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Source Install

Build Spinifex from source for development, custom builds, or contributing.

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Overview

This guide builds Spinifex from source. For production deployments, the binary installer is recommended.

Requirements:

  • Ubuntu 22.04+ / Debian 12+
  • Go 1.26.2+
  • GCC, make, pkg-config
  • QEMU/KVM, OVN/Open vSwitch, AWS CLI v2, dhcpcd-base

Instructions

Step 1. Install Dependencies

bash
mkdir -p ~/Development/mulga && cd ~/Development/mulga
git clone https://github.com/mulgadc/spinifex.git
sudo make -C spinifex quickinstall
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin

Step 2. Clone and Build

bash
cd spinifex
./scripts/clone-deps.sh

Step 3. Development Initialisation

bash
./scripts/dev-install.sh

This bootstraps a single-node development environment: builds binaries, configures OVN, initialises the cluster, installs the CA certificate, and starts all services.

Step 4. Verify Installation

bash
export AWS_PROFILE=spinifex
aws ec2 describe-instance-types

If this returns a list of available instance types, your installation is working.

Congratulations! Spinifex is installed from source.

Continue to Setting Up Your Cluster to import an AMI, create a VPC, and launch your first instance.

Troubleshooting

Go Not Found in PATH

bash
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin

CA Certificate Not Trusted

bash
sudo cp /etc/spinifex/ca.pem /usr/local/share/ca-certificates/spinifex-ca.crt
sudo update-ca-certificates