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'''Welcome to Tutorials and Howtos, a place of basic and advanced configuration tasks for your Alpine Linux.'''
'''Welcome to Tutorials and Howtos, a place of basic and advanced configuration tasks for your Alpine Linux.'''


The tutorials are hands-on and the reader is expected to try and achieve the goals described in each step, possibly with the help of a good example. The output in one step is the starting point for the following step.
'''The tutorials are hands-on''' and the reader is expected to try and achieve the goals described in each step, possibly with the help of a good example. The output in one step is the starting point for the following step.


Howtos are smaller articles explaining how to perform a particular task with Alpine Linux.
'''Howtos are smaller articles''' explaining how to perform a particular task with Alpine Linux, that expects a minimal knowledge from reader to perform actions.
 
'''IMPORTANT:''' contributions on those pages must be complete articles as well as requesting topics to be covered, don't override already made contributions. If you want to request a topic, please add your request in this page's [[Talk:Tutorials_and_Howtos|Discussion]].


We encourage people to send in both complete articles as well as requesting topics to be covered. If you think you have the skills and knowledge to write an Alpine Linux related article please do so on this Wiki. If you want to request a topic, please add your request in this page's [[Talk:Tutorials_and_Howtos|Discussion]].


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== Storage ==


* [[Alpine local backup|Alpine local backup (lbu)]] ''(Permanently store your modifications in case your box needs reboot)'' <!-- Installation and Storage -->
= Howtos =
** [[Back Up a Flash Memory Installation]] <!-- Installation and Storage -->
** [[Manually editing a existing apkovl]]


* [[Setting up disks manually]] <!-- Installation and Storage -->
== Applications ==
* [[Setting up a software RAID array]]
<!-- ** [[Setting up a /var partition on software IDE raid1]]  Obsolete, Installation and Storage -->
* [[Raid Administration]]
* [[Setting up encrypted volumes with LUKS]]
* [[Setting up LVM on LUKS]]
* [[Setting up Logical Volumes with LVM]]
** [[Setting up LVM on GPT-labeled disks]]
** [[Installing on GPT LVM]]
* [[Filesystems|Formatting HD/Floppy/Other]] <!-- just a stub -->


* [[Setting up iSCSI]]
=== Miscellaneous ===
** [[iSCSI Raid and Clustered File Systems]]
* [[Setting up NBD]]
* [[High performance SCST iSCSI Target on Linux software Raid]] ''(deprecated)'' <!-- solution -->
* [[Linux iSCSI Target (TCM)]]
* [[Disk Replication with DRBD]] <!-- draft -->


* [[Burning ISOs]] <!-- just some links now -->
* [[Ansible]] ''(Configuration management)''
* [[Partitioning and Bootmanagers]]
* [[Migrating data]]
* [[Create a bootable SDHC from a Mac]]
* [[Alpine on ARM]]


== Networking ==
=== Monitoring ===


* [[Configure Networking]]
* [[Awstats]] ''(Free log file analyzer)''
* [[Connecting to a wireless access point]]
* [[Cacti: traffic analysis and monitoring network]] ''(Front-end for rrdtool networking monitor)''
* [[Bonding]]
* [[Cvechecker]] ''(Compare installed packages for Common Vulnerabilities Exposure)'' <!-- Monitoring and Security -->
* [[Vlan]]
* [[Linfo]]
* [[Bridge]]
* [[Obtaining user information via SNMP]] ''(Using squark-auth-snmp as a Squid authentication helper)'' <!-- Networking and Server, <== Using squark-auth-snmp -->
* [[OpenVSwitch]]
* [[PhpSysInfo]] ''(A simple application that displays information about the host it's running on)''
* [[How to configure static routes]]
* [[Matomo]] ''(A real time web analytics software program)''
* [[Setting up A Network Monitoring and Inventory System]] ''(Nagios + OpenAudit and related components)'' <!-- draft, solution, Networking and Monitoring and Server -->
** [[Setting up NRPE daemon]] ''(Performs remote Nagios checks)'' <!-- Networking and Monitoring -->
* [[Setting Up Fprobe And Ntop|Ntop]] ''(NetFlow collection and analysis using a remote fprobe instance; for alpine 3.10-3.12 only)'' <!-- Networking and Monitoring -->
* [[Setting up lm_sensors]]
* [[SqStat]] ''(Script to look at active squid users connections)''
* [[Traffic monitoring]] <!-- Networking and Monitoring -->
** [[Setting up monitoring using rrdtool (and rrdcollect)]]
** [[Setting up traffic monitoring using rrdtool (and snmp)]] <!-- Monitoring -->
* [[Zabbix|Zabbix - the professional complete manager]] ''(Monitor and track the status of network services and hardware)''
* [[ZoneMinder video camera security and surveillance]]


