juicefs Installation Guide Installation Guide

juicefs is a free and open-source POSIX file system. JuiceFS provides POSIX-compatible file system built on object storage

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 1 core minimum

RAM: 1GB minimum

Storage: Object storage

Network: FUSE mount

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 N/A (default juicefs 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 juicefs
sudo dnf install -y juicefs

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

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

# Verify installation
juicefs --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install juicefs
sudo apt install -y juicefs

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

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow N/A

# Verify installation
juicefs --version

bash

# Install juicefs
sudo pacman -S juicefs

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

# Verify installation
juicefs --version

bash

# Install juicefs
apk add --no-cache juicefs

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

# Verify installation
juicefs --version

bash

# Install juicefs
sudo zypper install -y juicefs

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

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

# Verify installation
juicefs --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install juicefs

# Start service
brew services start juicefs

# Verify installation
juicefs --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install juicefs

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

# Start service
service juicefs start

# Verify installation
juicefs --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install juicefs

# Or using Scoop
scoop install juicefs

# Verify installation
juicefs --version

bash

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

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

# Test configuration
juicefs --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable juicefs

# Start service
sudo systemctl start juicefs

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop juicefs

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart juicefs

# Check status
sudo systemctl status juicefs

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u juicefs -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add juicefs default

# Start service
rc-service juicefs start

# Stop service
rc-service juicefs stop

# Restart service
rc-service juicefs restart

# Check status
rc-service juicefs status

bash

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

# Start service
service juicefs start

# Stop service
service juicefs stop

# Restart service
service juicefs restart

# Check status
service juicefs status

bash

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

# Check status
brew services list | grep juicefs

powershell

# Start service
net start juicefs

# Stop service
net stop juicefs

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

# Check status
Get-Service juicefs

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream juicefs_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:N/A;
}

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

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

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

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://juicefs_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 juicefs.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://juicefs.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

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

haproxy

frontend juicefs_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/juicefs.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend juicefs_backend

backend juicefs_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server juicefs1 127.0.0.1:N/A check

bash

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

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=N/A/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 juicefs

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u juicefs -f

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

bash

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

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

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

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop juicefs

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

# Start service
sudo systemctl start juicefs

1. Service won't start:

bash

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

# Check configuration
juicefs --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/juicefs

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep N/A

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost N/A

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

3. Performance issues:

bash

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

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

# Check connections
ss -an | grep N/A

yaml

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

Maintenance

bash

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

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

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu juicefs

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade juicefs

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update juicefs

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade juicefs

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

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart juicefs

Regular Maintenance

bash

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

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

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

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

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

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

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