Installing Bacula on CentOS 8

Bacula is an open-source backup and recovery software that allows you to manage backups, restores, and verification of computer data across a network of computers. It provides a comprehensive solution for backing up and recovering data in both physical and virtual environments.

Here are the steps to install Bacula on CentOS 8:

sudo dnf update

sudo dnf install bacula

sudo systemctl start bacula-dir

sudo systemctl enable bacula-dir

sudo setsebool -P bacula_can_network_connect on

You can configure Bacula by editing the configuration files located at /etc/bacula/. The main configuration file is bacula-dir.conf which defines the storage, clients, and schedules for backups. Make the necessary changes according to your environment and requirements.

sudo systemctl restart bacula-dir

If you want to use Bacula as a storage daemon, you need to configure the Bacula Storage Service. Edit the bacula-sd.conf configuration file located in /etc/bacula/ and configure the storage, devices, and pools.

sudo systemctl start bacula-sd

sudo systemctl enable bacula-sd

If you want to backup files on the local machine, you need to configure the Bacula File Service. Edit the bacula-fd.conf configuration file located in /etc/bacula/ and configure the client settings.

sudo systemctl start bacula-fd

sudo systemctl enable bacula-fd

1. Update System Packages:
2. Install Bacula Software:
3. Start Bacula Director Service:
4. Enable Bacula Director Service to start on boot:
5. Secure Bacula Director using SELinux:
6. Configure Bacula:
7. Restart Bacula Director Service:
8. Configure Bacula Storage Service:
9. Start Bacula Storage Service:
10. Enable Bacula Storage Service to start on boot:
11. Configure Bacula File Service:
12. Start Bacula File Service:
13. Enable Bacula File Service to start on boot:

Once Bacula is installed and configured, you can use the Bacula Console (bconsole) to manage backups, restores, and other operations.

That's it! You have successfully installed Bacula on CentOS 8.