* [[Alpine Wall]] - [[How-To Alpine Wall]] - [[Alpine Wall User's Guide]] ''(a new firewall management framework)''
=== Networking ===


* [[PXE boot]]
* Alpine Wall ''(a new firewall management framework)''
 
** [[Alpine Wall]]
* [[Using serial modem]]
** [https://git.alpinelinux.org/awall/about/ Alpine Wall User's Guide]
* [[Using HSDPA modem]]
** [[How-To Alpine Wall]]
* [[Setting up Satellite Internet Connection]]
* [[Freeradius Active Directory Integration]]
* [[GNUnet]]
* [[Setting up a OpenVPN server|OpenVPN server]] ''(Allowing single users or devices to remotely connect to your network)''
* [[OpenVSwitch]]
* [[Using Alpine on Windows domain with IPSEC isolation]]
* [[Using Alpine on Windows domain with IPSEC isolation]]
* [[Configure a Wireguard interface (wg)|Wireguard]]


* [[Setting up a ssh-server]] ''(Using ssh is a good way to administer your box remotely)'' <!-- Server and Networking -->
=== Telephony ===
* [[How to setup a wireless access point]] ''(Setting up Secure Wireless AP w/ WPA encryption with bridge to wired network)''
* [[Setting up a OpenVPN server with Alpine]] ''(Allowing single users or devices to remotely connect to your network)''
<!-- [[Using Racoon for Remote Sites]] is a different VPN tunnelling method, but that article is just a stub -->
* [[Experiences with OpenVPN-client on ALIX.2D3]]  <!-- solution -->


* [[Generating SSL certs with ACF]] <!-- Generating SSL certs with ACF 1.9 -->
* [[FreePBX|FreePBX on Alpine Linux]]
* [[Setting up unbound DNS server]]
* [[Setting up Zaptel/Asterisk on Alpine]]
* [[Setting up nsd DNS server]]
* [[Kamailio]] ''(SIP Server, formerly OpenSER)''
* [[TinyDNS Format]]
* [[Fault Tolerant Routing with Alpine Linux]] <!-- solution -->
* [[Freeradius Active Directory Integration]]
* [[Multi_ISP]] ''(Dual-ISP setup with load-balancing and automatic failover)''
* [[OwnCloud]] ''(Installing OwnCloud)''


* [[Seafile: setting up your own private cloud]]
== Backup and data migration ==


== Post-Install ==
<!-- If you edit this, please coordinate with Installation#Post-Install and Developer_Documentation#Package_management.  Note that these three sections are not exact duplicates. -->
* [[Alpine Linux package management|Package Management (apk)]] ''(How to add/remove packages on your Alpine)''
  <!-- [[Alpine Linux package management#Local_Cache|How to enable APK caching]] -->
** [[Comparison with other distros]]
* [[Alpine local backup|Alpine local backup (lbu)]] ''(Permanently store your modifications in case your box needs reboot)''
* [[Alpine local backup|Alpine local backup (lbu)]] ''(Permanently store your modifications in case your box needs reboot)''
** [[Back Up a Flash Memory Installation]] <!-- new -->
** [[Back Up a Flash Memory Installation]]
** [[Manually editing a existing apkovl]]
** [[Manually editing a existing apkovl]]
* [[Alpine Linux Init System|Init System (OpenRC)]] ''(Configure a service to automatically boot at next reboot)''
* [[Migrating data]]
** [[Multiple Instances of Services]]
* [[Rsnapshot]] - setting up periodic backups
  <!-- [[Writing Init Scripts]] -->
 
