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# "Vagrant":#vagrant
# "DNS configuration":#final_steps
# "Initial user and login":#initial_user

h2(#vagrant). Vagrant

This is a package-based installation method. The Salt scripts are available from the "tools/salt-install":https://github.com/arvados/arvados/tree/master/tools/salt-install directory in the Arvados git repository.

A @Vagrantfile@ is provided to install Arvados in a virtual machine on your computer using "Vagrant":https://www.vagrantup.com/.

To get it running, install Vagrant in your computer, edit the variables at the top of the @provision.sh@ script as needed, and run

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<pre><code>vagrant up
</code></pre>
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If you want to reconfigure the running box, you can just:

1. edit the pillars to suit your needs
2. run

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<pre><code>vagrant reload --provision
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h2(#final_steps). DNS configuration

After the setup is done, you need to set up your DNS to be able to access the cluster.

The simplest way to do this is to edit your @/etc/hosts@ file (as root):

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<pre><code>export CLUSTER="arva2"
export DOMAIN="arv.local"
export HOST_IP="127.0.0.2"    # This is valid either if installing in your computer directly
                              # or in a Vagrant VM. If you're installing it on a remote host
                              # just change the IP to match that of the host.
echo "${HOST_IP} api keep keep0 collections download ws workbench workbench2 ${CLUSTER}.${DOMAIN} api.${CLUSTER}.${DOMAIN} keep.${CLUSTER}.${DOMAIN} keep0.${CLUSTER}.${DOMAIN} collections.${CLUSTER}.${DOMAIN} download.${CLUSTER}.${DOMAIN} ws.${CLUSTER}.${DOMAIN} workbench.${CLUSTER}.${DOMAIN} workbench2.${CLUSTER}.${DOMAIN}" >> /etc/hosts
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h2(#initial_user). Initial user and login

At this point you should be able to log into the Arvados cluster.

If you didn't change the defaults, the initial URL will be:

* https://workbench.arva2.arv.local:8443

or, in general, the url format will be:

* https://workbench.@<cluster>.<domain>:8443@

By default, the provision script creates an initial user for testing purposes. This user is configured as administrator of the newly created cluster.

Assuming you didn't change the defaults, the initial credentials are:

* User: 'admin'
* Password: 'password'
* Email: 'admin@arva2.arv.local'