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* Alpine Wall ''(a new firewall management framework)''
* Alpine Wall ''(a new firewall management framework)''
** [[Alpine Wall]]
** [[Alpine Wall]]
** [[Alpine Wall User's Guide]]  
** [https://git.alpinelinux.org/awall/about/ Alpine Wall User's Guide]
** [[How-To Alpine Wall]]
** [[How-To Alpine Wall]]
* [[Freeradius Active Directory Integration]]
* [[Freeradius Active Directory Integration]]
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== Desktop ==
== Desktop ==
 
* [[Daily driver guide]]
* [[Alpine and UEFI]]
* [[Alpine and UEFI]]
* [[Default applications]]
* [[Default applications]]
* Desktop cloud
* Desktop cloud
** [[Nextcloud]] ''(Self hostable cloud suite - Dropbox Alternative)''
** [[Nextcloud]] ''(Self hostable cloud suite - Dropbox Alternative)''
** [[Seafile: setting up your own private cloud]]
* [[Desktop environments and Window managers]] (overall information only)
* [[Desktop environments and Window managers]] (overall information only)
* [[Gaming on Alpine]]
* [[Printer Setup]]
* [[Printer Setup]]
* [[Remote Desktop Server]]
* [[Remote Desktop Server]]
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** [[PipeWire]]
** [[PipeWire]]
** [[PulseAudio]]
** [[PulseAudio]]
== Power management ==
* [[Configure action when power-button is pressed]]
* [[Suspend on LID close]]
* [[Suspend on LID close]]
* [[Alpine setup scripts#setup-xorg-base|Xorg Setup]]
* [[Configure Wake-on-LAN]]


== Networking ==
== Networking ==
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** [[Using HSDPA modem]]
** [[Using HSDPA modem]]
** [[Using serial modem]]
** [[Using serial modem]]
* [[mDNS]] - Howto implement multicast DNS resolution in Alpine.
* [[Multi ISP]] ''(Dual-ISP setup with load-balancing and automatic failover)''
* [[Multi ISP]] ''(Dual-ISP setup with load-balancing and automatic failover)''
* [[PXE boot]]
* [[PXE boot]]
* [[Setting up Satellite Internet Connection|Satellite Internet Connection setup]]
* Wi-Fi
* Wi-Fi
** [[Wi-Fi|Connecting to a wireless access point]]
** [[Wi-Fi|Connecting to a wireless access point]]
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* [[Linux Router with VPN on a Raspberry Pi (IPv6)|Raspberry Pi - Router with VPN (IPv6)]]
* [[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]]
* [[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)''
* [[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 - Browser Client]] - kiosk or digital sign
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* [[Raspberry Pi 4 - Persistent system acting as a NAS and Time Machine]]
* [[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)''
* [[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]]


=== IBM Z (IBM z Systems) ===
=== IBM Z (IBM z Systems) ===
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* [[Installing Oracle Java|Oracle Java (installation)]]
* [[Installing Oracle Java|Oracle Java (installation)]]
* [[IGMPproxy]]
* [[IGMPproxy]]
* [[Alpine Linux package management|Package Management (apk)]] ''(How to add/remove packages on your Alpine)''
* [[Alpine Package Keeper|Package Management (apk)]] ''(How to add/remove packages on your Alpine)''
** [[Comparison with other distros|Package Management - Comparison with other distros]]
** [[Comparison with other distros|Package Management - Comparison with other distros]]
* [[Running glibc programs]]
* [[Running glibc programs]]
* [[Setting up a new user]]
* [[Setting up a new user]]
* [[Upgrading Alpine]]
* [[Upgrading Alpine]]


== Remote Administration ==
== Remote Administration ==
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=== IRC ===
=== IRC ===


* [[How To Setup Your Own IRC Network]] ''(Using {{Pkg|charybdis}} and {{Pkg|atheme-iris}})''
* [[NgIRCd]] ''(Server for Internet Relay Chat/IRC)''
* [[NgIRCd]] ''(Server for Internet Relay Chat/IRC)''