* [[Alpine setup scripts#setup-xorg-base|Setting up Xorg]]
== Desktop ==
* [[Upgrading Alpine]]
* [[Daily driver guide]]
<!-- Obsolete
* [[Alpine and UEFI]]
[[Upgrading Alpine - v1.9.x]]
* [[Default applications]]
[[Upgrading Alpine - CD v1.8.x]]
* Desktop cloud
[[Upgrading Alpine - HD v1.8.x]]
** [[Nextcloud]] ''(Self hostable cloud suite - Dropbox Alternative)''
[[Upgrade to repository main|Upgrading to signed repositories]]
* [[Desktop environments and Window managers]] (overall information only)
-->
* [[Gaming on Alpine]]
* [[Printer Setup]]
* [[Remote Desktop Server]]
* Sound Systems
** [[ALSA]]
** [[PipeWire]]
** [[PulseAudio]]


* [[Setting up a ssh-server]] ''(Using ssh is a good way to administer your box remotely)''
== Power management ==
* [[setup-acf]] ''(Configures ACF (webconfiguration) so you can manage your box through https)''
* [[Changing passwords for ACF|Changing passwords]]
* [[Ansible]] ''(Configuration management)''


* [[Enable Serial Console on Boot]]
* [[Configure action when power-button is pressed]]
<!-- Obsolete?
* [[Suspend on LID close]]
* [[Error message on boot: Address space collision: host bridge window conflicts with Adaptor ROM]]
* [[Configure Wake-on-LAN]]
-->
* [[How to get regular stuff working]] ''some notes on need-to-know topics''


== Virtualization==
== Networking ==


* [[Xen Dom0]] ''(Setting up Alpine as a dom0 for Xen hypervisor)''
* [[Bluetooth]] - Instructions for installing and configuring Bluetooth
* [[Xen Dom0 on USB or SD]]
* [[Bonding]] - Bond (or aggregate) multiple ethernet interfaces
* [[Create Alpine Linux PV DomU]]
* [[Bridge]] - Configuring a network bridge
* [[Xen PCI Passthrough]]
** [[Bridge wlan0 to eth0]]
* [[Xen LiveCD]]
* [[Configure Networking]]
* [[qemu]]
* [[How to configure static routes]]
* [[LXC]] ''(Setting up a Linux container in Alpine Linux)''
* Modem
* [[Docker]]
** [[Using HSDPA modem]]
* [[Install_Alpine_on_VirtualBox]]
** [[Using serial modem]]
* [[mDNS]] - Howto implement multicast DNS resolution in Alpine.
* [[Multi ISP]] ''(Dual-ISP setup with load-balancing and automatic failover)''
* [[PXE boot]]
* Wi-Fi
** [[Wi-Fi|Connecting to a wireless access point]]
** [[How to setup a wireless access point]] ''(Setting up Secure Wireless AP w/ WPA encryption with bridge to wired network)''
* [[VLAN]]
 
== Other Architectures ==


== Desktop Environment ==
=== ARM ===


* [[Awesome(wm) Setup]]
* [[Alpine on ARM]]
* [[EyeOS]] ''(Cloud Computing Desktop)''
* [[Gnome Setup]]
* [[MATE|MATE Setup]]
* [[Oneye]] ''(Cloud Computing Desktop - Dropbox Alternative)''
* [[Owncloud]] ''(Cloud Computing Desktop - Dropbox Alternative)''
** (to be merged with [[OwnCloud]] ''(Your personal Cloud for storing and sharing your data on-line)'')
* [[Remote Desktop Server]]
* [[Suspend on LID close]]
* [[XFCE Setup]] and [[Xfce Desktop|Desktop Ideas]]
* [[Installing Adobe flash player for Firefox]]


