VM Template Linux Alpine

Create linux alpine vm template for vmware

Install Alpine Linux

• setup-alpine
• keyboard us,us
• disk install lvm
• type install sys
• reboot

setup hostname and ip address

• edit file /etc/network/interface

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
    address 192.168.2.16
    netmask 255.255.255.0
    gateway 192.168.2.254
    hostname YOUR-HOSTNAME

• set hostname

echo "YOUR-HOSTNAME" > /etc/hostname

• force change hostname

hostname -F /etc/hostname

Set DNS

• edit file /etc/resolve.conf

nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 4.4.4.4

Add Software package repository

• edit file /etc/apk/repositories

http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/latest-stable/community/

• run apk update , upgrade and reboot

apk update; apk upgrade; reboot

Create user ex. admin

adduser admin

Install docker and docker-compose

apk add docker; apk add docker-compose

• add user admin to docker group

addgroup admin docker

• start docker and set docker start on boot

rc-update add docker boot
service docker start

Install net-snmp

apk add net-snmp

• edit file /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf

agentAddress  udp:0.0.0.0:161
rocommunity SNMP_SECRET_KEY  default

• set start net-snmp on boot

rc-update add snmpd boot
service snmpd start

Install open-vm-tools

apk add open-vm-tools

• set start open-vm-tools on boot

rc-update add open-vm-tools boot
service open-vm-tools start

Install git and vim

apk add git; apk add vim

• create /home/${USER}/.vimrc

set tabstop=2
set shiftwidth=2
set softtabstop=2
set expandtab
set visualbell

• create /home/${USER}/.inputrc for disable bell

set bell-style none