strider Installation Guide Installation Guide

strider is a free and open-source continuous deployment. Strider provides open source continuous deployment/integration platform

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 2+ cores

RAM: 2GB minimum

Storage: 20GB for builds

Network: HTTP/Git access

Operating System:

Linux: Any modern distribution (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, openSUSE)

macOS: 10.14+ (Mojave or newer)

Windows: Windows Server 2016+ or Windows 10

FreeBSD: 11.0+

Network Requirements:

Port 3000 (default strider port)

None

Dependencies:

See official documentation for specific requirements

System Access: root or sudo privileges required

This guide supports installation on:

RHEL 8/9 and derivatives (CentOS Stream, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux)

Debian 11/12

Ubuntu 20.04/22.04/24.04 LTS

Arch Linux (rolling release)

Alpine Linux 3.18+

openSUSE Leap 15.5+ / Tumbleweed

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15+

macOS 12+ (Monterey and later)

FreeBSD 13+

Windows 10/11/Server 2019+ (where applicable)

bash

# Install EPEL repository if needed
sudo dnf install -y epel-release

# Install strider
sudo dnf install -y strider

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now strider

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=3000/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
strider --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install strider
sudo apt install -y strider

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now strider

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 3000

# Verify installation
strider --version

bash

# Install strider
sudo pacman -S strider

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now strider

# Verify installation
strider --version

bash

# Install strider
apk add --no-cache strider

# Enable and start service
rc-update add strider default
rc-service strider start

# Verify installation
strider --version

bash

# Install strider
sudo zypper install -y strider

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now strider

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=3000/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
strider --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install strider

# Start service
brew services start strider

# Verify installation
strider --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install strider

# Enable in rc.conf
echo 'strider_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service strider start

# Verify installation
strider --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install strider

# Or using Scoop
scoop install strider

# Verify installation
strider --version

bash

# Create configuration directory
sudo mkdir -p /etc/strider

# Set up basic configuration
# See official documentation for detailed configuration options

# Test configuration
strider --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable strider

# Start service
sudo systemctl start strider

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop strider

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart strider

# Check status
sudo systemctl status strider

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u strider -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add strider default

# Start service
rc-service strider start

# Stop service
rc-service strider stop

# Restart service
rc-service strider restart

# Check status
rc-service strider status

bash

# Enable in /etc/rc.conf
echo 'strider_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service strider start

# Stop service
service strider stop

# Restart service
service strider restart

# Check status
service strider status

bash

# Using Homebrew services
brew services start strider
brew services stop strider
brew services restart strider

# Check status
brew services list | grep strider

powershell

# Start service
net start strider

# Stop service
net stop strider

# Using PowerShell
Start-Service strider
Stop-Service strider
Restart-Service strider

# Check status
Get-Service strider

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream strider_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:3000;
}

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name strider.example.com;
    return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    server_name strider.example.com;

    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/strider.example.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/strider.example.com.key;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://strider_backend;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
}

apache

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName strider.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://strider.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName strider.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/strider.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/strider.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:3000/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:3000/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend strider_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/strider.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend strider_backend

backend strider_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server strider1 127.0.0.1:3000 check

bash

# Set appropriate permissions
sudo chown -R strider:strider /etc/strider
sudo chmod 750 /etc/strider

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=3000/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Enable SELinux policies (if applicable)
sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect on

See official documentation for database configuration requirements.

bash

# Basic system tuning
echo 'net.core.somaxconn = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
echo 'net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
sudo sysctl -p

bash

# Check service status
sudo systemctl status strider

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u strider -f

# Monitor resource usage
top -p $(pgrep strider)

bash

#!/bin/bash
# Basic backup script
BACKUP_DIR="/backup/strider"
DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)

mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
tar -czf "$BACKUP_DIR/strider-backup-$DATE.tar.gz" /etc/strider /var/lib/strider

echo "Backup completed: $BACKUP_DIR/strider-backup-$DATE.tar.gz"

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop strider

# Restore from backup
tar -xzf /backup/strider/strider-backup-*.tar.gz -C /

# Start service
sudo systemctl start strider

1. Service won't start:

bash

# Check logs
sudo journalctl -u strider -n 100
sudo tail -f /var/log/strider/strider.log

# Check configuration
strider --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/strider

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep 3000

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost 3000

# Check firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --list-all

3. Performance issues:

bash

# Check resource usage
top -p $(pgrep strider)

# Check disk I/O
iotop -p $(pgrep strider)

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 3000

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  strider:
    image: strider:latest
    ports:
      - "3000:3000"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/strider
      - ./data:/var/lib/strider
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

# RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/AlmaLinux
sudo dnf update strider

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade strider

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu strider

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade strider

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update strider

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade strider

# Always backup before updates
tar -czf /backup/strider-pre-update-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /etc/strider

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart strider

Regular Maintenance

bash

# Log rotation
sudo logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.d/strider

# Clean old logs
find /var/log/strider -name "*.log" -mtime +30 -delete

# Check disk usage
du -sh /var/lib/strider

Official Documentation: https://docs.strider.org/

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/strider/strider

Community Forum: https://forum.strider.org/

Best Practices Guide: https://docs.strider.org/best-practices

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Note: This guide is part of the HowToMgr collection. Always refer to official documentation for the most up-to-date information.

1. Prerequisites

2. Supported Operating Systems

3. Installation

RHEL/CentOS/Rocky Linux/AlmaLinux

Debian/Ubuntu

Arch Linux

Alpine Linux

openSUSE/SLES

macOS

FreeBSD

Windows

Initial Configuration

Basic Configuration

5. Service Management

systemd (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, openSUSE)

OpenRC (Alpine Linux)

rc.d (FreeBSD)

launchd (macOS)

Windows Service Manager

Advanced Configuration

Reverse Proxy Setup

nginx Configuration

Apache Configuration

HAProxy Configuration

Security Configuration

Basic Security Setup

Database Setup

Performance Optimization

System Tuning

Monitoring

Basic Monitoring

9. Backup and Restore

Backup Script

Restore Procedure

6. Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Integration Examples

Docker Compose Example

Maintenance

Update Procedures

Regular Maintenance

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