View source for Creating an Ubuntu 18.04 Server Foreman

== Install ==

Just do a basic install using ubuntu-18.04.3-live-server-amd64.iso 

== Prevent Floppy Errors ==

If your server does not have a floppy, Ubuntu will report errors. This can be prevented by preventing the loading of a floppy driver on the clients:

<pre>
echo "blacklist floppy" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-floppy.conf
sudo rmmod floppy
sudo update-initramfs -u</pre>

== Enable Netowrking ==
The first time I built my VM, networking didn't install correctly. If this happens, create a netplan in /etc/netplans (note that because it's YAML, indentation is important)
<pre>
network:
  version: 2
  renderer: networkd
  ethernets:
    ens160:
      dhcp4: true
</pre>

Apply the netplan
<pre>sudo netplan apply</pre>

Verify that it worked
<pre>ifconfig</pre>

== Host Name Setup ==

Ensure the Hostname is Set Correctly
<pre>sudo hostnamectl set-hostname devops-master.bpopp.net</pre>

Modify the /etc/hosts file:

<pre>127.0.0.1 localhost
192.168.1.41 devops-master.bpopp.net devops-master

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1     ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
</pre>

== Install Foreman ==

Install Puppet
<pre>sudo apt-get -y install ca-certificates
cd /tmp && wget https://apt.puppet.com/puppet6-release-bionic.deb
sudo dpkg -i /tmp/puppet6-release-bionic.deb</pre>


Enable Foreman
<pre>echo "deb http://deb.theforeman.org/ bionic 1.22" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/foreman.list
echo "deb http://deb.theforeman.org/ plugins 1.22" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/foreman.list
sudo apt-get -y install ca-certificates
wget -q https://deb.theforeman.org/pubkey.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -</pre>

Install
<pre>sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install foreman-installer</pre>

Run
<pre>sudo foreman-installer</pre>