--- title: Install canonical-livepatch-server on CentOS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of canonical-livepatch-server for on CentOS - Canonical Livepatch Server url: https://snapcraft.io/install/canonical-livepatch-server/centos --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install canonical-livepatch-server on **CentOS** # canonical-livepatch-server [Canonical](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/canonical "View all snaps from Canonical") * [Canonical](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/canonical "View all snaps from Canonical") * [Security](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=security) * [Server and Cloud](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=server-and-cloud) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/canonical-livepatch-server/centos#install) #### Canonical Livepatch Server Canonical Livepatch Server enables the delivery of Livepatch's to Livepatch clients, allowing reboots of critical infrastructure to be scheduled at a convenient time. Requirements: * PostgreSQL 12 Quick Start: * Install the snap ``` sudo snap install canonical-livepatch-server ``` * Now we require a Postgres database, for simplicity let's launch Postgres via docker: ``` docker run \ --name postgresql \ -e POSTGRES_USER=livepatch \ -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=testing \ -p 5432:5432 \ -d postgres:12.11 ``` * Migrate the database, run: ``` canonical-livepatch-server.schema-tool \ postgresql://livepatch:testing@localhost:5432/livepatch ``` * Update Livepatch with the DSN of our local Postgres, run: ``` sudo snap \ set canonical-livepatch-server \ lp.database.connection-string=postgresql://livepatch:testing@localhost:5432/livepatch ``` * We can check the server is running via the logs: ``` sudo snap logs \ canonical-livepatch-server.livepatch -n 100 ``` If you're a customer of Ubuntu Pro and have access to Livepatch on-premise, you can enable on-premise within the snap the same as you would for the charm. You can obtain your token from: Here is a quick how-to: * Set your token via running: ``` sudo snap set canonical-livepatch-server token= ``` * Install the server admin tool: ``` sudo snap install canonical-livepatch-server-admin ``` * Set an environment variable for the admin tool to discover your snap server: ``` export LIVEPATCH_URL=http://localhost:8080 ``` * Set a basic user on the server, for example sake here is one with the username admin and password admin123, note, dollar signs must be escaped and the password but be bcrypt hashed: ``` sudo snap set canonical-livepatch-server \ lp.auth.basic.users=\ admin:\$2y\$10\$c25NVkdeIMqWdbgR4883YuE/s2CT1mCmGPm5Ma1XbUqGqM26ClTGe ``` If you'd like to generate your own, ``` sudo apt-get install apache2-utils htpasswd -bnBC 10 ``` * Enable basic authentication: ``` sudo snap set canonical-livepatch-server lp.auth.basic.enabled=true ``` * Login with your admin tool: ``` canonical-livepatch-server-admin.livepatch-admin login -a admin:admin123 ``` * Synchronise hosted patches into your snap server: ``` canonical-livepatch-server-admin.livepatch-admin sync trigger ``` To set the server to automatically sync patches from Canonical's servers every 12 hours, you can run the following commands, ``` sudo snap set canonical-livepatch-server lp.patch-sync.enabled=true sudo snap set canonical-livepatch-server lp.patch-sync.interval=12h ``` You are now ready to connect clients to your snap Livepatch instance! Currently the server is set (by default) to use file storage for the patches, you can actually see the patches here: ``` ls /var/snap/canonical-livepatch-server/common/patches/ ``` ### Package name * canonical-livepatch-server --- ### License * Proprietary --- ### Last updated * 4 September 2026 - latest/stable * 2 September 2026 - latest/candidate --- ### Websites * [www.ubuntu.com](http://www.ubuntu.com/livepatch "http://www.ubuntu.com/livepatch") --- ### Contact * [snaps@canonical.com](mailto:snaps@canonical.com "mailto:snaps@canonical.com") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/canonical-livepatch-server/centos#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on CentOS and install canonical-livepatch-server Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd Snap is available for [CentOS 7.6+](https://snapcraft.io/install/canonical-livepatch-server/centos), and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6+, from the [Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL) (EPEL) repository. The EPEL repository can be added to your system with the following command: ``` sudo yum install epel-release ``` Snap can now be installed as follows: ``` sudo yum install snapd ``` Once installed, the *systemd* unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket ``` To enable *classic* snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between `/var/lib/snapd/snap` and `/snap`: ``` sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap ``` Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly. ### Install canonical-livepatch-server To install canonical-livepatch-server, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install canonical-livepatch-server ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? 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