Sovereign is a tool for managing self-hosted services such as email, file sharing, and more. It is designed to be installed on a Linux server, but it is possible to install it on Windows 10 as well. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Sovereign on Windows 10.
Before you start, make sure you have the following:
Vagrant is a tool for managing virtual machines. You can download and install Vagrant for Windows from the official website. Once you have installed Vagrant, you can open a command prompt and run the following command to verify that Vagrant is installed:
vagrant --version
VirtualBox is a free and open-source virtualization platform. You can download and install VirtualBox for Windows from the official website. Once you have installed VirtualBox, you can open a command prompt and run the following command to verify that VirtualBox is installed:
VBoxManage --version
Open a command prompt and navigate to a directory where you want to install Sovereign. Then, run the following command to clone the Sovereign repository:
git clone https://github.com/sovereign/sovereign.git
This will create a new directory called "sovereign" in your current directory.
Open a text editor (e.g. Notepad++) and navigate to the "sovereign" directory. Open the "Vagrantfile" file in your text editor and edit the following lines:
# Configure the box to use the VirtualBox provider
config.vm.provider "virtualbox" do |vb|
vb.memory = "2048"
vb.cpus = 2
end
# Forward ports to access the services from the host
config.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: 80, host: 8080
config.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: 443, host: 8443
config.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: 8080, host: 8081
config.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: 4040, host: 4040
You can change the amount of memory and CPUs allocated to the virtual machine by changing the values in the first block of code. The second block of code forwards ports from the virtual machine to the host machine, allowing you to access the services that Sovereign will install.
Open a command prompt and navigate to the "sovereign" directory. Then, run the following command to start the virtual machine:
vagrant up
This will download a Linux image, configure it, and start it in VirtualBox. This process may take several minutes, depending on your internet connection speed.
Once the virtual machine is started, run the following command to log in to it:
vagrant ssh
This will open a secure shell (SSH) connection to the virtual machine.
In the SSH terminal, navigate to the "/vagrant" directory and run the following command to install Sovereign:
sudo python vagrant/provision.py
This will install all the necessary software and services that Sovereign requires.
Once the installation is complete, you can access the services provided by Sovereign by opening a web browser on your host machine and navigating to the following URLs:
You will be prompted for a username and password when you access these services. The default username is "admin" and the default password is "password".
In this tutorial, you have learned how to install Sovereign on Windows 10 using Vagrant and VirtualBox. You can now host your own self-hosted services and enjoy the benefits of having full control over your data.
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