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=== Postinstall ===
= Howtos =


* [[Post installation notes]]
== Applications ==
 
=== Miscellaneous ===


==== Postinstall: desktops and applications ====
* [[Ansible]] ''(Configuration management)''


* [[Desktop environments and Window managers]] (overall information only)
=== Monitoring ===
** [[Xfce]]
 
** [[LXQt]]
* [[Awstats]] ''(Free log file analyzer)''
** [[Openbox]]
* [[Cacti: traffic analysis and monitoring network]] ''(Front-end for rrdtool networking monitor)''
** [[MATE]]
* [[Cvechecker]] ''(Compare installed packages for Common Vulnerabilities Exposure)'' <!-- Monitoring and Security -->
* [[Alpine and UEFI|Alpine and UEFI Support Status and related topics]]
* [[Linfo]]
* [[Obtaining user information via SNMP]] ''(Using squark-auth-snmp as a Squid authentication helper)'' <!-- Networking and Server, <== Using squark-auth-snmp -->
* [[PhpSysInfo]] ''(A simple application that displays information about the host it's running on)''
* [[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]]


==== Developers: compilers, IDEs and tools ====
=== Networking ===


* [[Alpine newbie developer]]
* Alpine Wall ''(a new firewall management framework)''
** [[Alpine newbie developer: gitea|Alpine newbie developer: Git management web frontend gitea]]
** [[Alpine Wall]]
** [[Alpine newbie developer: full stack web]]
** [https://git.alpinelinux.org/awall/about/ Alpine Wall User's Guide]
** [[How-To Alpine Wall]]
* [[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]]
* [[Configure a Wireguard interface (wg)|Wireguard]]


==== Servers: deploy in production ====
=== Telephony ===


* [[Alpine production deploy]]
* [[FreePBX|FreePBX on Alpine Linux]]
** [[Production web server: Lighttpd‎‎]]
* [[Setting up Zaptel/Asterisk on Alpine]]
** [[Production database: MySql]]
* [[Kamailio]] ''(SIP Server, formerly OpenSER)''
** [[Production LAMP system: Lighttpd + PHP + MySQL‎‎]]
* Alpine production monitoring
** [[Cacti: traffic analysis and monitoring network]]
** [[Zabbix|Zabbix - the professional complete manager]]


== Storage ==
== Backup and data migration ==


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


* [[Setting up disks manually]] <!-- Installation and Storage -->
== Desktop ==
* [[Setting up a software RAID array]]
* [[Daily driver guide]]
<!-- ** [[Setting up a /var partition on software IDE raid1]] Obsolete, Installation and Storage -->
* [[Alpine and UEFI]]
* [[Raid Administration]]
* [[Default applications]]
* [[Setting up encrypted volumes with LUKS]]
* Desktop cloud
* [[Setting up LVM on LUKS]]
** [[Nextcloud]] ''(Self hostable cloud suite - Dropbox Alternative)''
* [[Setting up Logical Volumes with LVM]]
* [[Desktop environments and Window managers]] (overall information only)
** [[Setting up LVM on GPT-labeled disks]]
* [[Gaming on Alpine]]
** [[Installing on GPT LVM]]
* [[Printer Setup]]
* [[Filesystems|Formatting HD/Floppy/Other]] <!-- just a stub -->
* [[Remote Desktop Server]]
* Sound Systems
** [[ALSA]]
** [[PipeWire]]
** [[PulseAudio]]


* [[Setting up iSCSI]]
== Power management ==
** [[iSCSI Raid and Clustered File Systems]]
* [[Setting up NBD]]
* [[Setting up ZFS on LUKS]]
* [[Setting up ZFS with native encryption]]
* [[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 -->
* [[Configure action when power-button is pressed]]
* [[Partitioning and Bootmanagers]]
* [[Suspend on LID close]]
* [[Migrating data]]
* [[Configure Wake-on-LAN]]
* [[Create a bootable SDHC from a Mac]]
* [[Alpine on ARM]]


