How to Install Cozy Cloud on Alpine Linux Latest

Cozy Cloud is a personal cloud service that allows you to store, manage and share your data easily. In this tutorial, we will be installing Cozy Cloud on Alpine Linux Latest.

Step 1: Install Docker on Alpine Linux

Before you can install Cozy Cloud on Alpine Linux, you need to install Docker. Follow the steps below to install Docker:

1. Open a terminal and run the following command to update your system:

   apk update
   

2. Install Docker by running the following command:

   apk add docker
   

3. Enable Docker at boot time:

   rc-update add docker boot
   

4. Start the Docker service:

   service docker start
   

Step 2: Pull Cozy Cloud Docker Image

With Docker installed on Alpine Linux, you can now pull the Cozy Cloud Docker image. To do this, follow the steps below:

1. Open a terminal and run the following command:

   docker pull cozy/cozy-stack
   

   This command will pull the latest Cozy Cloud Docker image.

Step 3: Create a Docker Compose File

To run Cozy Cloud on Alpine Linux, you need to create a Docker Compose file. Follow the steps below to create a Docker Compose file:

1. Open a terminal and run the following command to create a new directory for Cozy Cloud:

   mkdir cozy
   

2. Navigate to the new directory by running:

   cd cozy
   

3. Create a file named docker-compose.yml by running the following command:

   nano docker-compose.yml
   

4. Copy and paste the following code into the file and save it:

   version: '3'
   
   services:
     cozy-stack:
       image: cozy/cozy-stack
       restart: always
       ports:
         - 8080:8080
         - 6060:6060
         - 8081:8081
       volumes:
         - ./cozy:/cozy
       environment:
         COZY_DATABASE_SERVER: postgresql://cozy:password@cozy-postgres:5432/cozy
         COZY_ADMIN_PASSWORD: your_admin_password
         COZY_STACK_DOMAIN: your_domain_here:8080
         COZY_SMTP_LOGIN: your_smtp_login
         COZY_SMTP_PASSWORD: your_smtp_password
         COZY_SMTP_FROM: your_smtp_from
         COZY_SMTP_PORT: your_smtp_port
         COZY_SMTP_HOST: your_smtp_host
         COZY_SMTP_SSL: true
     cozy-postgres:
       image: postgres
       restart: always
       environment:
         POSTGRES_PASSWORD: password
         POSTGRES_USER: cozy
         POSTGRES_DB: cozy
       volumes:
         - ./postgres:/var/lib/postgresql/data
   
   networks:
     default:
       external:
         name: bridge
   

   Note: You need to replace the values of COZY_ADMIN_PASSWORD, COZY_STACK_DOMAIN, COZY_SMTP_LOGIN, COZY_SMTP_PASSWORD, COZY_SMTP_FROM, COZY_SMTP_PORT, and COZY_SMTP_HOST with your own values.

Step 4: Run Cozy Cloud on Alpine Linux

With the Docker Compose file created, you can now run Cozy Cloud on Alpine Linux. Follow the steps below to run Cozy Cloud:

1. Open a terminal and navigate to the cozy directory that you created in Step 3.

2. Run the following command to start Cozy Cloud:

   docker-compose up -d
   

   This command will start Cozy Cloud in detached mode, which means that it will run in the background.

3. To check that Cozy Cloud is running, run the following command:

   docker ps
   

   This command will display a list of running Docker containers, including Cozy Cloud.

Conclusion

You have now successfully installed Cozy Cloud on Alpine Linux Latest. You can access your Cozy Cloud instance by navigating to http://your_domain_here:8080 in your web browser.

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