Chapter 2. Installing Image Builder

Before using Image Builder, you must install Image Builder in a virtual machine.

2.1. Installing Image Builder in a virtual machine

To install Image Builder on a dedicated virtual machine, follow these steps:

Connect to the virtual machine.
The virtual machine for Image Builder must be installed, subscribed, and running.

1. Install the Image Builder and other necessary packages on the virtual machine:

# yum install lorax-composer composer-cli cockpit-composer bash-completion

2. Enable Image Builder to start after each reboot:

#  systemctl enable lorax-composer.socket

#  systemctl enable cockpit.socket

The lorax-composer and cockpit services start automatically on first access.

3. Configure the system firewall to allow access to the web console:

# firewall-cmd --add-service=cockpit && firewall-cmd --add-service=cockpit --permanent

4. Load the shell configuration script so that the auto-complete feature for the composer-cli tool starts working immediately without reboot:

$ source /etc/bash_completion.d/composer-cli