== Raspberry Pi ==
==== Raspberry Pi ====


* [[Raspberry Pi|Raspberry Pi (Installation)]]
* [[Raspberry Pi Bluetooth Speaker|Raspberry Pi - Bluetooth Speaker]]
* [[RPI Video Receiver]] ''(network video decoder using Rasperry Pi and omxplayer)''
* [[Raspberry Pi|Raspberry Pi - Installation]]
* [[Linux Router with VPN on a Raspberry Pi]]
* [[Linux Router with VPN on a Raspberry Pi|Raspberry Pi - Router with VPN]]
* [[Linux Router with VPN on a Raspberry Pi (IPv6)|Raspberry Pi - Router with VPN (IPv6)]]
* [[Classic install or sys mode on Raspberry Pi|Raspberry Pi - Sys mode install]]
* [[Raspberry Pi LVM on LUKS|Raspberry Pi - Sys mode install - LVM on LUKS]]
* [[RPI Video Receiver|Raspberry Pi - Video Receiver]] ''(network video decoder using Rasperry Pi and omxplayer)''
* [[Raspberry Pi 3 - Browser Client]] - kiosk or digital sign
* [[Raspberry Pi 3 - Configuring it as wireless access point -AP Mode]]
* [[Raspberry Pi 3 - Configuring it as wireless access point -AP Mode]]
* [[Raspberry Pi 3 - Setting Up Bluetooth]]
* [[Raspberry Pi 3 - Setting Up Bluetooth]]
* [[Raspberry Pi 4 - Persistent system acting as a NAS and Time Machine]]
* [[How to set up Alpine as a wireless router|Raspberry Pi Zero W - Wireless router]] ''(Setting up a firewalled, Wireless AP with wired network on a Pi Zero W)''
* [[RPI Video Receiver]]


== Applications ==
=== IBM Z (IBM z Systems) ===
 
* [[s390x|s390x - Installation]]
 
=== PowerPC ===
 
* [[Ppc64le|Powerpc64le - Installation]]
 
== Post-Install ==
 
* [[CPU frequency scaling]]
* [[Repositories#Enabling_the_community_repository|Enable Community repository]] ''(Providing additional packages)''
* [[Enable Serial Console on Boot]]
* [[Alpine Linux Init System|Init System (OpenRC)]] ''(Configure a service to automatically boot at next reboot)''
** [[Multiple Instances of Services|Init System - Multiple Instances of Services]]
** [[Writing Init Scripts|Init System - Writing Init Scripts]]
* [[Installing Oracle Java|Oracle Java (installation)]]
* [[IGMPproxy]]
* [[Alpine Package Keeper|Package Management (apk)]] ''(How to add/remove packages on your Alpine)''
** [[Comparison with other distros|Package Management - Comparison with other distros]]
* [[Running glibc programs]]
* [[Setting up a new user]]
* [[Upgrading Alpine]]
 
 
== Remote Administration ==
 
* ACF
** [[Changing passwords for ACF|ACF - changing passwords]]
** [[Generating SSL certs with ACF]] <!-- Generating SSL certs with ACF 1.9 -->
** [[setup-acf| ACF - setup]] ''(Configures ACF (webconfiguration/webmin) so you can manage your box through https)''
* [[Setting up a SSH server]] ''(Using ssh is a good way to administer your box remotely)''
** [[HOWTO OpenSSH 2FA with password and Google Authenticator |OpenSSH 2FA]] ''(A simple two factor setup for OpenSSH)''
* [[OpenVCP]] ''(VServer Control Panel)''
* [[PhpMyAdmin]] ''(Web-based administration tool for MYSQL)''
* [[PhpPgAdmin]] ''(Web-based administration tool for PostgreSQL)''
* [[Webmin]] ''(A web-based interface for Linux system)''


=== Telephony ===
== Server ==
* [[Setting up Zaptel/Asterisk on Alpine]]
** [[Setting up Streaming an Asterisk Channel]]
* [[Freepbx on Alpine Linux]]
* [[FreePBX_V3]] ''(FreeSWITCH, Asterisk GUI web acces tool)''
* [[2600hz]] ''(FreeSWITCH, Asterisk GUI web access tool)''
* [[Kamailio]] ''(SIP Server, formerly OpenSER)''


