Alpine Linux:Documentation

User Documentation

Documentation how to install and use the Alpine distro.

• Installing Alpine
• Upgrading Alpine
• Alpine package management
• Comparison with Gentoo and Debian
• Submitting Problem Reports

HOWTOS

Installation

• Bootstrapping Alpine on Soekris net4xxx
• Bootstrapping Alpine on PC Engines ALIX.3
• Setting up a software raid1 array
• Setting up Logical Volumes with LVM
• Setting up a /var partition on software IDE raid1
• Native Harddisk Install
• Installing XUbuntu using Alpine boot floppy

Networking

• Setting up a OpenVPN-server with Alpine
• Setting up traffic monitoring using rrdtool (and snmp)
• Setting up Zaptel/Asterisk on Alpine
• Using HSDPA modem
• Using Alpine on Windows domain with IPSEC isolation

Misc

• Setting up lm_sensors
• Setting up Satellite Internet Connection
• Setting up Streaming an Asterisk Channel
• Formatting HD/Floppy/Other
• Setting up Transmission (bittorrent) with Clutch WebUI
• Protecting your email server with Alpine
• Hosting Web/Email services on Alpine
• Running Alpinelinux As a QEMU networked Guest
• Screen on console

iSCSI

• iSCSI Target and Initiator Configuration
• iSCSI Raid and Clustered File Systems

Vserver

• Setting up a basic vserver

Developer Documentation

Documentation how to build and modify the Alpine distro.

• Alpine Package Testing Suite
• Setting up the build environment
• Newbie Guide to Building an apk
• Creating patches
• Alpine Configuration Framework Design (Why ACF is the way it is)
• Development using git

Alpine 1.9.x build system

After Alpine 1.8 is released we will switch to a new build system. Those docs here below is for bulding packages in Alpine 1.9 and later.

• Alpine Build System

Misc. References

Other useful references.

• http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/nwp/external/fcm/doc/user_guide/working_practices.html - Some guidelines on use of Trac and SVN