Cloudbox is a personal media server that allows you to stream your music, movies, and TV shows from one central location. It is designed to be easy to use and highly customizable. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Cloudbox on Void Linux.
To download the Cloudbox installer script, open a terminal on your Void Linux machine and type the following command:
curl -sSL https://github.com/cloudbox/cloudbox/raw/master/ansible/cloudbox.yml > cloudbox.yml
This will download the Cloudbox installer script to your current working directory.
Cloudbox requires Ansible to run. Therefore, you need to install Ansible on your Void Linux machine. To install Ansible, run the following command in your terminal:
sudo xbps-install -S ansible
This command will download and install Ansible on your machine.
Before installing Cloudbox, you need to customize your Cloudbox configuration. To do that, open the cloudbox.yml file in a text editor of your choice.
nano cloudbox.yml
In the file, you will find the following sections:
This section is where you define the user that will run Cloudbox. By default, it is set to cloudbox.
This section is where you define the media server programs you want to install. By default, it includes plex and emby.
This section is where you define the reverse proxy program you want to install. By default, it includes nginx.
This section is where you define various Cloudbox settings. By default, it includes the email address for the SSL certificate and your preferred timezone.
You can customize these settings to your liking. When you are done, save the file and exit the text editor.
After customizing your Cloudbox configuration, you can proceed to install Cloudbox. To do that, run the following command in your terminal:
ansible-playbook cloudbox.yml -e cloudbox_user=[YOUR_USERNAME]
Replace [YOUR_USERNAME] with the username for the user that you defined in the cloudbox_user section of the cloudbox.yml file.
The installer script will download and install the necessary packages and software for Cloudbox.
After the installation is complete, you can verify that Cloudbox is working correctly by opening a web browser and navigating to https://[YOUR_IP_ADDRESS].
Replace [YOUR_IP_ADDRESS] with the IP address of your Void Linux machine.
You should now be able to access your media library through the web interface.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Cloudbox on your Void Linux machine. We hope this guide has been helpful and that you enjoy using Cloudbox to manage your media collection.
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