=== Mail ===
* [[Hosting services on Alpine]] ''(Hosting mail, webservices and other services)''
* [[Hosting services on Alpine]] ''(Hosting mail, webservices and other services)''
** [[Hosting Web/Email services on Alpine]]
* [[Hosting Web/Email services on Alpine]]
* [[ISP Mail Server HowTo]] <!-- solution, Mail -->
 
** [[ISP Mail Server Upgrade 2.x]]
=== DNS ===
** [[ISP Mail Server 2.x HowTo]] ''(Beta, please test)''
 
* [[Roundcube]] ''(Webmail system)''
* [[DNSCrypt-Proxy]] ''Encrypt and authenticate DNS calls from your system''
* [[Setting up postfix with virtual domains]]
* [[Setting up nsd DNS server]]
* [[Protecting your email server with Alpine]]
* [[Setting up unbound DNS server]]
* [[Setting up clamsmtp]]
* [[TinyDNS Format]]
* [[Setting up dovecot with imap and ssl]]
* [[relay email to gmail (msmtp, mailx, sendmail]]


=== HTTP ===
=== HTTP ===
* [[Lighttpd]]
 
** [[Lighttpd Https access]]
** [[Setting Up Lighttpd with PHP]]
** [[Setting Up Lighttpd With FastCGI]]
* [[Cherokee]]
* [[Nginx]]
* [[Nginx as reverse proxy with acme (letsencrypt)]]
* [[Apache]]
* [[Apache]]
** [[Apache with php-fpm]]
** [[Apache with php-fpm]]
** [[Setting Up Apache with PHP]]
** [[Setting Up Apache with PHP]]
** [[Apache authentication: NTLM Single Signon]]
** [[Apache authentication: NTLM Single Signon]]
* [[Darkhttpd]]
* [[Lighttpd]]
** [[Lighttpd Advanced security]]
** [[Setting Up Lighttpd With FastCGI]]
* [[Nginx]]
** [[Nginx as reverse proxy with acme (letsencrypt)]]
** [[Nginx with PHP]]
* Squid Proxy
** [[Obtaining user information via SNMP]] ''(Using squark-auth-snmp as a Squid authentication helper)'' <!-- Networking and Server, <== Using squark-auth-snmp -->
** [[Setting up Explicit Squid Proxy]]
** [[Setting up Transparent Squid Proxy]] ''(Covers Squid proxy and URL Filtering system)''
** [[SqStat]] ''(Script to look at active squid users connections)''
* [[Tomcat]]


* [[High Availability High Performance Web Cache]] ''(uCarp + HAProxy for High Availability Services such as Squid web proxy)'' <!-- solution, Server -->
==== Hostable Content ====
 
* [[Setting up Transparent Squid Proxy]] <!-- draft -->
** [[SqStat]] ''(Script to look at active squid users connections)''
** [[Obtaining user information via SNMP]] ''(Using squark-auth-snmp as a Squid authentication helper)'' <!-- Networking and Server, <== Using squark-auth-snmp -->
* [[Setting up Explicit Squid Proxy]]


* [[DokuWiki]]
* [[Drupal]] ''(Content Management System (CMS) written in PHP)''
* [[Drupal]] ''(Content Management System (CMS) written in PHP)''
* [[Kopano]] ''(Microsoft Outlook compatible Groupware)''
* [[Mahara]] ''(E-portfolio and social networking system)''
* [[MediaWiki]] ''(Free web-based wiki software application)''
* [[Pastebin]] ''(Pastebin software application)''
* [[WordPress]] ''(Web software to create website or blog)''
* [[WordPress]] ''(Web software to create website or blog)''
* [[MediaWiki]] ''(Free web-based wiki software application)''
* [[DokuWiki]]
* [[Darkhttpd]]


=== Other Servers ===
=== IRC ===
* [[Setting up a ssh-server]] ''(Using ssh is a good way to administer your box remotely)''


* [[Setting up a nfs-server]]
* [[NgIRCd]] ''(Server for Internet Relay Chat/IRC)''
* [[Setting up a samba-server]] ''(standard file sharing)''
* [[Setting up a samba-ad-dc]] ''(Active Directory compatible domain controller)''
* [[Phpizabi]] ''(Social Networking Platform)''
* [[Statusnet]] ''(Microblogging Platform)''
* [[Pastebin]] ''(Pastebin software application)''
* [[Setting up Transmission (bittorrent) with Clutch WebUI]]


