Installation

The following information will assist you with the installation of Alpine Linux.

Installation Quick-Start in 3 Easy Steps

1st

Download the latest stable-release ISO.

2nd

Burn the ISO onto a blank CD using your favorite CD burning software.

3rd

Boot from the CD, login as root with no password, and voilà! Enjoy Alpine Linux!

Tip: One of the first commands you might want to use is setup-alpine.

Installation Handbook

Basics

Todo: Explain the different options.

• Basic tmpfs-style install on USB key, then read Alpine Local Backup (lbu)
• Basic tmpfs-style install on Compact Flash card, then read Alpine Local Backup (lbu)
• Basic HDD install

Advanced

• Setting up storage with RAID, LVM, LUKS encryption, iSCSI, or suchlike
• Details about Alpine setup scripts

• Install to HDD with dual-boot
• Replacing non-Alpine Linux with Alpine remotely

• Installing Alpine Linux in a chroot

• Install Alpine on VirtualBox, VMware, coLinux, or Qemu

• Xen Dom0 Setting up Alpine as a dom0 for Xen hypervisor
  • Xen Dom0 on USB or SD
  • Create Alpine Linux PV DomU

• Setting up a basic vserver
• Setting up the build environment on HDD
• Setting up a compile vserver for official or for third party packages

Post-Install

• Setting up Networking
• Package Management (apk) (How to add/remove packages on your Alpine)
• Alpine local backup (lbu) (Permanently store your modifications in case your box needs reboot)
  • Back Up a Flash Memory Installation
  • Manually editing a existing apkovl
• Init System (OpenRC) (Configure a service to automatically boot at next reboot)
  • Multiple Instances of Services

• Upgrading Alpine using the stable or edge repositories

• Setting up a ssh-server (Using ssh is a good way to administer your box remotely)
• setup-acf (Configures ACF (webconfiguration) so you can manage your box through https)

Further Help and Information

• FAQs
• Tutorials and Howtos
• How to Contribute
• Developer Documentation