How To Install resalloc-server on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install resalloc-server on CentOS 7. resalloc-server is Resource allocator for expensive resources - server part

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install resalloc-server on CentOS 7.

What is resalloc-server

The resalloc project aims to help with taking care of dynamically allocated resources, for example ephemeral virtual machines used for the purposes of CI/CD tasks. The resalloc-server package provides the resalloc server, and some tooling for resalloc administrators.

We can use yum or dnf to install resalloc-server on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install resalloc-server.

Install resalloc-server on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install resalloc-server using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install resalloc-server

Install resalloc-server on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install resalloc-server using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install resalloc-server

How To Uninstall resalloc-server on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the resalloc-server package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove resalloc-server

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install resalloc-server on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.