gvm Installation Guide Installation Guide

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Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 4+ cores

RAM: 8GB minimum

Storage: 50GB for feeds

Network: HTTPS/GMP

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 9392 (default gvm port)

Various service ports

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 gvm
sudo dnf install -y gvm

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

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=9392/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
gvm --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install gvm
sudo apt install -y gvm

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

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 9392

# Verify installation
gvm --version

bash

# Install gvm
sudo pacman -S gvm

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

# Verify installation
gvm --version

bash

# Install gvm
apk add --no-cache gvm

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

# Verify installation
gvm --version

bash

# Install gvm
sudo zypper install -y gvm

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

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=9392/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
gvm --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install gvm

# Start service
brew services start gvm

# Verify installation
gvm --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install gvm

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

# Start service
service gvm start

# Verify installation
gvm --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install gvm

# Or using Scoop
scoop install gvm

# Verify installation
gvm --version

bash

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

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

# Test configuration
gvm --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable gvm

# Start service
sudo systemctl start gvm

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop gvm

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart gvm

# Check status
sudo systemctl status gvm

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u gvm -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add gvm default

# Start service
rc-service gvm start

# Stop service
rc-service gvm stop

# Restart service
rc-service gvm restart

# Check status
rc-service gvm status

bash

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

# Start service
service gvm start

# Stop service
service gvm stop

# Restart service
service gvm restart

# Check status
service gvm status

bash

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

# Check status
brew services list | grep gvm

powershell

# Start service
net start gvm

# Stop service
net stop gvm

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

# Check status
Get-Service gvm

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream gvm_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:9392;
}

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

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

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

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://gvm_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 gvm.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://gvm.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName gvm.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/gvm.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/gvm.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:9392/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:9392/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend gvm_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/gvm.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend gvm_backend

backend gvm_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server gvm1 127.0.0.1:9392 check

bash

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

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=9392/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 gvm

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u gvm -f

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

bash

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

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

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

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop gvm

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

# Start service
sudo systemctl start gvm

1. Service won't start:

bash

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

# Check configuration
gvm --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/gvm

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep 9392

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost 9392

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

3. Performance issues:

bash

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

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

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 9392

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  gvm:
    image: gvm:latest
    ports:
      - "9392:9392"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/gvm
      - ./data:/var/lib/gvm
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

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

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

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu gvm

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade gvm

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update gvm

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade gvm

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

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart gvm

Regular Maintenance

bash

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

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

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

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

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

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

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