Step 1. Install Netcat
To install netcat, run the following:
AWS Linux or RedHat/CentOS:
sudo yum install ncUbuntu or Debian:
sudo apt-get install ncStep 2. Install Docker
To install docker, run the following:
AWS Linux or RedHat/CentOS:
sudo yum install dockerUbuntu or Debian:
sudo apt-get install docker💡Note
Step 3. Install docker-compose
To install docker-compose, run the following:
curl -L --fail https://raw.githubusercontent.com/linuxserver/docker-docker-compose/master/run.sh -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
ln -s /usr/local/bin/docker-compose /usr/bin/docker-compose💡Note
Step 4. Create Installation Directory
Create a directory for the Tines installation, for example, /opt/tines:
sudo mkdir /opt/tinesStep 5. Create tines.crt and tines.key Files
To create the tines.crt and tines.key files, run the following command within your installation directory:
sudo openssl req -x509 -out /opt/tines/tines.crt -keyout /opt/tines/tines.key -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -sha256Example
[ec2-user@ip-172-31-13-57 tines]$ sudo openssl req -x509 -out /opt/tines/tines.crt -keyout /opt/tines/tines.key -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -sha256
Generating a 2048-bit RSA private key
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writing new private key to '/opt/tines/tines.key'
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You are about to be asked to enter information that will be incorporated
into your certificate request.
What you are about to enter is what is called a Distinguished Name or a DN.
There are quite a few fields but you can leave some blank.
For some fields, there will be a default value,
If you enter '.', the field will be left blank.
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Country Name (2 letter code) [XX]:US
State or Province Name (full name) []:Massachusetts
Locality Name (eg, city) [Default City]:Boston
Organization Name (eg, company) [Default Company Ltd]:Tines
Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []:Support
Common Name (eg, your name or your server's hostname) []:ec2-44-192-9-108.compute-1.amazonaws.com
Email Address []:yourname@yourcompany.com
[ec2-user@ip-172-31-13-57 tines]$ ls
commands.sh docker-compose.yml docs postgres.tar redis.tar setup.sh tines-app.tar tines.crt tines.key tines-nginx.tar upgrade.sh
[ec2-user@ip-172-31-13-57 tines]$ Step 6. Generate Secret Token
To generate the app secret token, run the following on your Linux host:
openssl rand -hex 64Step 7. Download the Installation Package
To download the installation package, follow these steps:
Send an email to support@tines.io and request that your cloud tenant be enabled to allow the download of the self-hosted installation package.
Once Tines Support has enabled the self-hosted installation package download, visit the /admin/upgrade page on your cloud tenant to download the installation package. The file will be a zip archive named as follows: tines_<build id>.zip.The installation package contains the following files:
Tines Self-Hosted Installation Package Files
Filename and Description
docker-compose.yml
Configuration file for Docker Compose
.env.tmpl
Tines environment setting. Needs to be edited.
postgres.tar
Postgres docker image
redis.tar
Redis Docker image
tines-app.tar
Tines application Docker image
tines-nginx.tar
Tines nginx docker image
upgrade.sh
Script to upgrade between Tines versions
setup.sh
Script to install Tines
Step 8. Upload the Tines Application .zip File
Upload the Tines application .zip file to your AWS S3 bucket and copy it over to your Linux host as follows:
ec2-user@ip-172-31-13-57 ~]$ sudo aws s3 cp s3://tines-test-env/tines_3cb262aa_v12_0_3.zip /tmp/If you don’t have access to the S3 bucket from your Linux host, you can use scp with your private key, as shown below:
C:\Users\Ben\Downloads>scp -i BenTest.pem tines_3cb262aa_v12_0_3.zip ec2-user@ec2-44-192-9-108.compute-1.amazonaws.com:tines_3cb262aa_v12_0_3.zip
The authenticity of host 'ec2-44-192-9-108.compute-1.amazonaws.com (44.192.9.108)' can't be established.
ECDSA key fingerprint is SHA256:4uSIhoRWK9PemgpfLh8l/gY0Ng/XFlr4t0x/aK4sSkY.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no/[fingerprint])?
Please type 'yes', 'no' or the fingerprint:
Warning: Permanently added 'ec2-44-192-9-108.compute-1.amazonaws.com,44.192.9.108' (ECDSA) to the list of known hosts.
tines_3cb262aa_v12_0_3.zip 100% 368MB 2.9MB/s 02:08Step 9. Move Files to Installation Directory
Unzip the installation package and move all files to the installation directory:
unzip tines_<build_id>.zip
cp -rT tines_<build_id>/ /opt/tinesStep 10. Edit .env.tmpl File
The .env file contains Tines environment variables and is used to configure the Tines instance.
