Give it a Try

Contents:

• Installing
  • From Source
  • From Packages
• Setup
  • Set up Infrastructure
  • Create Database
  • Configure Apache
  • Setup the Database
  • Environment Setup
  • HTTP Requests Note
  • Network Configuration
  • Starting DNS
  • Subcontractor
  • Next Steps
• From Prebuilt Packages
  • Installing from pre-built packages
  • Building Packages
  • Building the Resources
• From Source
  • Install Dependencies
  • Build
• AMT Setup
• IPMI Setup
• VCenter/ESX Setup
  • VCenter GuestIDs
• VirtualBox Setup
• Docker Setup
• Setting up VM Host
  • Place Holder Host
  • VCenter
  • VirtualBox
  • Next Steps
• Setup Bare-metal
  • Next Steps
• Creating a VM (Ubuntu)
• Creating a VM (CentOS)
• Next Steps
• Accessing Configuration Information
  • Next Steps
• Removing the VM(s)
• Next Steps
• Working with Docker
  • Set up the Docker Host
  • Set up The Complex
  • Create a Container
• Other Languages
  • Python
  • Golang

Note: Contractor is made to solve complex problems, for the most part it presents a much less complex interface to you. That being said, there is a bit of a hurdle to get it up and running, depending on what you are trying to automate. So, buckle in, this is going to be a lot of fun.

This demo will require in a VM in a private /24 network that can create and destroy other VMs in that network. You can use either VCenter or VirtualBox. After the Contractor VM is up and running, you can install more blueprints and plugins to do docker or other foundations. The requirement for the private network comes primarally from the setupWizard’s default configuration, if you feel comfortable with modifying the setupWizard and the Apache Configurations, you can use blueprints and plugins for hosted providers such as AWS and Azure.

NOTE: setupWizard is going to re-write some bind config files, so don’t edit them until after the install is complete.

NOTE2: we will be communicating with the Contractor API with curl, for some examples python and golang code see Other Languages.

If you are not failure with how Contractor handles Networking, you will probably want to take a look at the overview on Networking.

Let’s get going. Installing