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* [[Cacti: traffic analysis and monitoring network]] ''(Front-end for rrdtool networking monitor)''
* [[Cacti: traffic analysis and monitoring network]] ''(Front-end for rrdtool networking monitor)''
* [[Cvechecker]] ''(Compare installed packages for Common Vulnerabilities Exposure)'' <!-- Monitoring and Security -->
* [[Cvechecker]] ''(Compare installed packages for Common Vulnerabilities Exposure)'' <!-- Monitoring and Security -->
* [[Dglog]] ''(Log analyzer for the web content filter DansGuardian)''
* [[Linfo]]
* [[Linfo]]
* [[Obtaining user information via SNMP]] ''(Using squark-auth-snmp as a Squid authentication helper)'' <!-- Networking and Server, <== Using squark-auth-snmp -->
* [[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)''
* [[PhpSysInfo]] ''(A simple application that displays information about the host it's running on)''
* [[Piwik]] ''(A real time web analytics software program)''
* [[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 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 NRPE daemon]] ''(Performs remote Nagios checks)'' <!-- Networking and Monitoring -->
* [[Setting Up Fprobe And Ntop|Ntop]] ''(NetFlow collection and analysis using a remote fprobe instance)'' <!-- 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]]
* [[Setting up lm_sensors]]
* [[SqStat]] ''(Script to look at active squid users connections)''
* [[SqStat]] ''(Script to look at active squid users connections)''
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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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=== Telephony ===
=== Telephony ===


* [[Freepbx on Alpine Linux]]
* [[FreePBX|FreePBX on Alpine Linux]]
* [[FreePBX V3]] ''(FreeSWITCH, Asterisk GUI web acces tool)''
* [[Sending SMS using gnokii]]
* [[Setting up Zaptel/Asterisk on Alpine]]
* [[Setting up Zaptel/Asterisk on Alpine]]
* [[Kamailio]] ''(SIP Server, formerly OpenSER)''
* [[Kamailio]] ''(SIP Server, formerly OpenSER)''
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* [[Default applications]]
* [[Default applications]]
* Desktop cloud
* Desktop cloud
** [[EyeOS]] ''(Cloud Computing Desktop)''
** [[Nextcloud]] ''(Self hostable cloud suite - Dropbox Alternative)''
** [[Nextcloud]] ''(Self hostable cloud suite - Dropbox Alternative)''
** [[Oneye]] ''(Cloud Computing Desktop - Dropbox Alternative)''
** [[OwnCloud]] ''(Installing OwnCloud)''
** [[Seafile: setting up your own private cloud]]
* [[Desktop environments and Window managers]] (overall information only)
* [[Desktop environments and Window managers]] (overall information only)
* [[Printer Setup]]
* [[Printer Setup]]
* [[Remote Desktop Server]]
* [[Remote Desktop Server]]
* [[Sound Setup]]
* Sound Systems
** [[ALSA]]
** [[PipeWire]]
** [[PipeWire]]
** [[PulseAudio]]
* [[Configure action when power-button is pressed]]
* [[Suspend on LID close]]
* [[Suspend on LID close]]
* [[Alpine setup scripts#setup-xorg-base|Xorg Setup]]
* [[Alpine setup scripts#setup-xorg-base|Xorg Setup]]
* Wayland compositors:
** [[Sway]]
** [[River]]
** [[LabWC]]


== 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]]
** [[How to setup a wireless access point]] ''(Setting up Secure Wireless AP w/ WPA encryption with bridge to wired network)''
** [[How to setup a wireless access point]] ''(Setting up Secure Wireless AP w/ WPA encryption with bridge to wired network)''
* [[Vlan]]
* [[VLAN]]


== Other Architectures ==
== Other Architectures ==
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** [[Writing Init Scripts|Init System - Writing Init Scripts]]
** [[Writing Init Scripts|Init System - Writing Init Scripts]]
* [[Installing Oracle Java|Oracle Java (installation)]]
* [[Installing Oracle Java|Oracle Java (installation)]]
* [[IPTV How To|Internet Protocol television (IPTV)]]
* [[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]]
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** [[Setting Up Apache with PHP]]
** [[Setting Up Apache with PHP]]
** [[Apache authentication: NTLM Single Signon]]
** [[Apache authentication: NTLM Single Signon]]
* [[Cherokee]]
* [[Darkhttpd]]
* [[Darkhttpd]]
* [[Lighttpd]]
* [[Lighttpd]]
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* [[MediaWiki]] ''(Free web-based wiki software application)''
* [[MediaWiki]] ''(Free web-based wiki software application)''
* [[Pastebin]] ''(Pastebin software application)''
* [[Pastebin]] ''(Pastebin software application)''
* [[Phpizabi]] ''(Social Networking Platform)''
* [[Statusnet]] ''(Microblogging Platform)''
* [[WordPress]] ''(Web software to create website or blog)''
* [[WordPress]] ''(Web software to create website or blog)''


=== 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]]


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* [[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 a nfs-server|nfs-server]]
* [[Setting up an NFS server|nfs-server]]
* [[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 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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* [[Setting up disks manually|Disk setup (manual)]]
* [[Setting up disks manually|Disk setup (manual)]]
* [[Disk Replication with DRBD|DRBD: Disk Replication]]
* [[Filesystems]]
* [[Filesystems]]
** [[Burning ISOs]]
** [[Burning ISOs]]
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** [[iSCSI Raid and Clustered File Systems]]
** [[iSCSI Raid and Clustered File Systems]]
** [[Linux iSCSI Target (TCM)|iSCSI Target (TCM)/LinuxIO (LIO)]]
** [[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 Logical Volumes with LVM|LVM Setup]]
** [[Setting up LVM on GPT-labeled disks|LVM on GPT-labeled disks]]
** [[Setting up LVM on GPT-labeled disks|LVM on GPT-labeled disks]]
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** [[Setting up ZFS on LUKS]]
** [[Setting up ZFS on LUKS]]
** [[Setting up ZFS with native encryption]]
** [[Setting up ZFS with native encryption]]
** [[ZFS scrub and trim]]


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


* [[TTY_Autologin|TTY Autologin]]
* [[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)''
* [[High performance SCST iSCSI Target on Linux software Raid]]
* [[Linux iSCSI Target (TCM)]]
* [[ISP Mail Server HowTo]] ''(Postfix+PostfixAdmin+DoveCot+Roundcube+ClamAV+Spamd - A full-serivce ISP mail server)''
* [[ISP Mail Server 3.x HowTo]]] ''(Postfix+PostfixAdmin+DoveCot+Roundcube+ClamAV+Spamd - A full-service ISP mail server)''
** [[ISP Mail Server Upgrade 2.x]]
** [[ISP Mail Server 2.x HowTo]] ''(Beta, please test)''
** [[ISP Mail Server 3.x HowTo]]
* [[Replacing non-Alpine Linux with Alpine remotely]]
* [[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 -->
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* [[Alpine production deploy]]
* [[Alpine production deploy]]
** [[Production Web server: Lighttpd|Production web server: Lighttpd‎‎]]
** [[Production Web server: Lighttpd|Production web server: Lighttpd‎‎]]
** [[Production DataBases : mysql|Production database: MySql]]
** [[MySQL|Production database: MySQL]]
** [[Production LAMP system: Lighttpd + PHP + MySQL‎‎]]
** [[Production LAMP system: Lighttpd + PHP + MySQL‎‎]]
* Alpine production monitoring
* Alpine production monitoring

Latest revision as of 10:21, 3 March 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.

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  • Pastebin (Pastebin software application)
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  • NgIRCd (Server for Internet Relay Chat/IRC)

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