== Networking ==
== Networking ==


* [[Bluetooth]] - Instructions for installing and configuring Bluetooth
* [[Bonding]] - Bond (or aggregate) multiple ethernet interfaces
* [[Bridge]] - Configuring a network bridge
** [[Bridge wlan0 to eth0]]
* [[Configure Networking]]
* [[Configure Networking]]
* [[Connecting to a wireless access point]]
* [[Bonding]]
* [[Vlan]]
* [[Bridge]]
* [[Bridge wlan0 to eth0]]
* [[OpenVSwitch]]
* [[How to configure static routes]]
* [[How to configure static routes]]
* [[Configure a Wireguard interface (wg)]]
* Modem
** [[Using HSDPA modem]]
** [[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 ==
 
=== ARM ===


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


* [[PXE boot]]
==== Raspberry Pi ====


* [[Using serial modem]]
* [[Raspberry Pi Bluetooth Speaker|Raspberry Pi - Bluetooth Speaker]]
* [[Using HSDPA modem]]
* [[Raspberry Pi|Raspberry Pi - Installation]]
* [[Setting up Satellite Internet Connection]]
* [[Linux Router with VPN on a Raspberry Pi|Raspberry Pi - Router with VPN]]
* [[Using Alpine on Windows domain with IPSEC isolation]]
* [[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 - 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]]


* [[Setting up a SSH server]] ''(Using SSH is the preferred way to administer your box remotely)'' <!-- Server and Networking -->
=== IBM Z (IBM z Systems) ===
** [[HOWTO OpenSSH 2FA with password and Google Authenticator]] ''(A simple two factor setup for OpenSSH)''
* [[How to setup a wireless access point]] ''(Setting up Secure Wireless AP w/ WPA encryption with bridge to wired network)''
* [[How to set up Alpine as a wireless router]] ''(Setting up a firewalled, Wireless AP with wired network on a Pi Zero W)''
* [[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 -->
* [[s390x|s390x - Installation]]
* [[Setting up unbound DNS server]]
* [[Setting up nsd DNS server]]
* [[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]]
=== PowerPC ===


* [[GNUnet]]
* [[Ppc64le|Powerpc64le - Installation]]


== Post-Install ==
== Post-Install ==
<!-- If you edit this, please coordinate with Installation and Developer_Documentation#Package_management.  Note that these three sections are not exact duplicates. -->


* [[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]]
* [[Setting up a new user]]
* [[Enable Community Repository]] ''(Providing additional packages)''
* [[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)''
** [[Back Up a Flash Memory Installation]] <!-- new -->
** [[Manually editing a existing apkovl]]
* [[Alpine Linux Init System|Init System (OpenRC)]] ''(Configure a service to automatically boot at next reboot)''
** [[Multiple Instances of Services]]
  <!-- [[Writing Init Scripts]] -->
* [[Alpine setup scripts#setup-xorg-base|Setting up Xorg]]
* [[Upgrading Alpine]]
* [[Upgrading Alpine]]
<!-- Obsolete
[[Upgrading Alpine - v1.9.x]]
[[Upgrading Alpine - CD v1.8.x]]
[[Upgrading Alpine - HD v1.8.x]]
[[Upgrade to repository main|Upgrading to signed repositories]]
-->


* [[Setting up a ssh-server]] ''(Using ssh is a good way to administer your box remotely)''
** [[HOWTO OpenSSH 2FA with password and Google Authenticator]] ''(A simple two factor setup for OpenSSH)''
* [[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]]
== Remote Administration ==
<!-- Obsolete?
* [[Error message on boot: Address space collision: host bridge window conflicts with Adaptor ROM]]
-->
* [[How to get regular stuff working]] ''some notes on need-to-know topics''
* [[Installing Oracle Java]]
* [[Rsnapshot|Setting up periodic backups with <samp>rsnapshot</samp>]]