* [[Patchwork]] ''(Patch review management system)''
=== Mail ===
* [[Redmine]] ''(Project management system)''
* [[Request-Tracker]] ''(Ticket system)''
* [[OsTicket]] ''(Ticket system)''
* [[Setting up trac wiki|Trac]] ''(Enhanced wiki and issue tracking system for software development projects)''


* [[Cgit]]
* Exim/Dovecot
** [[Setting up a git repository server with gitolite and cgit]] <!-- doesn't exist yet -->
** [[Small-Time Email with Exim and Dovecot]] ''(A simple configuration for your home network.)
** [[Setting up dovecot with imap and tls]]
* [[relay email to gmail (msmtp, mailx, sendmail]]
* [[Roundcube]] ''(Webmail system)''
* [[Roundcube]] ''(Webmail system)''
* [[Setting up postfix with virtual domains]]
* Server protection
** [[Setting up clamsmtp]]
=== Other Servers ===
* [[Chrony and GPSD | Chrony, gpsd, and a garmin LVC 18 as a Stratum 1 NTP source ]]
* [[Glpi]] ''(Manage inventory of technical resources)''
* [[Glpi]] ''(Manage inventory of technical resources)''
* [[How to setup a Alpine Linux mirror]]
* [[How to setup a Alpine Linux mirror]]
* [[Cups]]
* [[Setting up an NFS server|nfs-server]]
* [[NgIRCd]] ''(Server for Internet Relay Chat/IRC)''
* [[Odoo]]
* [[OpenVCP]] ''(VServer Control Panel)''
* [[Configure OpenLDAP | OpenLDAP]] ''(Installing and configuring the Alpine package for OpenLDAP)''
* [[Mahara]] ''(E-portfolio and social networking system)''
* [[Setting up a samba-ad-dc|samba-ad-dc]] ''(Active Directory compatible domain controller)''
* [[Chrony and GPSD | Using chrony, gpsd, and a garmin LVC 18 as a Stratum 1 NTP source ]]
* [[Setting up a Samba server|samba-server]] ''(standard file sharing)''
* [[Sending SMS using gnokii]]
* [[Setting up Transmission (bittorrent) with Clutch WebUI]]


=== Monitoring ===
=== Software development ===
* Setting up [[collectd]]
* [[Traffic monitoring]] <!-- Networking and Monitoring -->
* [[Setting up traffic monitoring using rrdtool (and snmp)]] <!-- Monitoring -->
* [[Setting up monitoring using rrdtool (and rrdcollect)]]
* [[Setting up Cacti|Cacti]] ''(Front-end for rrdtool networking monitor)''
* [[Setting up Zabbix|Zabbix]] ''(Monitor and track the status of network services and hardware)''
* [[Setting up A Network Monitoring and Inventory System]] ''(Nagios + OpenAudit and related components)'' <!-- draft, solution, Networking and Monitoring and Server -->
** [[Setting up NRPE daemon]] ''(Performs remote Nagios checks)'' <!-- Networking and Monitoring -->
* [[Setting up Smokeping|Smokeping]] ''(Network latency monitoring)'' <!-- Networking and Monitoring -->
** [[Setting up MRTG and Smokeping to Monitor Bandwidth Usage and Network Latency]]
* [[Setting Up Fprobe And Ntop|Ntop]] ''(NetFlow collection and analysis using a remote fprobe instance)'' <!-- Networking and Monitoring -->
* [[Cvechecker]] ''(Compare installed packages for Common Vulnerabilities Exposure)'' <!-- Monitoring and Security -->


* [[IP Accounting]] <!-- Networking and Monitoring -->
* [[Cgit]]
* [[Obtaining user information via SNMP]] ''(Using squark-auth-snmp as a Squid authentication helper)'' <!-- Networking and Server, <== Using squark-auth-snmp -->
* [[OsTicket]] ''(Ticket system)''
* [[SqStat]] ''(Script to look at active squid users connections)''
* [[Patchwork]] ''(Patch review management system)''
* [[Redmine]] ''(Project management system)''
* [[Request Tracker]] ''(Ticket system)''
* [[Setting up trac wiki|Trac]] ''(Enhanced wiki and issue tracking system for software development projects)''


