How to install and Configure Sandstorm on CentOS 8.1

To Install and Configure Sandstorm on CentOS 8.1

Introduction:

Sandstorm is an open-source platform for hosting web apps. It is a user interface that can be used to install several apps easier including WordPress, GitLab, MediaWiki, Apache Wave, and RoundCube webmail.

Installation Procedure:

Check the installed version of OS on system

[root@linuxhelp ~]# cat /etc/centos-release
CentOS Linux release 8.3.2011

Before you start, you need to install the download script for Sandstorm as it is required for the installation process.

 [root@linuxhelp ~]# curl https://install.sandstorm.io >install.sh
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
100 77576  100 77576    0     0  40194      0  0:00:01  0:00:01 --:--:-- 40174

Once it is done, you shall install sandstorm by executing the downloaded script as follows.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# bash install.sh
Sandstorm makes it easy to run web apps on your own server. You can have:
1. A typical install, to use Sandstorm (press enter to accept this default)
2. A development server, for working on Sandstorm itself or localhost-based app development
How are you going to use this Sandstorm install? [1]  
We're going to:
* Install Sandstorm in /opt/sandstorm
* Automatically keep Sandstorm up-to-date
* Create a service user (sandstorm) that owns Sandstorm's files
* Configure Sandstorm to start on system boot (with systemd)
* Listen for inbound email on port 25.

Rest assured that Sandstorm itself won't run as root.
OK to continue? [yes] yes
OK to skip automatic HTTPS setup & bind to port 6080 instead? [yes] 
Note: Sandstorm's storage will only be accessible to the group 'sandstorm'.
As a Sandstorm user, you are invited to use a free Internet hostname as a subdomain of sandcats.io,
a service operated by the Sandstorm development team.
...
Sandcats.io protects your privacy and is subject to terms of use. By using it,
you agree to the terms of service & privacy policy available here:
https://sandcats.io/terms https://sandcats.io/privacy

Choose your desired Sandcats subdomain (alphanumeric, max 20 characters).
Type the word none to skip this step, or help for help.
What *.sandcats.io subdomain would you like? [] none
URL users will enter in browser: [http://linuxhelp:6080] 
Sandstorm requires you to set up a wildcard DNS entry pointing at the server.
This allows Sandstorm to allocate new hosts on-the-fly for sandboxing purposes.
Please enter a DNS hostname containing a '*' which maps to your server. For 
example, if you have mapped *.foo.example.com to your server, you could enter
"*.foo.example.com". You can also specify that hosts should have a special
prefix, like "ss-*.foo.example.com". Note that if your server's main page
is served over SSL, the wildcard address must support SSL as well, which
implies that you must have a wildcard certificate. For local-machine servers,
we have mapped *.local.sandstorm.io to 127.0.0.1 for your convenience, so you
can use "*.local.sandstorm.io" here. If you are serving off a non-standard
port, you must include it here as well.
Wildcard host: [*.linuxhelp:6080] 

Config written to /opt/sandstorm/sandstorm.conf.
Finding latest build for dev channel...
Downloading: https://dl.sandstorm.io/sandstorm-276.tar.xz
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
100 62.4M  100 62.4M    0     0   945k      0  0:01:07  0:01:07 --:--:-- 1094k
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
100   310  100   310    0     0    186      0  0:00:01  0:00:01 --:--:--   186
GPG signature is valid.
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/sandstorm.service → /etc/systemd/system/sandstorm.service.
Your server is coming online. Waiting up to 90 seconds...
Your server is now online! Visit this link to start using it:
  http://linuxhelp:6080/setup/token/1e44210f81b6502a918af681f8bf4ab6b94bfade
NOTE: This URL expires in 15 minutes. You can generate a new setup URL by running
'sudo sandstorm admin-token' from the command line.
To learn how to control the server, run 
  sandstorm help

Now switch to your browser and give this domain address as URl http://linuxhelp:6080/setup/token/1e44210f81b6502a918af681f8bf4ab6b94bfade This page to begin installation page as in snapshot Now provide login for all those you want to configure To take any organizational membership provide details here Configure Email service by providing thsese details as in snapshot. Now downloading pre-installed apps This is admin login credential page

With this, the installation of sandstorm on Centos 8.3 comes to an end.