Linux: Bacula Enterprise Installation with BIM
The following article aims at explaining how to install Bacula Enterprise components (Director, File Daemon, Storage Daemon, bconsole), and Bweb with the use of Bacula Installation Manager and Linux OS. Bweb installation here is optional, however, it is recommended.
Bacula Installation Manager (BIM) supports the following platforms:
RHEL 7, 8 and 9
CentOS Linux 7 and 8 (Stream is not supported)
Oracle Linux 8 and 9
Rocky Linux 8 and 9
Alma Linux 8 and 9
Debian 9, 10 and 11
Debian 12, Client/FD only (if you need DIR and SD, install the packages via apt)
Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04 and 22.04
Note
BIM will take care of all aspects for your Bacula Enterprise installation with default advised parameters. If you need to customize it or link Bacula to PostgreSQL running on a different port or different server, use the installation procedure via the packages.
Prerequisites
One of the above operating systems (OS) successfully installed.
Access to your network and to the Internet, or more specifically, to https://www.baculasystems.com/ .
Root or sudo access to install new software on the chosen OS.
See also
See how to verify your root or sudo access.
OS updated with the latest patches from your OS vendor.
Python 2.7 or above installed.
See also
See how to check which Python version is installed or install the latest version of Python 3.