Installing WAPT Server on Debian and Ubuntu¶
Setting up the server¶
In order to install a fresh Debian Linux 11 Bullseye or Ubuntu Focal LTS (physical or virtual).
Warning
Install 64bit version.
Install the Server without the graphical user interface.
Systemd must be enabled
Attention
The upgrade procedure is different from installation. For upgrade, please refer to the documentation on upgrading the WAPT Server.
Configuring the network parameters¶
The different parameters presented below are not specific to WAPT; you may adapt them as required for your environment.
Modify the following files in order to get a proper naming (FQDN) and network addressing strategy.
In the following example:
Configuring the name of the WAPT Server¶
Hint
The short name of the WAPT Server MUST not be longer than 15 characters (the limit is due to sAMAccountName restriction in Active Directory).
The name of the WAPT Server MUST be a FQDN, that is to say it has both the server name and the DNS suffix.
Modify the
/etc/hostnamefile and write the FQDN of the WAPT Server.
# /etc/hostname of the WAPT Server
srvwapt.mydomain.lan
Configure the
/etc/hostsfile, be sure to put both the FQDN and the short name of the WAPT Server.
# /etc/hosts of the WAPT Server
127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain localhost4 localhost4.localdomain4
::1 localhost localhost.localdomain localhost6 localhost6.localdomain6
10.0.0.10 srvwapt.mydomain.lan srvwapt
Hint
On the line defining the DNS server IP address, be sure to have the IP of the WAPT Server (not 127.0.0.1), then the FQDN, then the short name.
Do not change the line with localhost.
Configuring the IP address of the WAPT Server¶
Configure the IP address of the WAPT Server in the
/etc/network/interfaces.
# /etc/network/interfaces of the WAPT Server
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 10.0.0.10
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 10.0.0.254
Apply the network configuration by rebooting the host with a reboot.
reboot
If it has not already been done, create the DNS entry for the WAPT Server in the Organization’s Active Directory or DNS server.
After reboot, configure the system language in English in order to have non-localized logs for easier searching of common errors.
apt install locales-all -y
localectl set-locale LANG=en_US.UTF-8
localectl status
Check whether the machine is properly synchronized with NTP server. If it is not synchronized please refer to the OS documentation to configure timedatectl
timedatectl status
Update and upgrade your Operating System and make sure that the Debian default certificate authorities bundle is installed.
apt update && apt upgrade
apt install ca-certificates -y
Reboot the WAPT Server.
reboot
The server is now ready.
Installing the WAPT Server requires a few steps:
Configuring the repositories.
Installing additional Linux packages.
Installing and provisioning the PostgreSQL database.
Post-configuring the WAPT Server.
Note
The WAPT Server packages and repository are signed by Tranquil IT and it is necessary to get the gpg public key below in order to avoid warning messages during installation.
Installating the WAPT Server packages¶
Update apt https transport support, retrieve the .gpg key, add Tranquil IT’s repository
apt install apt-transport-https lsb-release gnupg -y wget -O - https://wapt.tranquil.it/$(lsb_release -is)/tiswapt-pub.gpg | apt-key add - echo "deb https://wapt.tranquil.it/$(lsb_release -is)/wapt-2.2/ $(lsb_release -c -s) main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/wapt.list
Then install the WAPT Server packages
export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt update apt install tis-waptserver tis-waptsetup -y unset DEBIAN_FRONTEND
Post-configuring¶
WAPT Server Postconf script¶
Attention
For post-configuration to work properly, you MUST first have properly configured the hostname of the WAPT Server. To check, use the command echo $(hostname) which MUST return the DNS address that will be used by WAPT Agents on client computers.
The post-configuration script rewrites the nginx configuration. A backup file is created when running the postconf in the same directory.
This post-configuration script MUST be run as root.
Run the script.
/opt/wapt/waptserver/scripts/postconf.sh
Click on Yes to run the postconf script.
do you want to launch post configuration tool?
< yes > < no >
Choose a password (if not defined) for the SuperAdmin account of the WAPT Server (minimum length is 10 characters).
Please enter the wapt server password (min. 10 characters)
*****************
< OK > < Cancel >
Confirm the password.
Please enter the server password again:
*****************
< OK > < Cancel >
Choose the authentication mode for the initial registering of the WAPT Agents:
Choice #1 allows to register computers without authentication.The WAPT Server registers all computers that ask to be registered.
Choice #2 activates the initial registration based on kerberos(you can activate it later).
Choice #3 does not activate the kerberos authentication mechanism for theinitial registering of hosts equipped with WAPT. The WAPT Server will require a login and a password for each host registering with it.
WaptAgent Authentication type?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
(x) 1 Allow unauthenticated registration
( ) 2 Enable kerberos authentication required for machines registration.
Registration will ask for password if kerberos not available
( ) 3 Disable kerberos but registration require strong authentication
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
< OK > < Cancel >
Select OK to start WAPT Server.
Press OK to start waptserver
< OK >
Select Yes to configure Nginx.
Do you want to configure nginx?
< Yes > < No >
Fill in the FQDN of the WAPT Server.
FQDN for the WAPT Server (eg. wapt.example.com)
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wapt.mydomain.lan
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< OK > < Cancel >
Select OK and a self-signed certificate will be generated, this step may take a long time.
Generating DH parameters, 2048 bit long safe prime, generator 2 This is going to take a long time
.......................................+...............................+...
Nginx is now configured, select OK to restart Nginx:
The Nginx config is done.
We need to restart Nginx?
< OK >
The post-configuration is now finished.
Postconfiguration completed.
Please connect to https://wapt.mydomain.lan/ to access the WAPT Server.
< OK >
Listing of post-configuration script options:
Options |
Description |
|---|---|
|
Configures Nginx so that port 80 is permanently redirected to 443 |
The WAPT Server is now ready. You may go to the documentation on installing the WAPT Console.