Installing the Variable Store on a Local Server

1. From the following URL, download the Variable Store installation file:
   wget https://app-takipi-com.s3.amazonaws.com/deploy/takipi-storage/takipi-storage-latest.tar.gz
2. Extract files to the /opt directory:
   sudo tar zxvf takipi-storage-latest.tar.gz -C /opt
3. Configure and copy the takipi-storage file to the init.d directory:
   sudo chmod +x /opt/takipi-storage/etc/
sudo cp /opt/takipi-storage/etc/takipi-storage.init /etc/init.d/takipi-storage
   Verify that the /etc/init.d/takipi-storage file points to a valid Java installation.
4. Depending on the Linux Initialization system, run additional installation steps:
   a. OpenRC:
   sudo /usr/sbin/update-rc.d takipi-storage defaults
   b. systemd:

• Make a copy of file /opt/takipi-storage/etc/takipi-storage.init-systemd
• Replace the @xxx@ placeholders in the file accordingly to your installation
• Copy/Rename the file to the systemd directory -->
  sudo cp /opt/takipi-storage/etc/takipi-storage.init-systemd /etc/systemd/system/takipi-storage.service
• Enable that new service if necessary ---> sudo systemctl enable takipi-storage.service

c. upstart:

• Make a copy of file /opt/takipi-storage/etc/takipi-storage.init-upstart
• Replace the @xxx@ placeholders in the file accordingly to your installation
• Copy/Rename the file to the systemd directory -->
  sudo cp /opt/takipi-storage/etc/takipi-storage.init-systemd /etc/init/takipi-storage.conf
• Enable that new service if necessary ---> sudo initctl reload-configuration

d. Other Linux:
sudo /sbin/chkconfig takipi-storage on

Sample takipi-storage.service file

[Unit]
Description=Takipi daemon
After=syslog.target network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/bin/java -jar /opt/takipi-storage/lib/takipi-storage.jar server /opt/takipi-storage/settings.yml
Restart=always

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

5. Start the service:
   sudo service takipi-storage start
6. Verify that the Variable Store is running:
   ps -ef | grep takipi-storage
   If service does not start check the logs and send to the OverOps team:
   less /opt/takipi-storage/log/takipi-storage.log