[AIAB-00] Install Akamas

At this point, you should have your VM up and running.

To get Akamas installed, you just need to first download the installation script:

curl -o akamas-in-a-box.sh get.akamas.io

and then run it:

sudo bash akamas-in-a-box.sh install

Please take into account that this installation procedure may take a while as it has to first download the entire Akamas software and then boot all Akamas services. Depending on how fast is your internet connection, please plan from 30 to 60 minutes to get this step done.

Please make sure to reply Yes to all requests related to whether to get AWS CLI and Docker packages installed. And of course please say yes also to Akamas' license agreement.

Once the installation process is completed, you can verify if the installation has been successful. Please take into account that right after the installation, Akamas services are automatically started for the first time and that this may require a few more minutes.

You can verify if Akamas services are up and running by executing the following command or by accessing directly the UI (see next section):

akamas status

Verify the UI

Once Akamas services are up and running, you can access the Akamas UI.

You can retrieve the IP address of your Akamas instance from the dashboard of your cloud service provider or, if you are running on Multipass on your workstation, by executing the following command from the host machine:

multipass list

Now you can open your browser and type this IP address to get access the Akamas login page:

Notice: If you get a message "Waiting for Akamas services" or "Loading Akamas (90%)", then this means that some Akamas services are still starting. You can always check the status of Akamas services by running the following command:

akamas status -d

At this point, You are almost done: you just need to install the Akamas license

Install the license

To install the Akamas license, you need to upload the license file which contains your license key on your Akamas instance. For example, you can leverage Multipass to transfer the license file by running the following command from the host system:

multipass transfer license.ak akamas:license.ak

Alternatively, you can put the license key into a file using your favorite text editor. Also in this case we assume the license file to be named license.ak.

Once you have the license file on your VM, you can install the license you have been provided by running the following commands from inside the Akamas shell (the path to the license file may be also specified) and finally log into Akamas using your credentials (that you received from Akamas support).

akamas install license license.ak

Congratulations, your Akamas instance is now fully installed and ready to be used!