cloud9 Installation Guide Installation Guide

cloud9 is a free and open-source cloud development. Cloud9 provides cloud-based integrated development environment

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 2+ cores

RAM: 2GB minimum

Storage: 10GB for workspace

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 cloud9 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 cloud9
sudo dnf install -y cloud9

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now cloud9

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

# Verify installation
cloud9 --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install cloud9
sudo apt install -y cloud9

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now cloud9

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 8080

# Verify installation
cloud9 --version

bash

# Install cloud9
sudo pacman -S cloud9

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now cloud9

# Verify installation
cloud9 --version

bash

# Install cloud9
apk add --no-cache cloud9

# Enable and start service
rc-update add cloud9 default
rc-service cloud9 start

# Verify installation
cloud9 --version

bash

# Install cloud9
sudo zypper install -y cloud9

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now cloud9

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

# Verify installation
cloud9 --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install cloud9

# Start service
brew services start cloud9

# Verify installation
cloud9 --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install cloud9

# Enable in rc.conf
echo 'cloud9_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service cloud9 start

# Verify installation
cloud9 --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install cloud9

# Or using Scoop
scoop install cloud9

# Verify installation
cloud9 --version

bash

# Create configuration directory
sudo mkdir -p /etc/cloud9

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

# Test configuration
cloud9 --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable cloud9

# Start service
sudo systemctl start cloud9

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop cloud9

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart cloud9

# Check status
sudo systemctl status cloud9

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u cloud9 -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add cloud9 default

# Start service
rc-service cloud9 start

# Stop service
rc-service cloud9 stop

# Restart service
rc-service cloud9 restart

# Check status
rc-service cloud9 status

bash

# Enable in /etc/rc.conf
echo 'cloud9_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service cloud9 start

# Stop service
service cloud9 stop

# Restart service
service cloud9 restart

# Check status
service cloud9 status

bash

# Using Homebrew services
brew services start cloud9
brew services stop cloud9
brew services restart cloud9

# Check status
brew services list | grep cloud9

powershell

# Start service
net start cloud9

# Stop service
net stop cloud9

# Using PowerShell
Start-Service cloud9
Stop-Service cloud9
Restart-Service cloud9

# Check status
Get-Service cloud9

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream cloud9_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:8080;
}

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name cloud9.example.com;
    return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    server_name cloud9.example.com;

    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/cloud9.example.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/cloud9.example.com.key;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://cloud9_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 cloud9.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://cloud9.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName cloud9.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/cloud9.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/cloud9.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:8080/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:8080/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend cloud9_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/cloud9.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend cloud9_backend

backend cloud9_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server cloud91 127.0.0.1:8080 check

bash

# Set appropriate permissions
sudo chown -R cloud9:cloud9 /etc/cloud9
sudo chmod 750 /etc/cloud9

# 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 cloud9

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u cloud9 -f

# Monitor resource usage
top -p $(pgrep cloud9)

bash

#!/bin/bash
# Basic backup script
BACKUP_DIR="/backup/cloud9"
DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)

mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
tar -czf "$BACKUP_DIR/cloud9-backup-$DATE.tar.gz" /etc/cloud9 /var/lib/cloud9

echo "Backup completed: $BACKUP_DIR/cloud9-backup-$DATE.tar.gz"

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop cloud9

# Restore from backup
tar -xzf /backup/cloud9/cloud9-backup-*.tar.gz -C /

# Start service
sudo systemctl start cloud9

1. Service won't start:

bash

# Check logs
sudo journalctl -u cloud9 -n 100
sudo tail -f /var/log/cloud9/cloud9.log

# Check configuration
cloud9 --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/cloud9

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 cloud9)

# Check disk I/O
iotop -p $(pgrep cloud9)

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 8080

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  cloud9:
    image: cloud9:latest
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/cloud9
      - ./data:/var/lib/cloud9
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

# RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/AlmaLinux
sudo dnf update cloud9

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade cloud9

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu cloud9

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade cloud9

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update cloud9

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade cloud9

# Always backup before updates
tar -czf /backup/cloud9-pre-update-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /etc/cloud9

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart cloud9

Regular Maintenance

bash

# Log rotation
sudo logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.d/cloud9

# Clean old logs
find /var/log/cloud9 -name "*.log" -mtime +30 -delete

# Check disk usage
du -sh /var/lib/cloud9

Official Documentation: https://docs.cloud9.org/

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/cloud9/cloud9

Community Forum: https://forum.cloud9.org/

Best Practices Guide: https://docs.cloud9.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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