Quick install CFEngine Enterprise
Recommended for new users and Linux users. Follow these steps to install the latest LTS version of CFEngine Enterprise. For other operating systems and versions, visit the Enterprise download page and follow the documentation
Quick install steps
Recommended for new usersCheck the requirements
For CFEngine Hub
- 64-bit machine with a recent version of Linux
- 2gb of memory
- 100mb of disk space per host you plan to connect to
- Ports 5308 and 443 must be open & hostname must be set
For CFEngine Agent
- 32/64-bit machine with a recent version of Linux
- 20mb of memory
- 20mb of disk space per host you plan to connect to
- Port 5308 must be open
Download + install CFEngine Hub
Run the following command to download and automatically Install CFEngine Hub
wget https://s3.amazonaws.com/cfengine.packages/quick-install-cfengine-enterprise.sh && sudo bash ./quick-install-cfengine-enterprise.sh hubOnce installed, you must bootstrap the hub to itself. Find the IP address of your machine using the (ifconfig) command, and run the following command:
sudo /var/cfengine/bin/cf-agent --bootstrap <IP address of policy server>Download + install CFEngine Agent
Run the following command on any machine you'd like to connect to the Hub; it will download and automatically install the Agent.
wget https://s3.amazonaws.com/cfengine.packages/quick-install-cfengine-enterprise.sh && sudo bash ./quick-install-cfengine-enterprise.sh agentNow bootstrap the Agent to the Hub. Using the IP address from step 2 above, run the following command:
sudo /var/cfengine/bin/cf-agent --bootstrap <IP address of policy server>Log in to CFEngine Mission Portal
In any modern browser, visit the IP address of your Hub from step 2 above.
Log in with username: admin & password: admin
What’s next?
- Read the documentation
- Learn how to write your first policy
- Visit our developer resources page and join the community
- Contact us if you need any help
