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LmPanel Setup Guide: Ubuntu 26.04 + Intel Arc GPU

This guide walks you through setting up LmPanel with Intel Arc GPU support on Ubuntu 26.04.

1. Ubuntu 26.04 Server on your PC

You should assign your server a static IP address, either during Ubuntu setup, or through a DHCP reservation in your router. If you're doing it during Ubuntu setup, and aren't very familiar with networking, follow the example below, of course using your network's subnet and chosen IP:

Subnet: 192.168.1.0/24 Address: 192.168.1.41 Gateway: 192.168.1.1 DNS: 192.168.1.1

2. Install Vulkan

You do not need to download separate Intel drivers as Ubuntu 26.04 includes support in the Kernel for the GPU and Vulkan handles the rest.

# Update repositories and install the Mesa Vulkan drivers + utilities
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y mesa-vulkan-drivers vulkan-tools

# Ensure your user account can access the GPU rendering nodes
sudo usermod -aG video,render $USER
newgrp render

After this is complete, confirm that the host sees your Arc A380 as a viable Vulkan device:

vulkaninfo --summary

You should see something like: deviceType = PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TYPE_DISCRETE_GPU deviceName = Intel(R) Arc(TM) A380 Graphics (DG2)

3. Install Docker

# Install prerequisites
sudo apt install ca-certificates curl gnupg lsb-release -y

# Create keyrings directory
sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings

# Add Docker's official GPG key
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg
sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg

# Add Docker repository
echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null

# Install Docker
sudo apt update
sudo apt install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin -y

# Add user to docker group
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER

# Apply group change
newgrp docker

# Enable and start Docker service
sudo systemctl enable --now docker

4. Install LmPanel

# Create directory and clone repository
git clone https://github.com/michaelstaake/LmPanel.git
cd LmPanel

# Copy environment file
cp .env.example .env

# Start LmPanel (with NVIDIA support)
docker compose --profile vulkan up -d --build

5. Usage

Access LmPanel: Open https://localhost:8443/ in your web browser.

Stop LmPanel: Run docker compose --profile vulkan down from the project directory.

Update LmPanel: Run git pull to pull down the latest changes.

6. Get Models

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