HomelabOS is a collection of Ansible playbooks that automate the installation and configuration of popular self-hosted software on your own personal server. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing HomelabOS on Alpine Linux Latest.
Before proceeding, you will need to have the following prerequisites:
First, you need to install Git on your Alpine Linux Latest server. Git is a version control system and is required to download HomelabOS. To install Git, open a terminal window and run the following command:
sudo apk add git
Next, you need to clone the HomelabOS repository from GitHub. To do this, navigate to your home directory and run the following command in the terminal:
git clone https://github.com/NickBusey/HomelabOS.git
This will create a new directory called HomelabOS containing all the necessary files.
HomelabOS uses Docker and Docker Compose to containerize self-hosted applications. To install Docker and Docker Compose on Alpine Linux Latest, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo apk add docker docker-compose
After the installation is complete, ensure that the Docker service is running by running the following command:
sudo rc-service docker start
Before running the HomelabOS installation playbook, you need to configure some settings. Navigate to the HomelabOS directory and open the config.env file using your preferred text editor:
cd HomelabOS
nano config.env
Update the variables according to your preferences. For example, you can change the domain name by setting the DOMAIN_NAME variable.
DOMAIN_NAME=mydomain.com
Save the changes and exit the text editor.
Finally, you can run the HomelabOS installation playbook using the following command:
ansible-playbook main.yml
This will take some time to complete, as it installs and configures all the self-hosted software included in HomelabOS. After the installation is complete, you can navigate to your server's IP address or domain name in your web browser to access the applications.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed HomelabOS on Alpine Linux Latest. You can now enjoy using self-hosted applications on your personal server. If you encounter any issues or have any questions, visit the HomelabOS website for more information.
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