HomelabOS is a collection of tools designed to make it easy to self-host your own services and applications, from email and file sharing to website hosting and more, all in one easily managed package. In this tutorial, we'll walk you through the steps to install HomelabOS on Ubuntu Server latest using the command line.
Before you begin, you'll need the following:
First, make sure your Ubuntu system is up-to-date by running the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
This will ensure that all necessary packages are installed and updated.
HomelabOS runs on Docker, so you'll need to install Docker first. To do this, run the following command:
sudo apt install docker.io -y
This will install Docker on your system.
Docker Compose is a tool that allows you to define and run multi-container Docker applications. You'll need to install it to run HomelabOS.
sudo apt install docker-compose -y
Now that Docker and Docker Compose are installed, you're ready to install HomelabOS. Start by cloning the HomelabOS repository:
sudo apt install git -y
git clone https://github.com/homelabos/homelabos.git
This will download the HomelabOS repository to your system.
Next, switch to the HomelabOS directory and run the following command:
cd homelabos
sudo ./homelabos.sh install
This will install HomelabOS on your system. Depending on your internet speed, it may take some time.
Once HomelabOS is installed, you can access the services using the URL http://homelabos.local. This will take you to the HomelabOS dashboard, where you can access the various services.
In this tutorial, we showed you how to install HomelabOS on Ubuntu Server latest. With HomelabOS, you can quickly and easily self-host multiple services and applications, making it a great solution for home users and small businesses alike.
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