Setup on CentOS

This section describes the initial steps in setting up GMN. It has been verified CentOS 7.3. Instructions for Ubuntu are also available.

If only this section is completed, the resulting installation is a stand-alone test instance of GMN. The stand-alone instance can be used for performance testing, developing scripts for populating the MN and for learning about MNs in general.

By completing Registering the new MN in a DataONE environment, the stand-alone test instance can then be joined to DataONE as an official Member Node.

Contents:

• CentOS 7.3 Firewall Setup
  • Install firewalld
  • Configure Firewall with Network Interfaces
  • Open HTTP & HTTPS Ports
• Install Web Server & Create GMN User
  • Apache
  • Create GMN User
• Installing Postgres
• Installing GMN Software & Supporting Packages
  • Install Packages & Pip
  • Install GMN Software in Virtual Environment
• Setup GMN Vhost & SSL Configuration
• Install Server SLL Certificate
  • Option 1: Install an Externally Generated SSL Cert from a Trusted CA
  • Option 2: Create a Self-Signed SSL Cert for Testing
  • Option 3: Create and Install a Free Cert using Let’s Encrypt
• Local Certificate Authority (CA)
  • Setting up the local CA
  • Generate a client side certificate
  • Set GMN up to trust the local CA root certificate
• Install non-trusted client side certificate
• Configure the GMN asynchronous processes
  • Set up cron jobs
• Basic Configuration
• Final configuration and startup
  • Filesystem permissions
  • Initialize the database
  • Set server to UTC timezone (recommended)
  • Starting GMN
• Test the installation on CentOS
  • Basic testing via web browser or curl