che Installation Guide Installation Guide

che is a free and open-source developer workspace. Eclipse Che provides Kubernetes-native IDE and developer workspace

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 4+ cores

RAM: 8GB minimum

Storage: 20GB for workspaces

Network: HTTP/HTTPS

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 8080 (default che port)

Various services

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 che
sudo dnf install -y che

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

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=8080/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
che --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install che
sudo apt install -y che

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

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 8080

# Verify installation
che --version

bash

# Install che
sudo pacman -S che

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

# Verify installation
che --version

bash

# Install che
apk add --no-cache che

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

# Verify installation
che --version

bash

# Install che
sudo zypper install -y che

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

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=8080/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
che --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install che

# Start service
brew services start che

# Verify installation
che --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install che

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

# Start service
service che start

# Verify installation
che --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install che

# Or using Scoop
scoop install che

# Verify installation
che --version

bash

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

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

# Test configuration
che --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable che

# Start service
sudo systemctl start che

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop che

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart che

# Check status
sudo systemctl status che

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u che -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add che default

# Start service
rc-service che start

# Stop service
rc-service che stop

# Restart service
rc-service che restart

# Check status
rc-service che status

bash

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

# Start service
service che start

# Stop service
service che stop

# Restart service
service che restart

# Check status
service che status

bash

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

# Check status
brew services list | grep che

powershell

# Start service
net start che

# Stop service
net stop che

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

# Check status
Get-Service che

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream che_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:8080;
}

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

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

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

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://che_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 che.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://che.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName che.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/che.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/che.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:8080/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:8080/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend che_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/che.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend che_backend

backend che_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server che1 127.0.0.1:8080 check

bash

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

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=8080/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 che

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u che -f

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

bash

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

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

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

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop che

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

# Start service
sudo systemctl start che

1. Service won't start:

bash

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

# Check configuration
che --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/che

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep 8080

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost 8080

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

3. Performance issues:

bash

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

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

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 8080

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  che:
    image: che:latest
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/che
      - ./data:/var/lib/che
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

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

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

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu che

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade che

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update che

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade che

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

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart che

Regular Maintenance

bash

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

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

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

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

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

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

Best Practices Guide: https://docs.che.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

Additional Resources

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