seaweedfs Installation Guide Installation Guide

seaweedfs is a free and open-source distributed storage. SeaweedFS provides simple and highly scalable distributed file system

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 2+ cores

RAM: 2GB minimum

Storage: 100GB+ for data

Network: HTTP/gRPC

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 9333 (default seaweedfs port)

Volume on 8080

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 seaweedfs
sudo dnf install -y seaweedfs

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

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=9333/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
seaweedfs --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install seaweedfs
sudo apt install -y seaweedfs

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

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 9333

# Verify installation
seaweedfs --version

bash

# Install seaweedfs
sudo pacman -S seaweedfs

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

# Verify installation
seaweedfs --version

bash

# Install seaweedfs
apk add --no-cache seaweedfs

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

# Verify installation
seaweedfs --version

bash

# Install seaweedfs
sudo zypper install -y seaweedfs

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

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=9333/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
seaweedfs --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install seaweedfs

# Start service
brew services start seaweedfs

# Verify installation
seaweedfs --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install seaweedfs

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

# Start service
service seaweedfs start

# Verify installation
seaweedfs --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install seaweedfs

# Or using Scoop
scoop install seaweedfs

# Verify installation
seaweedfs --version

bash

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

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

# Test configuration
seaweedfs --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable seaweedfs

# Start service
sudo systemctl start seaweedfs

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop seaweedfs

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart seaweedfs

# Check status
sudo systemctl status seaweedfs

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u seaweedfs -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add seaweedfs default

# Start service
rc-service seaweedfs start

# Stop service
rc-service seaweedfs stop

# Restart service
rc-service seaweedfs restart

# Check status
rc-service seaweedfs status

bash

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

# Start service
service seaweedfs start

# Stop service
service seaweedfs stop

# Restart service
service seaweedfs restart

# Check status
service seaweedfs status

bash

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

# Check status
brew services list | grep seaweedfs

powershell

# Start service
net start seaweedfs

# Stop service
net stop seaweedfs

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

# Check status
Get-Service seaweedfs

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream seaweedfs_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:9333;
}

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

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

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

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://seaweedfs_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 seaweedfs.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://seaweedfs.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName seaweedfs.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/seaweedfs.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/seaweedfs.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:9333/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:9333/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend seaweedfs_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/seaweedfs.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend seaweedfs_backend

backend seaweedfs_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server seaweedfs1 127.0.0.1:9333 check

bash

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

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=9333/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 seaweedfs

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u seaweedfs -f

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

bash

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

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

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

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop seaweedfs

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

# Start service
sudo systemctl start seaweedfs

1. Service won't start:

bash

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

# Check configuration
seaweedfs --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/seaweedfs

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep 9333

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost 9333

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

3. Performance issues:

bash

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

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

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 9333

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  seaweedfs:
    image: seaweedfs:latest
    ports:
      - "9333:9333"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/seaweedfs
      - ./data:/var/lib/seaweedfs
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

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

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

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu seaweedfs

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade seaweedfs

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update seaweedfs

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade seaweedfs

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

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart seaweedfs

Regular Maintenance

bash

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

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

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

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

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

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

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