# ubuntu-post-install Modular post-install system for Ubuntu servers. One repo, one entry point, install only what you need — interactively or by name. ## Quick start on a fresh box **Public repo — paste on any new box:** ```bash curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/outis1one/ubuntu-post-install/main/bootstrap.sh | sudo bash ``` **USB thumb drive — works for public or private repos:** Prepare the USB once on any machine (no git required): 1. Go to the repo on GitHub → green **Code** button → **Download ZIP** 2. Unzip it — you'll get a folder called `ubuntu-post-install-main` 3. Copy that folder to your USB drive On every new box: 1. Plug in the USB — it opens in the file manager 2. Navigate into the `ubuntu-post-install-main` folder 3. **Either:** - Right-click inside the folder → **Open in Terminal** → type `bash bootstrap.sh` - **Or** double-click `bootstrap.sh` → if prompted, choose **Run in Terminal** The script asks for your password if needed. It detects it is running from inside the repo, copies everything to `~/ubuntu-post-install`, then launches the wizard — the USB can be unplugged once setup starts. **Private repo — PAT (alternative):** ```bash sudo bash bootstrap.sh --pat ghp_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ``` Use a fine-grained read-only PAT scoped to just this repo (Contents: Read). The PAT is stripped from the stored remote URL after cloning. ## Usage ```bash sudo ./setup.sh # interactive wizard sudo ./setup.sh caddy immich # install specific services sudo ./setup.sh configure # set site defaults (timezone, domain, Caddy network) ./setup.sh --list # list all services grouped by category sudo ./setup.sh --dry-run immich # preview without making changes sudo ./setup.sh --unattended base # non-interactive, use defaults ``` ## What the wizard does **First run:** 1. Installs essential CLI packages (`net-tools`, `ncdu`, `git`, `curl`, `wget`, `htop`, `tree`, `zip`/`unzip`, `ca-certificates`, `gnupg`, `jq`, `rsync`, `glow`), Docker CE + Compose plugin, and `openssh-server` — offers to import SSH keys from GitHub/Launchpad (`ssh-import-id`), disable password login once a key is confirmed, install NetBird, and add SSH Host aliases (see [SSH Host aliases](#ssh-host-aliases)) 2. Asks **where Caddy runs** — this machine, a remote machine/VPN peer, or none — before anything else, since every later service prompt depends on the answer 3. If Caddy is local: offers to set **site defaults** — timezone, base domain, Caddy Docker network — so every service picks them up automatically instead of asking each time, then offers to install Caddy itself 4. Drops into a **category menu** — pick a group, tick services, install, repeat 5. Ends by dropping you into a fresh login shell so the `docker` group takes effect immediately (no manual `newgrp docker` or SSH reconnect needed) **Re-run:** skips steps already completed, shows a summary of installed services, and goes straight to the menu. **Site defaults** are saved to `~/docker/.config` and pre-fill every service prompt. Update them any time with `sudo ./setup.sh configure`. Remote/none Caddy mode skips the domain/timezone prompt entirely — service installers instead save a ready-to-copy Caddy config snippet to `~/docker/caddy-snippets/`. ## Services | Group | Services | |-------|---------| | `base` | `net-tools`, `ncdu`, `git`, `curl`, `wget`, `htop`, `tree`, `zip`/`unzip`, `ca-certificates`, `gnupg`, `jq`, `rsync`; `glow` (terminal markdown reader, Charm apt repo); Docker CE + Compose plugin; `openssh-server` with GitHub/Launchpad SSH key import, optional password-auth lockdown, and SSH Host aliases; optional NetBird overlay network | | `homelab` | `caddy`, `crowdsec`, `authelia`, `homeassistant`, `asterisk`, `pstn-trunk`, `sms-inbound`, `security-dashboard`, `sunshine` | | `utilities` | `actualbudget`, `ai-gpu`, `ai-stack`, `archivebox`, `changedetection`, `ddclient`, `filebrowser`, `fmd`, `gatus`, `homebox`, `iopaint`, `joplin`, `koha`, `magicmirror`, `mail-archiver`, `mattermost`, `mealie`, `meshcentral`, `n8n`, `nextcloud`, `ntfy`, `onlyoffice`, `paintplus`, `portainer`, `rustdesk`, `stirling-pdf`, `syncthing`, `traccar`, `unifi`, `uptimekuma`, `vaultwarden`, `watchyourlan`, `watchtower`, `wg-easy` | | `media` | `arm`, `audiobookshelf`, `calibre-web`, `emby`, `immich`, `jellyfin`, `lyrion` | | `cameras` | `frigate`, `frigate-audio`, `frigate-notify`, `sky-cam` | | `gaming` | `drum-rhythm-game`, `js99er`, `kyber-launcher`, `kyber-server`, `minecraft`, `wolf`, `wolf-pair` | | `extras` | `kdeconnect`, `silent-send`, `ssh-config`, `sync-cc` | | `backup` | `backup` — complete recovery: entire `~/docker//` for every service via Kopia (Minecraft: flush+snap, no downtime; others: stop/snap/start for DB consistency); `borg-backup` — same coverage via Borg (chunk dedup, SSH remote repos, Borgmatic/Vorta compatible); `gaming-backup` — frequent game-save snapshots (Minecraft world data, emulator saves, Steam — no downtime, run hourly) | Run `./setup.sh --list` to see descriptions.