== Virtualization==
* 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)''


* [[Xen Dom0]] ''(Setting up Alpine as a dom0 for Xen hypervisor)''
== Server ==
* [[Xen Dom0 on USB or SD]]
* [[Create Alpine Linux PV DomU]]
* [[Xen PCI Passthrough]]
* [[Xen LiveCD]]
* [[QEMU]]
* [[KVM]] ''(Setting up Alpine as a KVM hypervisor)''
* [[LXC]] ''(Setting up a Linux container in Alpine Linux)''
* [[Docker]]
* [[Install_Alpine_on_VirtualBox]]
* [[Install Alpine on VMWare]]


== Desktop Environment ==
* [[Hosting services on Alpine]] ''(Hosting mail, webservices and other services)''
* [[Hosting Web/Email services on Alpine]]


* [[AwesomeWM]]
=== DNS ===
* [[dwm]]
* [[EyeOS]] ''(Cloud Computing Desktop)''
* [[Gnome]]
* [[KDE]]
* [[MATE]]
* [[Oneye]] ''(Cloud Computing Desktop - Dropbox Alternative)''
* [[Nextcloud]] ''(Self hostable cloud suite - Dropbox Alternative)''
* [[Remote Desktop Server]]
* [[River]]
* [[Suspend on LID close]]
* [[Sway]]
* [[Xfce Desktop]]
* [[Sound Setup]]
* [[PipeWire]]
* [[Printer Setup]]
* [[Default applications]]


== Raspberry Pi ==
* [[DNSCrypt-Proxy]] ''Encrypt and authenticate DNS calls from your system''
* [[Setting up nsd DNS server]]
* [[Setting up unbound DNS server]]
* [[TinyDNS Format]]


* [[Raspberry Pi|Raspberry Pi (Installation)]]
=== HTTP ===
* [[Raspberry Pi - Headless Installation]]
* [[Classic install or sys mode on Raspberry Pi]]
* [[RPI Video Receiver]] ''(network video decoder using Rasperry Pi and omxplayer)''
* [[Linux Router with VPN on a Raspberry Pi]]
* [[Linux Router with VPN on a Raspberry Pi (IPv6)]]
* [[Raspberry Pi 4 - Persistent system acting as a NAS and Time Machine]]
* [[Raspberry Pi 3 - Configuring it as wireless access point -AP Mode]]
* [[Raspberry Pi 3 - Setting Up Bluetooth]]
* [[Raspberry Pi 3 - Browser Client]] - kiosk or digital sign
* [[Raspberry Pi Zero W - Installation]]
* [[Raspberry Pi Bluetooth Speaker]]


== PowerPC ==
* [[Apache]]
 
** [[Apache with php-fpm]]
* [[Ppc64le|Powerpc64le (Installation)]]
** [[Setting Up Apache with PHP]]
 
** [[Apache authentication: NTLM Single Signon]]
== IBM Z (IBM z Systems) ==
* [[Darkhttpd]]
 
* [[s390x|s390x (Installation)]]
 
== Applications ==
 
=== Telephony ===
* [[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 Web/Email services on Alpine]]
* [[ISP Mail Server HowTo]] <!-- solution, Mail -->
** [[ISP Mail Server Upgrade 2.x]]
** [[ISP Mail Server 2.x HowTo]] ''(Beta, please test)''
** [[ISP Mail Server 3.x HowTo]]
* [[Roundcube]] ''(Webmail system)''
* [[Setting up postfix with virtual domains]]
* [[Protecting your email server with Alpine]]
* [[Setting up clamsmtp]]
* [[Setting up dovecot with imap and ssl]]
* [[relay email to gmail (msmtp, mailx, sendmail]]
 
