lizardfs Installation Guide Installation Guide

lizardfs is a free and open-source distributed file system. LizardFS provides distributed file system for data centers

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 2+ cores

RAM: 2GB minimum

Storage: 100GB+ for chunks

Network: Native protocol

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 9420 (default lizardfs port)

Master on 9419

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 lizardfs
sudo dnf install -y lizardfs

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

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=9420/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
lizardfs --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install lizardfs
sudo apt install -y lizardfs

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

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 9420

# Verify installation
lizardfs --version

bash

# Install lizardfs
sudo pacman -S lizardfs

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

# Verify installation
lizardfs --version

bash

# Install lizardfs
apk add --no-cache lizardfs

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

# Verify installation
lizardfs --version

bash

# Install lizardfs
sudo zypper install -y lizardfs

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

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=9420/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
lizardfs --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install lizardfs

# Start service
brew services start lizardfs

# Verify installation
lizardfs --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install lizardfs

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

# Start service
service lizardfs start

# Verify installation
lizardfs --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install lizardfs

# Or using Scoop
scoop install lizardfs

# Verify installation
lizardfs --version

bash

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

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

# Test configuration
lizardfs --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable lizardfs

# Start service
sudo systemctl start lizardfs

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop lizardfs

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart lizardfs

# Check status
sudo systemctl status lizardfs

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u lizardfs -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add lizardfs default

# Start service
rc-service lizardfs start

# Stop service
rc-service lizardfs stop

# Restart service
rc-service lizardfs restart

# Check status
rc-service lizardfs status

bash

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

# Start service
service lizardfs start

# Stop service
service lizardfs stop

# Restart service
service lizardfs restart

# Check status
service lizardfs status

bash

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

# Check status
brew services list | grep lizardfs

powershell

# Start service
net start lizardfs

# Stop service
net stop lizardfs

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

# Check status
Get-Service lizardfs

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream lizardfs_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:9420;
}

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

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

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

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://lizardfs_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 lizardfs.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://lizardfs.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName lizardfs.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/lizardfs.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/lizardfs.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:9420/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:9420/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend lizardfs_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/lizardfs.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend lizardfs_backend

backend lizardfs_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server lizardfs1 127.0.0.1:9420 check

bash

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

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=9420/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 lizardfs

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u lizardfs -f

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

bash

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

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

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

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop lizardfs

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

# Start service
sudo systemctl start lizardfs

1. Service won't start:

bash

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

# Check configuration
lizardfs --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/lizardfs

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep 9420

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost 9420

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

3. Performance issues:

bash

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

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

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 9420

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  lizardfs:
    image: lizardfs:latest
    ports:
      - "9420:9420"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/lizardfs
      - ./data:/var/lib/lizardfs
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

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

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

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu lizardfs

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade lizardfs

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update lizardfs

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade lizardfs

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

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart lizardfs

Regular Maintenance

bash

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

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

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

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

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

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

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