* [[Piwik]] ''(A real time web analytics software program)''
== Storage ==
* [[Awstats]] ''(Free log file analyzer)''
* [[Intrusion Detection using Snort]]
** [[Intrusion Detection using Snort, Sguil, Barnyard and more]]
* [[Dglog]] ''(Log analyzer for the web content filter DansGuardian)''


* [[Webmin]] ''(A web-based interface for Linux system)''
* [[Setting up disks manually|Disk setup (manual)]]
* [[PhpPgAdmin]] ''(Web-based administration tool for PostgreSQL)''
* [[Filesystems]]
* [[PhpMyAdmin]] ''(Web-based administration tool for MYSQL)''
** [[Burning ISOs]]
* [[PhpSysInfo]] ''(A simple application that displays information about the host it's running on)''
* [[Setting up iSCSI|iSCSI Setup]]
* [[Linfo]]
** [[iSCSI Raid and Clustered File Systems]]
** [[Linux iSCSI Target (TCM)|iSCSI Target (TCM)/LinuxIO (LIO)]]
** [[Linux iSCSI Target (tgt)|User space iSCSI Target (tgt)]]
* [[Setting up Logical Volumes with LVM|LVM Setup]]
** [[Setting up LVM on GPT-labeled disks|LVM on GPT-labeled disks]]
** [[Installing on GPT LVM|LVM on GPT-labeled disks (updated)]]
** [[LVM on LUKS]]
* RAID
** [[Raid Administration]]
** [[Setting up a software RAID array]]
* ZFS
** [[Root on ZFS with native encryption]]
** [[Setting up ZFS on LUKS]]
** [[Setting up ZFS with native encryption]]
** [[ZFS scrub and trim]]
* [[CEPH|CEPH]]


* [[Setting up lm_sensors]]
== Virtualization ==


* [[ZoneMinder video camera security and surveillance]]
* [[Docker]]
* [[Installing Alpine in a virtual machine]]
** [[Install Alpine on VMware ESXi]]
* [[KVM]] ''(Setting up Alpine as a KVM hypervisor)''
* [[LXC]] ''(Setting up a Linux container in Alpine Linux)''
* [[QEMU]]
* Xen
** [[Xen Dom0]] ''(Setting up Alpine as a dom0 for Xen hypervisor)''
** [[Xen Dom0 on USB or SD]]
** [[Create Alpine Linux PV DomU|Xen DomU (paravirtualized)]]
** [[Xen LiveCD]]
** [[Xen PCI Passthrough]]


== Misc ==
= Tutorials =


* [[:Category:Shell]]
== Miscellaneous ==
* [[:Category:Programming]]
* [[Running glibc programs]]
* [[:Category:Drivers]]
* [[:Category:Multimedia]]
* [[Kernel Modesetting]]
* [[CPU frequency scaling]]


== Complete Solutions ==
* [[TTY_Autologin|TTY Autologin]]
* [[Kexec|Faster rebooting with kexec]]
* [[Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)]] combined with [[Small Office Services]]
* [[DIY Fully working Alpine Linux for Allwinner and Other ARM SOCs]]
* [[DIY Fully working Alpine Linux for Allwinner and Other ARM SOCs]]
* [[Replacing non-Alpine Linux with Alpine remotely]]
* [[High performance SCST iSCSI Target on Linux software Raid]]
* [[Fault Tolerant Routing with Alpine Linux]]
* [[Fault Tolerant Routing with Alpine Linux]]
* [[Experiences with OpenVPN-client on ALIX.2D3]]
* [[Building a cloud with Alpine Linux]]
* [[ISP Mail Server HowTo]] ''(Postfix+PostfixAdmin+DoveCot+Roundcube+ClamAV+Spamd - A full-serivce ISP mail server)''
** [[ISP Mail Server Upgrade 2.x]]
** [[ISP Mail Server 2.x HowTo]] ''(Beta, please test)''
* [[High Availability High Performance Web Cache]] ''(uCarp + HAProxy for High Availability Services such as Squid web proxy)''
* [[High Availability High Performance Web Cache]] ''(uCarp + HAProxy for High Availability Services such as Squid web proxy)''
* [[Linux iSCSI Target (TCM)]]
* [[ISP Mail Server 3.x HowTo]]] ''(Postfix+PostfixAdmin+DoveCot+Roundcube+ClamAV+Spamd - A full-service ISP mail server)''
* [[Replacing non-Alpine Linux with Alpine remotely]]
* [[Setting up A Network Monitoring and Inventory System]] ''(Nagios + OpenAudit and related components)'' <!-- draft -->
* [[Setting up A Network Monitoring and Inventory System]] ''(Nagios + OpenAudit and related components)'' <!-- draft -->
* [[Streaming Security Camera Video with VLC]]
* [[Streaming Security Camera Video with VLC]]
* [[Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)]] combined with [[Small_Office_Services]]
* [[Install Alpine on a btrfs filesystem with refind as boot manager]]
 
