Sovereign is a self-hosted platform that helps you manage your personal cloud services. It provides a simple and easy-to-use interface to deploy and manage popular services like Nextcloud, Bitwarden, and more. Although Sovereign was primarily designed for Linux, it can also be installed on Windows. Here is a step-by-step guide to installing Sovereign on Windows 11.
Before installing Sovereign on your Windows 11 computer, you must ensure that the following prerequisites are satisfied:
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) 2 is installed and configured on your Windows 11 computer.
Docker Desktop is installed and running.
Git is installed.
First, open the Windows Terminal or PowerShell and navigate to the directory where you want to install Sovereign. Then clone the Sovereign repository from GitHub using the following command:
$ git clone https://github.com/sovereign/sovereign
After cloning the repository, navigate to the sovereign directory using the following command:
$ cd sovereign
Next, run the installation script using the following command:
$ ./setup.sh
The installation script will prompt you to choose a domain name for Sovereign. Enter a domain name that you own or create a new one. You can also choose to use a self-signed SSL certificate or provide your own SSL certificate.
After the installation is complete, start the Sovereign Docker Compose stack using the following command:
$ docker-compose up -d
This will start all the services included in the Sovereign stack, such as Nginx, MariaDB, and more. You can check the status of the services using the following command:
$ docker-compose ps
Finally, open your web browser and navigate to the domain name you chose earlier. You should see the Sovereign web interface, where you can install and manage various services.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Sovereign on your Windows 11 computer. With Sovereign, you can now easily manage your personal cloud services and have complete control over your data.
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