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By Abhishek Ghosh July 30, 2019 12:01 pm Updated on July 30, 2019

How to Install Apache OpenWhisk on Ubuntu 18.04

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It is possible to run own serverless setup instead of using service like IBM Cloud Functions. Here is How to Install Apache OpenWhisk on Ubuntu 18.04 to Create Own FaaS Environment. This is single VM/server deployment of OpenWhisk. One easy way to try OpenWhisk locally is to use Docker Compose. We will need to install Python and couchdb for OpenWhisk. A cloud server with 8GB RAM should be sufficient to test OpenWhisk.

How to Install Apache OpenWhisk on Ubuntu 18-04

SSH to the cloud server instance, run :

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apt update -y && apt upgrade -y
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Install Git, Build Essentials, Python, pip etc dependencies :

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apt install git python-pip python-setuptools build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev python-dev software-properties-common
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Install Ansible, change the version to latest :

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sudo pip install ansible==2.1.2.0
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Install, configure and test Docker :

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curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable"
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y docker-ce
sudo vi /lib/systemd/system/docker.service
## change on the file
ExecStart=/usr/bin/docker daemon -H fd:// -H tcp://0.0.0.0:4243
### end edit
sudo service docker restart
curl http://Docker_host_IP:4243/version

Install, configure and test CouchDB :

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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:couchdb/stable -y
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install couchdb -y
vi /etc/couchdb/default.ini
## edit
bind_address = <Your IP>
## end edit
sudo service couchdb stop
sudo chown -R couchdb:couchdb /usr/share/couchdb /etc/couchdb /usr/bin/couchdb
sudo chmod -R 0770 /usr/share/couchdb /etc/couchdb /usr/bin/couchdb
sudo service couchdb start
curl -X PUT <CouchDB IP>:5984/_config/admins/USERNAME -d '"PASSWORD"'
curl -X PUT <CouchDB IP>:5984/_config/query_server_config/reduce_limit -d '"false"' -u USERNAME:PASSWORD

Install, configure OpenWhisk :

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cd ~/
git clone https://github.com/openwhisk/openwhisk.git
cd openwhisk/tools/ubuntu-setup
sudo  ./all.sh
cd ~/openwhisk/ansible
vi ~/openwhisk/ansible/env.sh
## Add
export OW_DB=CouchDB
export OW_DB_PROTOCOL=http
export OW_DB_HOST=<the IP of your CouchDB server>
export OW_DB_PORT=5984
export OW_DB_USERNAME=USERNAME
export OW_DB_PASSWORD=PASSWORD
## end addition
source env.sh
# create in ~/openwhisk/absible
vi  ansible/db_local.ini
## Add
[db_creds]
db_provider=CouchDB
db_username=
db_password=
db_protocol=http
db_host=
db_port=5984
## end addition
## run commands
ansible-playbook setup.yml
ansible-playbook prereq.yml
## Build
cd ~/openwhisk
./gradlew distDocker
## it will take half a hour mins to complete
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cd ~/openwhisk/ansible
## run
ansible-playbook initdb.yml
ansible-playbook wipe.yml
ansible-playbook apigateway.yml
ansible-playbook openwhisk.yml
ansible-playbook postdeploy.yml
## update path variable
PATH=~/openwhisk/bin:$PATH
## set wsk credentials
wsk property set --apihost <openwhisk_baseurl>
wsk property set --auth `cat ~/openwhisk/ansible/files/auth.guest

Get web console credentials by :

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wsk property get --auth

Webconsole URL will be like https:///api/v1/namespaces. You will get additional installation guides on GitHub and Official OpenWhish website :

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https://github.com/apache/incubator-openwhisk/tree/master/tools/ubuntu-setup
https://openwhisk.apache.org/

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Cite this article as: Abhishek Ghosh, "How to Install Apache OpenWhisk on Ubuntu 18.04," in The Customize Windows, July 30, 2019, March 20, 2023, https://thecustomizewindows.com/2019/07/how-to-install-apache-openwhisk-on-ubuntu-18-04/.

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