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* Exim/Dovecot
* Exim/Dovecot
** [[Small-Time Email with Exim and Dovecot]] ''(A simple configuration for your home network.)
** [[Small-Time Email with Exim and Dovecot]] ''(A simple configuration for your home network.)
** [[Setting up dovecot with imap and ssl]]
** [[Setting up dovecot with imap and tls]]
* [[relay email to gmail (msmtp, mailx, sendmail]]
* [[relay email to gmail (msmtp, mailx, sendmail]]
* [[Roundcube]] ''(Webmail system)''
* [[Roundcube]] ''(Webmail system)''
* [[Setting up postfix with virtual domains]]
* [[Setting up postfix with virtual domains]]
* Server protection
* Server protection
** [[Protecting your email server with Alpine]]
** [[Setting up clamsmtp]]
** [[Setting up clamsmtp]]


=== Other Servers ===
=== Other Servers ===


* [[apcupsd]] ''(UPS Monitoring with apcupsd)''
* [[Chrony and GPSD | Chrony, gpsd, and a garmin LVC 18 as a Stratum 1 NTP source ]]
* [[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]]
* [[Setting up an NFS server|nfs-server]]
* [[Setting up an NFS server|nfs-server]]
* [[nut-ups|NUT UPS]] ''(UPS Monitoring with Network UPS Tools)''
* [[Odoo]]
* [[Odoo]]
* [[Configure OpenLDAP | OpenLDAP]] ''(Installing and configuring the Alpine package for OpenLDAP)''
* [[Configure OpenLDAP | OpenLDAP]] ''(Installing and configuring the Alpine package for OpenLDAP)''
* [[Setting up a LLDAP server|lldap-server]] ''(Directory Server)''
* [[Setting up a samba-ad-dc|samba-ad-dc]] ''(Active Directory compatible domain controller)''
* [[Setting up a samba-ad-dc|samba-ad-dc]] ''(Active Directory compatible domain controller)''
* [[Setting up a Samba server|samba-server]] ''(standard file sharing)''
* [[Setting up a Samba server|samba-server]] ''(standard file sharing)''
* [[Setting up Transmission (bittorrent) with Clutch WebUI]]
* [[Setting up Transmission (bittorrent) with Clutch WebUI]]
* [[UniFi Controller]]


=== Software development ===
=== Software development ===
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== Storage ==
== Storage ==


* [[Setting up disks manually|Disk setup (manual)]]
* [[Setting up disks manually|Manual partitioning]]
* [[Disk Replication with DRBD|DRBD: Disk Replication]]
* [[Filesystems]]
* [[Filesystems]]
** [[Burning ISOs]]
** [[Burning ISOs]]
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** [[Setting up ZFS with native encryption]]
** [[Setting up ZFS with native encryption]]
** [[ZFS scrub and trim]]
** [[ZFS scrub and trim]]
* [[CEPH|CEPH]]


== Virtualization ==
== Virtualization ==
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== Miscellaneous ==
== Miscellaneous ==


* [[TTY_Autologin|TTY Autologin]]
* [[Kexec|Faster rebooting with kexec]]
* [[Kexec|Faster rebooting with kexec]]
* [[Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)]] combined with [[Small Office Services]]
* [[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]]
* [[Experiences with OpenVPN-client on ALIX.2D3]]
* [[Fault Tolerant Routing with Alpine Linux]]
* [[Fault Tolerant Routing with Alpine Linux]]
* [[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)''
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* [[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]]
* [[Install Alpine on a btrfs filesystem with refind as boot manager]]


== Newbie corner ==
== Newbie corner ==
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* Kubernetes
* Kubernetes
** [[K8s]] Building a K8s Cluster on Alpine Linux
** [[K8s]] Building a K8s Cluster on Alpine Linux
== Security ==
* [[Securing Alpine Linux]] How to Secure Alpine Linux using Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)

Latest revision as of 13:22, 12 October 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

Raspberry Pi

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

  • NgIRCd (Server for Internet Relay Chat/IRC)

Mail

Other Servers

Software development

Storage

Virtualization

Tutorials

Miscellaneous

Newbie corner

Servers

Security

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