Rackspace Docker

Objective

Learn how to set up a machine on Rackspace.

Steps

1. Create an account on Rackspace
2. Create a machine
   1. Specify which image to use and which flavor
   2. Save the provided password
3. Connect to the Machine using the saved password 

4. Download the pre-requisites, the installer & run the Installer pre script on Rackspace Machine

Step 1: Create an account on Rackspace

• Begin by Creating a Rackspace account →  Click Here.
  • Follow the steps of Rackspace wizard

Step 2: Create a machine

Step 3: Connect to the Machine on your Local Machine

# connect to the machine using the IP address and the saved password
> ssh root@machine-Ip-address

Step 4: Download the pre-requisites, the installer & run the Installer pre script on Rackspace Machine

Once you SSH to the machine, you can download and run the installer pre installation script to get all the dependencies so that cloud deployment works.

Prepare the machine

# download update apt-get, npm and zip
> sudo su
> apt-get update && apt-get -y upgrade
> apt-get install npm
> apt-get install zip

# download the latest version of nodejs
> curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x | bash && apt-get install -y nodejs

> ufw default deny
> ufw allow ssh/tcp
> ufw allow 30080/tcp
> ufw allow 2376/tcp
> ufw allow 2377/tcp
> ufw allow 32017/tcp
> ufw --force enable

Download Docker Certificates

Zip and Download the generated docker certificates from the above step to your local machine.

> cd ~
> zip -r certs.zip certs/*
> mv ~/certs.zip /home/ubuntu/