== Newbie corner ==
 
* [[How to get regular stuff working]] ''some notes on need-to-know topics''
 
== Servers ==


* [[Alpine production deploy]]
** [[Production Web server: Lighttpd|Production web server: Lighttpd‎‎]]
** [[MySQL|Production database: MySQL]]
** [[Production LAMP system: Lighttpd + PHP + MySQL‎‎]]
* Alpine production monitoring
** [[Cacti: traffic analysis and monitoring network]]
** [[Zabbix|Zabbix - the professional complete manager]]
* Kubernetes
** [[K8s]] Building a K8s Cluster on Alpine Linux


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== Security ==
This does not attempt to be complete. Is it useful to have these listed here? I find them more accessible if grouped with their topics; also, an up-to-date list of all Draft or Obsolete pages can be found at [[Project:Wiki maintenance]].


== Drafts ==
* [[Securing Alpine Linux]] How to Secure Alpine Linux using Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)
Currently unfinished/works-in-progress.
* [[Using Racoon for Remote Sites]]
* [[Setting up Transparent Squid Proxy]] ''(Covers Squid proxy and URL Filtering system)''
** [[Obtaining user information via SNMP]] ''(Using the Squark Squid authentication helper)'' [!-- no longer a draft --]
* [[Setting up Streaming an Asterisk Channel]]
* [[Setting up A Network Monitoring and Inventory System]] ''(Nagios + OpenAudit and related components)''
* [[Intrusion Detection using Snort]] ''(Installing and configuring Snort and related applications on Alpine 2.0.x)''
* [[IP Accounting]] ''(Installing and configuring pmacct for IP Accounting, Netflow/sFlow collector)''
* [[Disk Replication with DRBD]]
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Revision as of 08:56, 13 August 2024

Todo: This material has been re-organized..., but grouping should be checked: Howtos are smaller articles and tutorials are more detailed document


Welcome to Tutorials and Howtos, a place of basic and advanced configuration tasks for your Alpine Linux.

The tutorials are hands-on and the reader is expected to try and achieve the goals described in each step, possibly with the help of a good example. The output in one step is the starting point for the following step.

Howtos are smaller articles explaining how to perform a particular task with Alpine Linux, that expects a minimal knowledge from reader to perform actions.

IMPORTANT: contributions on those pages must be complete articles as well as requesting topics to be covered, don't override already made contributions. If you want to request a topic, please add your request in this page's Discussion.



Howtos

Applications

Miscellaneous

Monitoring

Networking

Telephony

Backup and data migration

Desktop

Power management

Networking

Other Architectures

ARM

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IBM Z (IBM z Systems)

PowerPC

Post-Install


Remote Administration

Server

DNS

HTTP

Hostable Content

  • DokuWiki
  • Drupal (Content Management System (CMS) written in PHP)
  • Kopano (Microsoft Outlook compatible Groupware)
  • Mahara (E-portfolio and social networking system)
  • MediaWiki (Free web-based wiki software application)
  • Pastebin (Pastebin software application)
  • WordPress (Web software to create website or blog)

IRC

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Newbie corner

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