To edit the .env.tmpl file, follow these steps:
Open the .env.tmpl file using a text editor.
Using the information that you recorded in the “.env File Configuration Information Sheet” step, update the following two sections of the .env.tmpl file to reflect your environment: Tenant Configuration and Email Configuration.
Tenant Configuration: Enter basic information about the tenant, including its name, seed user details (the first user account that will be created) and domain (the FQDN).
Email Configuration: Enter SMTP server details. Tines will use these when sending emails.
Example
Here's an example of a configured .env file that shows Tenant Configuration and Email Configuration:
#############################
# Required: Tenant Configuration #
#############################
# A human-friendly identifier for this instance of Tines, e.g. your company name:
TENANT_NAME=company_name
# Company name and stack name (eg. tines_prod). This is used to identify your tenant's telemetry data,
# if you have enabled that feature.
TELEMETRY_ID=company_name_prod
# This will be the first user to be created and get invited to this Tines instance:
SEED_EMAIL=alice@example.com
SEED_FIRST_NAME=Alice
SEED_LAST_NAME=Smith
# The domain that you ultimately want your Tines installation to be accessible at in your browser.
# This should match the SSL certificate installed into your tines-nginx container.
DOMAIN=tines.example.com
# This should match the port that you use to access the Tines UI.
# Unless you have chosen a custom port, you should use 443 as typical for HTTPS.
PORT=443
# This should be set to a random 128-character string to ensure security for your installation.
# Changing this value may force users to log in again.
# You can generate a value for this by running: openssl rand -hex 64
APP_SECRET_TOKEN=__SET_YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN__
#############################
# Required: Email Configuration #
#############################
# Outgoing email settings. This must be configured correctly in order for the invite email
# to be sent to the first user.
#
# To use Gmail or Google Apps, put your Google Apps domain or gmail.com
# as the SMTP_DOMAIN and your Gmail username and password as the SMTP_USER_NAME and SMTP_PASSWORD.
#
# If you have trouble with port 587 on Gmail, you can also try setting # SMTP_AUTHENTICATION to login and the SMTP_PORT to 465. SMTP_DOMAIN=mail.example.com
SMTP_USER_NAME=tines_smtp
SMTP_PASSWORD=...
SMTP_SERVER=smtp.example.com
SMTP_PORT=465
SMTP_AUTHENTICATION=login
SMTP_ENABLE_STARTTLS_AUTO=true
# This address will be the sender for all emails from this Tines instance:
EMAIL_FROM_ADDRESS=Example Support <support@example.commailto:support@example.com
>
############################
# Required: Database connections
############################
# Your PostgreSQL database server settings:
DATABASE_HOST=your-database-host.example.com
DATABASE_NAME=tines
DATABASE_POOL=20
DATABASE_USERNAME=tines
# This password needs to match the value in your docker-compose.yml file.
# A value that contains punctuation other than underscores and dashes may cause errors.
# You can generate a value for this by running: openssl rand -hex 32
DATABASE_PASSWORD=__SET_YOUR_DATABASE_PASSWORD__
DATABASE_PORT=5432
# Your Redis server settings:
REDIS_URL=redis://your-redis-host.example.com:6379/1
########################
# Optional feature configuration #
########################
# Enables a periodic job to update public template date from template-data.tines.com
SYNC_TEMPLATES=true
# Set worker count
SIDEKIQ_CONCURRENCY=8
########################
# Core configuration
#
# These values should not be changed.
########################
# Ensure system logs are included in Docker container logs.
RAILS_LOG_TO_STDOUT=true
# Configure Rails environment. This should always be set to 'production'.
RAILS_ENV=production
# Force all requests to use SSL.
FORCE_SSL=true
# Set the installation's timezone.
TIMEZONE=UTC3. After updating the file, save it as .env.
Step 11. Run Setup Script
Your installation directory should now contain the following files:
docker-compose.yml
.env (updated and renamed)
postgres.tar
redis.tar
tines-app.tar
tines-nginx.tar
tines.crt
tines.key
upgrade.sh
setup.sh
Use the following command to run the Tines setup script:
sh setup.shUpon completion of the installation and the startup of the services and containers, a verification email will be sent to the email address that you specified in the SEED_EMAIL entry of the .env file. To verify the installation and to launch the Tines dashboard, click on the link provided in the email.