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title: Install MicroCeph on Pop!_OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of MicroCeph for on Pop!_OS - Simple clustered
  Ceph deployment
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/microceph/pop
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# Install MicroCeph on **Pop!\_OS**

# MicroCeph

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/microceph/pop#install)

#### Simple clustered Ceph deployment

MicroCeph is the easiest way to get up and running with Ceph. It is focused on providing a modern deployment and management experience to Ceph administrators and storage software developers.

The below commands will set you up with a testing environment on a single machine using file-backed OSDs - you'll need about 15 GiB of available space on your root drive:

```
 sudo snap install microceph
 sudo snap refresh --hold microceph
 sudo microceph cluster bootstrap
 sudo microceph disk add loop,4G,3
 sudo ceph status
```

You're done!

You can remove everything cleanly with:

```
 sudo snap remove microceph
```

To learn more about MicroCeph see the documentation:

<https://canonical-microceph.readthedocs-hosted.com>

### Package name

* microceph

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### License

* AGPL-3.0

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### Last updated

* 3 September 2026 - squid/stable
* Yesterday - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [canonical-microceph.readthedocs-hosted.com](https://canonical-microceph.readthedocs-hosted.com "https://canonical-microceph.readthedocs-hosted.com")

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### Contact

* [matrix.to](https://matrix.to/#/#ubuntu-ceph:matrix.org "https://matrix.to/#/#ubuntu-ceph:matrix.org")

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### Source code

* [github.com/canonical/microceph](https://github.com/canonical/microceph "https://github.com/canonical/microceph")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/canonical/microceph/issues/new/choose](https://github.com/canonical/microceph/issues/new/choose "https://github.com/canonical/microceph/issues/new/choose")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/microceph/pop#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on Pop!\_OS and install MicroCeph

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 can be installed on Pop!\_OS from the command line. Open Terminal from the Applications launcher and type the following:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install MicroCeph

To install MicroCeph, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install microceph
```

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