In this tutorial, we will cover the steps required to install FHEM on Alpine Linux Latest. FHEM is a home automation software that enables you to control and monitor various devices and automation systems in your smart home. Alpine Linux is a lightweight and secure Linux distribution that is commonly used in containers and embedded devices.
Before we start, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to update the system packages to the latest version. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apk update && sudo apk upgrade
This command will update the package index and install the latest available updates.
FHEM requires Perl and several Perl modules to run correctly. Install Perl and other required packages by running the following command:
sudo apk add perl perl-utils perl-yaml libwww perl-dev build-base
This command will install Perl and other required packages, including development tools and libraries.
Download the latest FHEM release by running the following command:
wget https://fhem.de/fhem-6.0.tar.gz
Extract the downloaded archive and move it to the /opt directory:
tar -xzvf fhem-6.0.tar.gz
sudo mv fhem-6.0 /opt/fhem
Before starting FHEM, we need to initialize the FHEM environment by running the following command:
sudo cpanm --force FHEM
Once the initialization process is complete, start the FHEM server by running the following command:
sudo /opt/fhem/fhem.pl
This command will start the FHEM server on the default port 8083. You can access the FHEM web interface by navigating to http://
In this tutorial, we have covered the steps required to install FHEM on Alpine Linux Latest. FHEM is a powerful home automation software that enables you to control and monitor your smart home devices and automation systems. We hope this tutorial has been helpful to you.
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