Setting up Your Own Hub VMSetting up Your Own Hub VM

HUBbub 2011Sam Wilson

START YOUR OWN HUB

Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 - 64bit

HUB-in-a-box: VMware images

Open Source Release: LGPL v3 license

Visit hubzero.org/release/v1:• Downloads• Documentation

Hub-on-a-stickOr download source code or VM image:http://hubzero.org/release/v1

Download VMware Player:

http://www.vmware.com/go/downloadplayer/

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GET THE VM IMAGE

START THE VM IMAGE

3Copy hubzeroVMFolder to your computer

4 Start VMware Player

START THE VM IMAGE

Success!

GET YOUR HUB ON THE NET

5 Set your hub’s IP address: Log in as root, password Hubbub2011 ifconfig eth0

vi /etc/hosts

/etc/init.d/vncproxy restart

ACCESS YOUR NEW HUB!

use numeric IP address for testing

WARNING: RUN IN HOST-ONLY MODE

VM image containshard-coded passwordssuch as Hubbub2011and is susceptible toattack on the internet!

REGISTER AS A NEW USER

Normally, you get anemail and confirm youraccount, but hub isrunning host-only, somail won’t get out!

MANUALLY CONFIRM THE NEW USER

Address for administrator console

adminHubbub2011

ACCESS “MEMBERS” COMPONENT

MARK USER AS “CONFIRMED”

LOG IN AS NEW USER

LAUNCH A WORKSPACE

Success!

• Existing documentation can be found here:– http://hubzero.org/release/v1 – http://hubzero.org/documentation/1.0.0/installation/Setup

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