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.

Alpine can be used in any of three modes:

tmpfs mode: You'll boot from read-only medium such as the installation CD, a USB key, or a Compact Flash card. (To prepare either of the latter two, you can use the setup-bootable script; see the linked pages for details.) When you use Alpine in this mode, you will use Alpine Local Backup (lbu) to save your modifications between reboots. This will require some writable medium, usually removable. The setup-alpine script will, among other things, let you specify what medium to use.
data mode: this is like tmpfs mode, except that all of /var is stored on your writable partition, here usually on a hard drive. The /var partition is accessed directly, rather than copied into a tmpfs; so this is better-suited to uses where large amounts of data need to be preserved between reboots. (The setup-alpine script handles installing Alpine in this mode, too, when you supply a writable partition instead of "none", and request mode data.)
sys mode: This is a traditional hard-disk install. Both the boot system and your modifications are written to the hard disk, in a standard Linux hierarchy. (The setup-alpine script handles installing Alpine in this mode, too, when you supply a writable partition instead of "none", and request mode sys.)

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)