

    • add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
    • apt update
    • apt install openjdk-8-jre-headless

11. Install Jenkins

    • wget -q -O - https://pkg.jenkins.io/debian/jenkins.io.key | sudo apt-key add -
    • sh -c 'echo deb http://pkg.jenkins.io/debian-stable binary/ > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/jenkins.list'
    • apt-get update
    • apt-get install jenkins
    • systemctl start jenkins
    • systemctl status jenkins

12. Get initial Jenkins password and connect to your Jenkins portal to change

    • cat /var/lib/jenkins/secrets/initialAdminPassword
    • access <http://ubuntu_IP:8080>

13. Install Jenkins plugins at Jenkins > Manage Jenkins > Manage Plugins > Available tab > search and Install without restart

    • Amazon EC2 plugin
    • Ansible plugin
    • AWS Global Configuration Plugin
    • GitHub Authentication plugin
    • Global Slack Notifier Plugin
    • Pipeline GitHub Notify Step Plugin
    • Pipeline: AWS Steps
    • Pipeline: GitHub
    • Pipeline: GitHub Groovy Libraries
    • Terraform Plugin

14. Generate key used for accessing resources deployed in AWS. Store the private and public keys in a safe location

    • ssh-keygen -t rsa -b4096

15. Create working directory in location of your choice (optional)

    • mkdir cicdlab
    • cd cicdlab

16. In your GitHub account, fork the below repository

    • https://github.com/tkam8/f5-cicdlab

17. In your working directory, clone the master branch of your cicd lab repository to your your ubuntu instance

    • ``git clone -branch master https://<githubusername>@github.com/<githubreponame>/f5-cicdlab.git ``

This completes installation of required tools and plugins.