Copiable list of all services by category ``` base base glow homelab caddy crowdsec authelia homeassistant asterisk pstn-trunk sms-inbound security-dashboard sunshine utilities actualbudget ai-gpu ai-stack archivebox changedetection ddclient filebrowser fmd gatus homebox iopaint joplin koha magicmirror mail-archiver mattermost mealie meshcentral n8n nextcloud ntfy onlyoffice paintplus portainer rustdesk stirling-pdf syncthing traccar unifi uptimekuma vaultwarden watchyourlan watchtower wg-easy media arm audiobookshelf calibre-web emby immich jellyfin lyrion cameras frigate frigate-audio frigate-notify sky-cam gaming drum-rhythm-game js99er kyber-launcher kyber-server minecraft wolf wolf-pair extras kdeconnect silent-send ssh-config sync-cc backup backup borg-backup gaming-backup ```
## Layout ``` setup.sh dispatcher — wizard, direct install, --list, --dry-run lib/common.sh shared helpers: logging, prompts, site config, OS detection services/ one file per service (self-registering) vendor/ full app source trees vendored for a service (e.g. ai-stack, paintplus, easy-asterisk) — copied into place at install time, no network clone needed extras/ non-Docker assets bundled with the repo (e.g. sync_cc.py) CLAUDE.md contributor guide — how to add services, available helpers ``` ## Managing installed services Every Docker service installs to its own `~/docker//` folder: ```bash cd ~/docker/immich docker compose up -d # start docker compose logs -f # logs docker compose pull && docker compose up -d # update docker compose down # stop ``` ## SSH Host aliases `~/.ssh/config` lets you `ssh ` instead of typing `ssh user@1.2.3.4` every time — especially handy once machines are reachable over a VPN/NetBird overlay network where the IP is easy to forget: ``` Host myserver HostName 100.x.x.x User someuser Port 22 ``` Three ways to manage these entries: - **During `base` install** — after SSH key import, the wizard offers to add one or more aliases interactively - **Any time** — `sudo ./setup.sh ssh-config` lists, adds, or removes aliases without touching anything else - **By hand** — edit `~/.ssh/config` directly; it's a plain OpenSSH client config file, nothing generated or templated beyond the `Host` block itself Aliases are written to the invoking user's own config (not root's), since that's whose terminal actually runs `ssh`. ## Installing from a USB thumb drive No git required. Works for anyone with a browser. ### 1 — Put the repo on the USB 1. On GitHub: click **Code → Download ZIP** 2. Open your Downloads folder — right-click the ZIP → **Extract Here** 3. Drag the `ubuntu-post-install-main` folder onto the USB drive in the file manager sidebar To update later: download the ZIP again, extract, drag the new folder to the USB and replace the old one. ### 2 — Run on the target machine Plug in the USB. Open the `ubuntu-post-install-main` folder in the file manager, then either: - **Right-click inside the folder → Open in Terminal**, then run: ```bash sudo bash bootstrap.sh ``` - **Double-click `bootstrap.sh`** → click *Run in Terminal* → it prompts for your sudo password and starts the wizard automatically. ### Notes - Everything the wizard installs goes to `~/docker/` on the **target machine's disk** — only the setup scripts live on the USB. - **exFAT** is the best filesystem for the USB — readable on Windows and macOS for easy ZIP extraction, and works fine on Linux. ## Compatibility Tested on **Ubuntu 24.04 LTS** and **26.04 LTS**. Works on any Ubuntu LTS ≥ 22.04; non-LTS releases also work. The wizard shows the detected OS in the header and warns on unknown versions. ## Gaming scripts Gaming setup walkthroughs live next to their service files, not here — see `services/.md` (e.g. [`services/kyber-launcher.md`](services/kyber-launcher.md) for SWBF2 (2017) + Kyber: playing, hosting, and troubleshooting). It's appended automatically to `~/.local/share/kyber/README.md` when you run `sudo ./setup.sh kyber-launcher`. Also in `scripts/` (standalone, not part of the main wizard): `setup-swbf2-linux.sh` (native Steam/Proton fixes for the base game), `setup-kyber-linux.sh` (standalone equivalent of the `kyber-launcher` service), and Wolf/Games-on-Whales container variants (`setup-swbf2-wolf.sh`, `setup-kyber-wolf.sh`).