Installing Private Cloud

Applies to AnyLogic Cloud 2.5.1. Last modified on December 09, 2024.

Before installing AnyLogic Private Cloud, consider checking the system requirements.

If you have already purchased the Private Cloud key and don’t plan to take advantage of the evaluation period, set up and configure Team License Server.

Your primary server (the one you plan to serve Private Cloud) must have a static IP address. If you want your instance to have a dynamic IP address, configure a DNS server for domain name resolving accordingly.

The following requirements apply to the user account which you will use to install Private Cloud (either alcadm, the default one, or a custom user):

• The user must have sudo access. The Private Cloud installation script uses the visudo command to add the alcadm user to sudoers.
• The user must be a member of the docker group. The installation script adds alcadm to that group. You should add a custom user yourself.
• The user must have permissions to access the host machine via SSH.

You should execute all the commands described below in your Linux terminal.

1. Create a directory to which you will download Private Cloud, or choose an existing one:
   • mkdir directory — to create a directory
   • cd directory — to navigate to an existing directory
2. Download Private Cloud:
   
   • To download the latest version of Private Cloud Lite, execute the following command:
     sudo wget https://cloud.anylogic.com/files/anylogic-private-cloud-lite.tar.gz
   • To download the latest version of Private Cloud Pro, execute the following command:
     sudo wget https://cloud.anylogic.com/files/anylogic-private-cloud-pro.tar.gz
   • To download a specific version or an individual shipment of Private Cloud Enterprise, use the link provided by the AnyLogic support team.

1. Unzip the installation file:
   

   Lite: tar -xf anylogic-private-cloud-lite.tar.gz
   Pro: tar -xf anylogic-private-cloud-pro.tar.gz
   Enterprise: tar -xf anylogic-private-cloud-enterprise.tar.gz

2. Navigate to the resulting folder:
   

   cd anylogic_private_cloud_%version%

3. Run the installer script:
   

   sudo ./install.sh

   If you want the Private Cloud instance to reside in a non-default directory, use the alc_home flag:

   sudo ./install.sh --alc_home /<some directory>

   The installation script of Private Cloud supports a selection of options. For more information, see Installer reference.
   During the installation, you will need to specify the Private Cloud external address.
   Enter Cloud external address :
   Type in a valid hostname or IP address, and press Enter.
   The hostname or IP address you use should be the same address the end users will use to connect.
   You should not use loopback addresses like localhost or 127.0.0.1.
   Next, you will be asked whether you would like to specify the Team License Server address during installation. You need properly configured Team License Server to continue using AnyLogic Cloud after the evaluation period.
   Enter Y to configure license server address [y/n]:
   You may specify this address later using the administrator panel.
   If you have chosen to specify the Team License Server address, type in the valid Team License Server address and press Enter.
   Enter License Server address :
   Next, you will need to specify whether you plan to enable HTTPS support in Cloud.
   Enter Y to enable HTTPS support [y/n]:
   To proceed with HTTPS configuration, you need a valid SSL key and certificate pair. If you are not sure whether you have them, contact your system administrator for assistance, or enter n to use the HTTP protocol.
   It is impossible to properly host a Private Cloud instance with a self-signed SSL certificate — the desktop installation of AnyLogic won’t be able to upload models to it. You can, however, complete the installation process to ensure the Private Cloud instance works properly in your network. Nonetheless, it is strongly recommended to avoid enabling HTTPS support in case you do not have the certificate signed by a trusted provider.
   Specify the full path to your SSL key.
   Enter HTTPS key file path :
   Specify the full path to your SSL certificate.
   Enter HTTPS certificate file path :
   To simplify the installation process, provide the installer script with appropriate flags manually. To view the full list of supported flags, execute the following command:

   sudo ./install.sh --help

4. Upon completing the installation, navigate to the address you have specified for your Private Cloud instance using a browser of your choice. Click Guest in the top right corner of the screen, then select Log in. The Sign-in page, demonstrated on the screenshot below, will open up. The default credentials of the administrator account are as follows:
   • User name: admin
   • Password: admin123

   

   Make sure to change the default password of the administrator account. To do that, log in as the administrator, click admin in the top right corner of the screen, then select Profile. After that, modify the password using the Change Password form.
   It is also recommended to change the default user name of the administrator account to a valid email. You can do that on the administrator panel.
5. Users of Private Cloud will also need to create their accounts to begin uploading models. Alternatively, the Cloud administrator can create user accounts in the administrator panel.