=== HTTP ===
* [[Lighttpd]]
* [[Lighttpd]]
** [[Lighttpd Https access]]
** [[Lighttpd Advanced security]]
** [[Setting Up Lighttpd with PHP]]
** [[Setting Up Lighttpd With FastCGI]]
** [[Setting Up Lighttpd With FastCGI]]
* [[Cherokee]]
* [[Nginx]]
* [[Nginx]]
** [[Nginx_with_PHP#Nginx_with_PHP|Nginx with PHP]]
** [[Nginx as reverse proxy with acme (letsencrypt)]]
** [[Nginx as reverse proxy with acme (letsencrypt)]]
* [[Apache]]
** [[Nginx with PHP]]
** [[Apache with php-fpm]]
* Squid Proxy
** [[Setting Up Apache with PHP]]
** [[Obtaining user information via SNMP]] ''(Using squark-auth-snmp as a Squid authentication helper)'' <!-- Networking and Server, <== Using squark-auth-snmp -->
** [[Apache authentication: NTLM Single Signon]]
** [[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]]
* [[Tomcat]]
* [[Kopano]] ''(Microsoft Outlook compatible Groupware)''


=== Other Servers ===
=== IRC ===
* [[Setting up a ssh-server]] ''(Using ssh is a good way to administer your box remotely)''
** [[HOWTO OpenSSH 2FA with password and Google Authenticator]] ''(A simple two factor setup for OpenSSH)''


* [[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)''


* [[Alpine_newbie_developer: gitea|Setting up Git management web frontend gitea]]
* Exim/Dovecot
* [[Cgit]]
** [[Small-Time Email with Exim and Dovecot]] ''(A simple configuration for your home network.)
** [[Setting up a git repository server with gitolite and cgit]] <!-- doesn't exist yet -->
** [[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 ===
* [[apcupsd]] ''(UPS Monitoring with apcupsd)''
* [[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)''
* [[nut-ups|NUT UPS]] ''(UPS Monitoring with Network UPS Tools)''
* [[How To Setup Your Own IRC Network]] ''(Using {{Pkg|charybdis}} and {{Pkg|atheme-iris}})''
* [[OpenVCP]] ''(VServer Control Panel)''
* [[Mahara]] ''(E-portfolio and social networking system)''
* [[Chrony and GPSD | Using chrony, gpsd, and a garmin LVC 18 as a Stratum 1 NTP source ]]
* [[Sending SMS using gnokii]]
* [[IPTV How To|Internet Protocol television (IPTV)]]
* [[UniFi_Controller]]
* [[DNSCrypt-Proxy]] ''Encrypt and authenticate DNS calls from your system''
* [[Odoo]]
* [[Odoo]]
* [[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 server|samba-server]] ''(standard file sharing)''
* [[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)]]
* [[Cacti: traffic analysis and monitoring network]] ''(Front-end for rrdtool networking monitor)''
* [[LTTng]] ''(Kernel and userspace tracing)''
* [[Zabbix|Zabbix - the professional complete manager]] ''(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|Manual partitioning]]
* [[PhpPgAdmin]] ''(Web-based administration tool for PostgreSQL)''
* [[Disk Replication with DRBD|DRBD: Disk Replication]]
* [[PhpMyAdmin]] ''(Web-based administration tool for MYSQL)''
* [[Filesystems]]
* [[PhpSysInfo]] ''(A simple application that displays information about the host it's running on)''
** [[Burning ISOs]]
* [[Linfo]]
* [[Setting up iSCSI|iSCSI Setup]]
** [[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]]
* [https://codeberg.org/AVG7/alpine-sway-x86_64 DIY Live-USB-Stick with Sway]
* [[Alpine on the Aopen Chromebase or Chromebox Mini with Mainline Kernel]]
* [[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 ==


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* [[How to get regular stuff working]] ''some notes on need-to-know topics''
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 ==
== Servers ==
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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== Newbies ==
* [[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


* [[Alpine_newbie]] (for overall information in funny sections)
== Security ==


[[Category:System_Administration]]
* [[Securing Alpine Linux]] How to Secure Alpine Linux using Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)
[[Category:Installation]]

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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