Installing the web server

To install the Wazi Image Builder web server, run the installer with the root user ID.

1. Open the directory where the installation package wib-install.tgz is stored.

   cd <directory>

2. Decompress the installation package.

   tar -xvf <package_name>

   When the decompression is complete, the installers can be found in the target directory. If you don't specify a target directory, the installers can be found in the same directory where the installation package is.

   Web server installer

   wib-install

3. Run the installer, and then follow instructions to complete the installation.

   ./<installer_name>

   Standard installation

   This option will install Wazi Image Builder with the following default settings:

   Default user ID for running the web server

   wib

   Default web server installation directory

   /opt/ibm/wib

   Default port for accessing the web server

   9443

   Default user ID for logging into the web server

   wibadmin

   Custom installation

   You can follow instructions to modify all default settings and complete the installation.

   Note: Terraform is required only when you deploy custom images to your target environment in IBM Cloud®. By running the web server installer, you can choose to automatically install the Terraform binary from HashiCorp. You can also install Terraform manually.
   Alternatively, you can run the following command to install the web server silently. Silent installation does not install any required dependencies. You need to install the dependencies before you start the installer silently. For the list of dependencies, see Hardware and software requirements.

   ./<installer_name> --install --wib --wib_port=<port_number> --wib_user=<username> --wib_path=<installation_path> --wib_password=<password>

4. After the installation completes, run the following command to verify whether the installation is successful.
   • RHEL operating system

     rpm -qa | grep wibapp

   • Ubuntu operating system

     dpkg -l | grep wibapp

   If the web server is installed successfully, information, including the right version number, of the installed application is returned.