Set up SlimServer 6.5.0 on CentOS 4.4

1. Download RPM

   
   $ wget http://www.slimdevices.com/downloads/SlimServer_v6.5.0/SlimServer_v6.5.0.noarch.rpm

2. Install Perl modules required by RPM package

   
   yum install perl-XML-Parser perl-Digest-SHA1 perl-Time-HiRes perl-DBI perl-Compress-Zlib perl-YAML-Syck
   yum install gcc mysql-server
   

3. Install RPM

   
   $ sudo rpm -Uvh ./SlimServer_v6.5.0.noarch.rpm
   

4. Create database in local MySQL instance

   
   yum install mysql
   $ sudo mysql
   mysql> create database slimserver;
   mysql> grant all on slimserver.* to slimserver@'localhost' identified by 'slim_passwd';
   $ sudo /sbin/chkconfig --levels 345 mysqld on
   

5. Edit /etc/slimserver.conf

   
   dbsource: dbi:mysql:database=slimserver
   dbusername: slimserver
   dbpassword: slimserver_password
   

6. Add user example to slimserver group
7. Use magic SlimServer Perl module installer to add local cpies of required modules (hope yum can avoid this in the future)

   
   $ sudo /usr/local/slimserver/Bin/build-perl-modules.pl Time::HiRes
   $ sudo /usr/local/slimserver/Bin/build-perl-modules.pl Digest::SHA1
   

8. Create SlimServer home directory (SlimServer root)

   
   $ sudo mkdir /home/slimserver
   $ sudo chown slimserver:slimserver /home/slimserver
   $ sudo chmod 0775 /home/slimserver
   

9. Configure OS firewall

   
   3483:tcp - Name: SlimServer Control
   3483:udp - Name: SlimDiscovery
   9000:tcp - Name: SlimServer Web
   

10. Configure daemon to start at boot

    
    $ sudo /sbin/chkconfig --levels 345 mysqld on