collins Installation Guide Installation Guide

collins is a free and open-source infrastructure management. Collins provides infrastructure asset management

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 2+ cores

RAM: 2GB minimum

Storage: 10GB for data

Network: HTTP/API

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 9000 (default collins 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 collins
sudo dnf install -y collins

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

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=9000/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
collins --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install collins
sudo apt install -y collins

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

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 9000

# Verify installation
collins --version

bash

# Install collins
sudo pacman -S collins

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

# Verify installation
collins --version

bash

# Install collins
apk add --no-cache collins

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

# Verify installation
collins --version

bash

# Install collins
sudo zypper install -y collins

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

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=9000/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
collins --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install collins

# Start service
brew services start collins

# Verify installation
collins --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install collins

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

# Start service
service collins start

# Verify installation
collins --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install collins

# Or using Scoop
scoop install collins

# Verify installation
collins --version

bash

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

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

# Test configuration
collins --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable collins

# Start service
sudo systemctl start collins

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop collins

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart collins

# Check status
sudo systemctl status collins

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u collins -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add collins default

# Start service
rc-service collins start

# Stop service
rc-service collins stop

# Restart service
rc-service collins restart

# Check status
rc-service collins status

bash

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

# Start service
service collins start

# Stop service
service collins stop

# Restart service
service collins restart

# Check status
service collins status

bash

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

# Check status
brew services list | grep collins

powershell

# Start service
net start collins

# Stop service
net stop collins

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

# Check status
Get-Service collins

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream collins_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:9000;
}

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

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

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

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://collins_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 collins.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://collins.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName collins.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/collins.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/collins.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:9000/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:9000/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend collins_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/collins.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend collins_backend

backend collins_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server collins1 127.0.0.1:9000 check

bash

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

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=9000/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 collins

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u collins -f

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

bash

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

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

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

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop collins

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

# Start service
sudo systemctl start collins

1. Service won't start:

bash

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

# Check configuration
collins --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/collins

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep 9000

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost 9000

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

3. Performance issues:

bash

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

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

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 9000

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  collins:
    image: collins:latest
    ports:
      - "9000:9000"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/collins
      - ./data:/var/lib/collins
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

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

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

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu collins

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade collins

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update collins

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade collins

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

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart collins

Regular Maintenance

bash

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

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

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

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

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

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

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