To learn how to configure AnyLogic desktop installations to connect to your freshly installed Private Cloud instance, see Exporting a model to AnyLogic Cloud.

1. Upon completing the installation, you will need to prepare your secondary nodes — additional machines that your Private Cloud Enterprise instance will use to run models. The following steps must be performed on each secondary node.
   • Create an administrator user account (we recommend to use alcadm) and add it to the Docker group:

     sudo useradd -m alcadm
     sudo passwd alcadm # Input a new password for the alcadm user here — you will need it later
     sudo usermod -a -G docker alcadm

   • Open a text editor with the sudo configuration:

     sudo visudo -f /etc/sudoers.d/alc

   • Add the following line to the end of the file:

     alcadm ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL

     If you have problems while exiting visudo, try executing the :wq command to save and exit, or execute :q! to exit without saving.
   • Install the openssh-server package (if not installed yet) and modify sshd_config to allow for password authentication if it is not enabled by default:

     sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config
     PasswordAuthentication yes

   • Restart sshd to apply changes:

     sudo systemctl restart sshd

2. After that, you need to distribute the necessary certificates from your primary node (the one that has Private Cloud installed):
   • Copy the SSH key to every secondary node:
     sudo ssh-copy-id -i /home/alcadm/alc/controller/keys/id_rsa.pub alcadm@the internal IP address of the secondary node
     This command should be executed for each secondary node in your cluster.
   • Copy the registry certificate of Docker to each secondary node:

     scp -r /etc/docker/certs.d/ alcadm@%the internal IP address of the secondary node%:./

3. Next, you have to properly install the freshly acquired certificates on each secondary node:
   • Copy certs.d to the /etc/docker directory:

     sudo cp -r /home/alcadm/certs.d /etc/docker

   • Open /etc/hosts for editing:

     sudo nano /etc/hosts

   • Add the following line to the file:

     primary node ip local.cloud.registry

     An example of such file is as follows:

     

4. Now, inform the primary node about the nodes. To do that, edit nodes.json in the /home/alcadm/alc/controller directory.
   This file contains information about all nodes of a Private Cloud cluster.
   • host — the IP-address or FQDN of the node.
   • sshAccess.method — Use PRIVATE_KEY or PASSWORD (PRIVATE_KEY is the recommended option.)
   • sshAccess.user — The default user created earlier (alcadm).
   • sshAccess.key — The name of the private key file. This file is generated upon installing the primary node. You can find it in the /home/alcadm/alc/controller/keys directory. You need this file for authorization via the PRIVATE_KEY method (see sshAccess.method above). In case you use PASSWORD, specify the password there. If unsure, use id_rsa.
   • labels — A list of services running on this node. These services are described in the application.json file. Put executor there.
   
   The following is the example JSON object that represents a secondary node:

   {
     "host" : "10.0.0.1",
     "sshAccess" : {
       "method" : "PRIVATE_KEY",
       "user" : "alcadm",
       "key" : "id_rsa"
     },
     "volumeRoot" : "/home/alcadm/alc/cache",
     "labels" : [ "executor" ],
     "stoppable" : false,
     "manageable" : true
   }

   For more information about Private Cloud configuration files, see the corresponding article.
5. Restart the controller service component to apply changes by running the following command on the primary node:

   sudo docker restart controller

   After these changes, the additional nodes running executor service components should be visible in the controller state report. To access this report, open the browser of your choice and go to http://Private Cloud address:9000/main.html (for older versions of Cloud) or http://cloud address/admin/controller?tab=NODES (for Cloud 2.2.0 and later).

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