Scope/Description

• This article will walkthrough the process of configuring a fresh install of Ubuntu20.04 LTS for Houston UI.

Prerequisites

• Ubuntu 20.04 Server
• Internet access to server
• IPMI or KVM access to server

Steps

Getting the configuration script

• Use IPMI console or physical monitor and keyboard on server, doing this process via SSH will break the session due to network reconfiguration.
• Log in as a user with administrator rights
• Download ubuntu preconfig scripts onto system

curl -LO https://scripts.45drives.com/ubuntu-preconfig.sh

Running the configuration script

• Run interactive preconfig script

sudo bash ubuntu-preconfig.sh

• When complete, restart server and login to Houston UI at https://SERVER-IP:9090.

Verification

• Confirm you can access the Houston UI through a web browser at https://SERVER-IP:9090.

Troubleshooting

• Ensure you have external access configured on your server.