Dedicated Host ============== SWAMP-in-a-Box is designed to be installed on a dedicated host, one that is not providing other services (including Apache, MySQL/MariaDB, and HTCondor). Minimum Hardware Requirements ============================= - Memory: 16G - Disk: 256G - Cores: 4 Supported OSes and Configurations ================================= CentOS 6 or 7 ------------- - CentOS Linux 6 and 7 are both supported. Other similar Linux distributions, such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux, might work but are untested. - Allocate as much space as possible to the / partition without deleting or shrinking system partitions (e.g., /boot and swap). For example, if there is a separate partition for /home, delete it and allocate the space to the / partition. - Disable SELinux. (Directions are below.) - Create a user account with full `sudo` privileges. (Directions are below.) How to Disable SELinux ====================== As root, add or update /etc/selinux/config to include the following: SELINUX=disabled Then reboot the system. How to Create a User Account with Full `sudo` Privileges ======================================================== As root, run the following commands to create a new user account (replace "" with the name of the new account to create): - useradd - passwd As root, run `visudo`, find the line similar to root ALL=(ALL) ALL and add below it ALL=(ALL) ALL