Local AWS-like Environment on Debian Server

This guide will help you set up a local cloud environment that mimics AWS services on your Debian Server. You can host websites, applications, and run CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.

No need to use sudo if you are root user

Core Technologies

AWS Equivalent	Local/On-Premise Equivalent
EC2 (VMs/Instances)	OpenStack, Proxmox, Kubernetes
S3 (Object Storage)	MinIO, Ceph
RDS (Databases)	PostgreSQL, MySQL (self-hosted)
EKS (Kubernetes)	Kubernetes (k3s, k8s)
VPC (Networking)	OpenStack Neutron, Calico, Flannel
CloudWatch	Prometheus + Grafana
IAM (Identity)	Keycloak, Vault, RBAC
Route 53 (DNS)	CoreDNS, Bind9

Step 1: Update and Upgrade Your System

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Step 2: Install Proxmox for Virtual Machines

• Proxmox provides virtualization to run VMs (EC2 equivalent).
• Download and install Proxmox here.
• Access Proxmox interface at: https://your-server-ip:8006.

Step 3: Install Kubernetes (k3s)

• Kubernetes manages containers, acting as your EC2 instances.
• Install k3s (lightweight Kubernetes):

curl -sfL https://get.k3s.io | sh -

• Use kubectl to manage your cluster.

Step 4: Install MinIO (Object Storage, S3 Equivalent)

wget https://dl.min.io/server/minio/release/linux-amd64/minio
chmod +x minio
sudo mv minio /usr/local/bin/
minio server /mnt/data

• Access MinIO at: http://your-server-ip:9000.

Step 5: Install Calico for Kubernetes Networking (VPC Equivalent)

kubectl apply -f https://docs.projectcalico.org/v3.14/manifests/calico.yaml

• This enables networking and isolation in your Kubernetes cluster.

Step 6: Install PostgreSQL (RDS Equivalent)

sudo apt update
sudo apt install postgresql postgresql-contrib
sudo systemctl start postgresql
sudo -u postgres createuser --interactive
sudo -u postgres createdb your_database

Step 7: Install Prometheus and Grafana (Monitoring)

• Install Prometheus:

sudo apt-get install prometheus

• Install Grafana:

sudo apt-get install grafana

• Access Grafana at http://your-server-ip:3000.

Step 8: Install Keycloak for Identity and Access Management (IAM)

docker run -d -p 8080:8080 -e KEYCLOAK_USER=admin -e KEYCLOAK_PASSWORD=admin jboss/keycloak

• Keycloak helps manage users and access control.

Step 9: Install Terraform for Infrastructure as Code

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y gnupg software-properties-common curl
curl -fsSL https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
sudo apt-add-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com $(lsb_release -cs) main"
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install terraform

Step 10: Configure GitHub Actions for CI/CD

• Create a .github/workflows directory in your repo.
• Sample GitHub Actions workflow for Kubernetes deployment:

name: Deploy to k3s
on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main
jobs:
  deploy:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout Code
        uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - name: Set up k3s
        run: |
          curl -sfL https://get.k3s.io | sh -
      - name: Deploy Application
        run: |
          kubectl apply -f deployment.yaml

Step 11: Install CoreDNS for DNS Management (Route 53 Equivalent)

kubectl apply -f https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-the-hard-way/coredns.yaml

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Additional Resources:

• Proxmox Documentation
• Kubernetes Documentation
• MinIO Documentation
• Keycloak Documentation