How to run your own OrcaNode
This tutorial will guide you that how to run your own OrcaNode.
1. Installing Podman
Podman is a containerization tool similar to Docker but focuses on providing a more secure and rootless container environment. Here’s how you can install it according to your system preferences.
Prerequisites
- Virtualization must be enabled in the system
Open a terminal on your Ubuntu system and Update the package list to ensure you have the latest information about available packages:
Install Podman using the following command:
After the installation is complete, Verify the installation by checking the Podman version:
Initialize podman machine named orca to configure Podman to work with your user account without requiring root privileges. This is called the “rootless” mode, which enhances security:
Start podman machine named orca
Getting error (Error: exec: "qemu-system-x86_64": executable file not found in $PATH) Issue.Enabling Virtualization:
- To verify, Virtualization status can be checke using the following command
sudo dmesg | grep kvm
The output will look like: kvm: disabled by bios if the setting is disabled - Then, run following command to enable it
sudo modprobe kvm-intel
if it is also keep giving the following error -could not insert 'kvm_intel': Operation not supported - You have to go in the BIOS and enable Virtualization manually.
Verify the orca machine status
After completing these steps, you should have Podman successfully installed on your Ubuntu system.
Keep in mind that software and repositories can change over time, so you might want to check the official Podman documentation
Open a terminal on your Ubuntu system and Update the package list to ensure you have the latest information about available packages:
Install Podman using the following command:
After the installation is complete, Verify the installation by checking the Podman version:
Initialize podman machine named orca to configure Podman to work with your user account without requiring root privileges. This is called the “rootless” mode, which enhances security:
Start podman machine named orca
Getting error (Error: exec: "qemu-system-x86_64": executable file not found in $PATH) Issue.Enabling Virtualization:
- To verify, Virtualization status can be checke using the following command
sudo dmesg | grep kvm
The output will look like: kvm: disabled by bios if the setting is disabled - Then, run following command to enable it
sudo modprobe kvm-intel
if it is also keep giving the following error -could not insert 'kvm_intel': Operation not supported - You have to go in the BIOS and enable Virtualization manually.
Verify the orca machine status
After completing these steps, you should have Podman successfully installed on your Ubuntu system.
Keep in mind that software and repositories can change over time, so you might want to check the official Podman documentation
On Mac, Podman is provided through Homebrew. Once you have set up brew, you can use the brew install command the install Podman. Use to following command to install:
Verify the installation status using following command:
Next, Create and start your first podman machine named orca
Verify the machine status
Download and install the latest version of Podman from here.
Initialize podman machine named orca
Start podman machine named orca
Troubleshooting
1. “could not find “gvproxy” in one of [/usr/local/libexec/podman /usr/local/lib/podman /usr/libexec/podman /usr/lib/podman]”
Solution: To install gvproxy in the Ubuntu just run following command: