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The single-nic IP migration path was fragile and caused connectivity
issues during setup. macvlan is now the only bridge strategy — always
creates spx-ext-{nic} on the WAN NIC. Removed --single-nic flag,
SingleNIC config/detection fields, and updated all docs.
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title: "Installing Spinifex"
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description: "Install Spinifex on a single server using the binary installer."
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category: "Getting Started"
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tags:
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- install
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- single node
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- quickstart
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badge: quickstart
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resources:
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- title: "Spinifex Repository"
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url: "https://github.com/mulgadc/spinifex"
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- title: "Predastore (S3)"
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url: "https://github.com/mulgadc/predastore"
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- title: "Viperblock (EBS)"
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url: "https://github.com/mulgadc/viperblock"
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---
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# Installing Spinifex
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> Install Spinifex on a single server using the binary installer.
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## Table of Contents
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- [Overview](#overview)
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- [Instructions](#instructions)
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- [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)
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---
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## Overview
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Spinifex is an open-source infrastructure platform that brings core AWS services — EC2, VPC, EBS, and S3 — to bare-metal, edge, and on-prem environments.
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This guide installs Spinifex on a single server using the binary installer. For multi-server clusters, see [Multi-Node Installation](/docs/installing-spinifex-multi-node). To build from source, see [Source Install](/docs/source-install).
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**Supported Operating Systems:**
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- Ubuntu 22.04 / 24.04 / 25.10
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- Debian 12 / 13
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**What gets installed:**
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- Spinifex daemon and CLI
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- QEMU/KVM for virtual machine management
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- OVN/Open vSwitch for VPC networking
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- Predastore (S3-compatible object storage)
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- Viperblock (EBS-compatible block storage)
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- AWS CLI v2
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## Instructions
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### Step 1. Install Spinifex
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```bash
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curl https://install.mulgadc.com | bash
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```
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The installer downloads the Spinifex binary and bootstraps all dependencies (QEMU, OVN/OVS, AWS CLI).
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### Step 2. Initialize
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```bash
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spx admin init --region ap-southeast-2 --az ap-southeast-2a --node node1 --nodes 1
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```
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This auto-detects your network topology and configures external networking. Save the admin credentials printed during init — they will not be shown again.
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### Step 3. Trust the CA certificate
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```bash
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sudo cp ~/spinifex/config/ca.pem /usr/local/share/ca-certificates/spinifex-ca.crt
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sudo update-ca-certificates
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```
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### Step 4. Setup OVN networking
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```bash
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sudo /usr/local/share/spinifex/setup-ovn.sh --management --external-bridge --external-iface=enp0s3 --dhcp
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```
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Replace `enp0s3` with your WAN interface.
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### Step 5. Start services
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```bash
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sudo systemctl start spinifex.target
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export AWS_PROFILE=spinifex
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```
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### Step 6. Verify
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```bash
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aws ec2 describe-instance-types
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```
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If this returns a list of available instance types, your installation is working.
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**Congratulations! Spinifex is installed.**
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Continue to [Setting Up Your Cluster](/docs/setting-up-your-cluster) to import an AMI, create a VPC, and launch your first instance.
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## Troubleshooting
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### spx command not found
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```bash
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export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin
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```
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### CA certificate not trusted
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```bash
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sudo cp ~/spinifex/config/ca.pem /usr/local/share/ca-certificates/spinifex-ca.crt
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sudo update-ca-certificates
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```
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### OVN services not starting
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```bash
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sudo systemctl is-active ovn-controller
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journalctl -u ovn-controller --no-pager -n 20
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```
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