How to install GlusterFS on CentOS, Red Hat or Fedora

GlusterFS can easily be installed via yum or dnf in CentOS, Red Hat, or Fedora as it's readily available in the default yum repository. However, it could be a slightly outdated version, so you might want to install the newer versions as provided by the CentOS Storage Special Interest Group (SIG).

You can install and configure GlusterFS on CentOS, RHEL or Fedora using dnf or yum from the terminal.

1. Launch terminal.
2. Check for available GlusterFS repositories (optional).

   $ sudo dnf search gluster
   [sudo] password for user: 
   Last metadata expiration check: 23:20:40 ago on Fri 07 May 2021 08:01:41 AM +08.
   =========================== Name & Summary Matched: gluster ===========================
   centos-release-gluster6.noarch : Gluster 6 packages from the CentOS Storage SIG
                                  : repository
   centos-release-gluster7.noarch : Gluster 7 packages from the CentOS Storage SIG
                                  : repository
   centos-release-gluster8.noarch : Gluster 8 packages from the CentOS Storage SIG
                                  : repository
   glusterfs-api.x86_64 : GlusterFS api library
   glusterfs-cli.x86_64 : GlusterFS CLI
   glusterfs-client-xlators.x86_64 : GlusterFS client-side translators
   glusterfs-libs.x86_64 : GlusterFS common libraries
   glusterfs-rdma.x86_64 : GlusterFS rdma support for ib-verbs
   libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-gluster.x86_64 : Storage driver plugin for gluster
   pcp-pmda-gluster.x86_64 : Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) metrics for the Gluster filesystem
   qemu-kvm-block-gluster.x86_64 : QEMU Gluster block driver
   ================================ Name Matched: gluster ================================
   glusterfs.x86_64 : Distributed File System
   glusterfs-fuse.x86_64 : Fuse client

3. Add latest GlusterFS repository to yum / dnf or choose your preferred version from the list (optional).

   $ sudo dnf install --assumeyes centos-release-gluster
   Last metadata expiration check: 23:22:15 ago on Fri 07 May 2021 08:01:41 AM +08.
   Dependencies resolved.
   =======================================================================================
    Package                             Architecture Version           Repository    Size
   =======================================================================================
   Installing:
    centos-release-gluster8             noarch       1.0-1.el8         extras       9.3 k
   Installing dependencies:
    centos-release-storage-common       noarch       2-2.el8           extras       9.4 k
   
   Transaction Summary
   =======================================================================================
   Install  2 Packages
   
   Total download size: 19 k
   Installed size: 2.4 k
   ##### snipped

   This will install the CentOS Storage Special Interest Group (SIG) yum repository which provides the latest GlusterFS software packages.

4. Install glusterfs server and related packages.

   $ sudo dnf install --assumeyes glusterfs glusterfs-server
   CentOS-8 - Gluster 8                                    92 kB/s |  50 kB     00:00    
   Package glusterfs-6.0-49.1.el8.x86_64 is already installed.
   Dependencies resolved.
   =======================================================================================
    Package                      Arch       Version             Repository           Size
   =======================================================================================
   Installing:
    glusterfs-server             x86_64     8.4-1.el8           centos-gluster8     1.4 M
   Upgrading:
    glusterfs                    x86_64     8.4-1.el8           centos-gluster8     689 k
    glusterfs-cli                x86_64     8.4-1.el8           centos-gluster8     214 k
    glusterfs-client-xlators     x86_64     8.4-1.el8           centos-gluster8     899 k
   Installing dependencies:
    glusterfs-fuse               x86_64     8.4-1.el8           centos-gluster8     171 k
    libgfapi0                    x86_64     8.4-1.el8           centos-gluster8     125 k
        replacing  glusterfs-api.x86_64 6.0-49.1.el8
    libgfchangelog0              x86_64     8.4-1.el8           centos-gluster8      67 k
        replacing  glusterfs-libs.x86_64 6.0-49.1.el8
    libgfrpc0                    x86_64     8.4-1.el8           centos-gluster8      89 k
        replacing  glusterfs-libs.x86_64 6.0-49.1.el8
    libgfxdr0                    x86_64     8.4-1.el8           centos-gluster8      61 k
        replacing  glusterfs-libs.x86_64 6.0-49.1.el8
    libglusterd0                 x86_64     8.4-1.el8           centos-gluster8      45 k
        replacing  glusterfs-libs.x86_64 6.0-49.1.el8
    libglusterfs0                x86_64     8.4-1.el8           centos-gluster8     350 k
        replacing  glusterfs-libs.x86_64 6.0-49.1.el8
    python3-pyxattr              x86_64     0.5.3-18.el8        centos-gluster8      35 k
   
   Transaction Summary
   =======================================================================================
   Install  9 Packages
   Upgrade  3 Packages
   
   Total download size: 4.1 M
   ##### snipped

5. Enable network access for glusterfs service.

   $ sudo firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-service=glusterfs --permanent
   success

   This will enable access to 5667/tcp and is similar to running the following command:

   $ sudo firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=5667/tcp --permanent 

6. Reload firewall to activate changes.

   $ sudo firewall-cmd --reload
   success

7. Configure automatic startup of glusterd service during boot.

   $ sudo systemctl enable glusterd

8. Start glusterd service.

   $ sudo systemctl start glusterd 

9. Start creating GlusterFS cluster.

   Related: How to create storage cluster for GlusterFS