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docs/Getting Started/Alpine Linux/Alpine Linux Root on ZFS.rst

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+Alpine Linux Root on ZFS
+========================
+`Start here <Root%20on%20ZFS/1-preparation.html>`__.
+
+Contents
+--------
+.. toctree::
+  :maxdepth: 2
+  :glob:
+
+  Root on ZFS/*

docs/Getting Started/Alpine Linux/Root on ZFS/1-preparation.rst

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+.. highlight:: sh
+
+Preparation
+======================
+
+.. contents:: Table of Contents
+   :local:
+
+#. Disable Secure Boot. ZFS modules can not be loaded if Secure Boot is enabled.
+#. Download latest extended variant of `Alpine Linux live image
+   <https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/latest-stable/releases/x86_64/>`__ and boot from it.
+#. Login as root user.  There is no password.
+#. Configure Internet::
+
+     setup-interfaces -r
+     # example:
+     network interface: wlan0
+     WiFi name:         <ssid>
+     ip address:        dhcp
+     <enter done to finish network config>
+     manual netconfig:  n
+
+#. Configure SSH server::
+
+     setup-sshd
+     # example:
+     ssh server:        openssh
+     allow root:        "prohibit-password" or "yes"
+     ssh key:           "none" or "<public key>"
+
+   Configurations set here will be copied verbatim to the installed system.
+
+#. Set root password or ``/root/.ssh/authorized_keys``.
+
+#. Connect from another computer::
+
+    ssh root@192.168.1.19
+
+#. Throughout this guide, we use predictable disk names generated by udev::
+
+     apk add eudev
+     setup-udev
+
+   It can be removed after reboot with ``setup-devd mdev && apk del eudev``.
+
+#. Target disk
+
+   List available disks with::
+
+    ls /dev/disk/by-id/*
+
+   If using virtio as disk bus, use ``/dev/disk/by-path/*``.
+
+   Declare disk array::
+
+    DISK='/dev/disk/by-id/ata-FOO /dev/disk/by-id/nvme-BAR'
+
+   For single disk installation, use::
+
+    DISK='/dev/disk/by-id/disk1'
+
+#. Configure NTP client for time synchronization::
+
+     setup-ntp chrony
+
+#. Pick a mirror from `Alpine Mirrors <https://mirrors.alpinelinux.org/>`__
+   and add it to package manager configuration::
+
+     tee -a /etc/apk/repositories <<EOF
+     https://dl-5.alpinelinux.org/alpine/latest-stable/community/
+     https://dl-5.alpinelinux.org/alpine/latest-stable/main/
+     EOF
+
+#. Install ZFS support and partition tool::
+
+    apk update
+    apk add zfs zfs-lts sgdisk e2fsprogs
+    modprobe zfs
+
+   Many errors about firmware will appear.  They are safe to ignore.
+
+#. Install bootloader for both legacy boot and UEFI::
+
+     apk add grub-bios grub-efi

docs/Getting Started/Alpine Linux/Root on ZFS/2-system-installation.rst

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+.. highlight:: sh
+
+System Installation
+======================
+
+.. contents:: Table of Contents
+   :local:
+
+#. Partition the disks::
+
+     for i in ${DISK}; do
+
+     sgdisk --zap-all $i
+
+     sgdisk -n1:1M:+1G -t1:EF00 $i
+
+     sgdisk -n2:0:+4G -t2:BE00 $i
+
+     test -z $INST_PARTSIZE_SWAP || sgdisk -n4:0:+${INST_PARTSIZE_SWAP}G -t4:8200 $i
+
+     if test -z $INST_PARTSIZE_RPOOL; then
+         sgdisk -n3:0:0   -t3:BF00 $i
+     else
+         sgdisk -n3:0:+${INST_PARTSIZE_RPOOL}G -t3:BF00 $i
+     fi
+
+     sgdisk -a1 -n5:24K:+1000K -t5:EF02 $i
+     done
+
+#. Probe new partitions::
+
+    for i in ${DISK}; do
+      partprobe $i
+    done
+    udevadm settle
+    sync
+
+#. Create boot partition::
+
+    for i in ${DISK}; do
+      mkfs.ext4 -F $i-part2
+    done
+
+#. Create root pool::
+
+       zpool create \
+           -o ashift=12 \
+           -o autotrim=on \
+           -R /mnt \
+           -O acltype=posixacl \
+           -O canmount=off \
+           -O compression=zstd \
+           -O dnodesize=auto \
+           -O normalization=formD \
+           -O relatime=on \
+           -O xattr=sa \
+           -O mountpoint=/ \
+           rpool \
+           mirror \
+          $(for i in ${DISK}; do
+             printf "$i-part3 ";
+            done)
+
+   If not using a multi-disk setup, remove ``mirror``.
+
+#. This section implements dataset layout as described in `overview <1-preparation.html>`__.
+
+   Create root system container:
+
+   - Unencrypted::
+
+      zfs create \
+       -o canmount=off \
+       -o mountpoint=none \
+       rpool/alpine
+
+   - Encrypted::
+
+      zfs create \
+       -o canmount=off \
+       -o mountpoint=none \
+       -o encryption=on \
+       -o keylocation=prompt \
+       -o keyformat=passphrase \
+       rpool/alpine
+
+#. Create datasets::
+
+     zfs create -o canmount=on -o mountpoint=/     rpool/alpine/root
+     zfs create -o canmount=on -o mountpoint=/home rpool/alpine/home
+     zfs create -o canmount=off -o mountpoint=/var  rpool/alpine/var
+     zfs create -o canmount=on  rpool/alpine/var/lib
+     zfs create -o canmount=on  rpool/alpine/var/log
+
+#. Mount /boot::
+
+    mkdir -p /mnt/boot
+    mount -t ext4 $(echo $DISK | cut -f1 -d\ )-part2 /mnt/boot/
+
+#. Format and mount ESP::
+
+    mkdir -p /mnt/boot/efi
+    mount -t vfat $(echo $DISK | cut -f1 -d\ )-part1 /mnt/boot/efi
+
+#. By default ``setup-disk`` command does not support zfs and will refuse to run,
+   add zfs support::
+
+     sed -i 's|supported="ext|supported="zfs ext|g' /sbin/setup-disk
+
+#. Workaround for GRUB to recognize predictable disk names::
+
+     export ZPOOL_VDEV_NAME_PATH=YES
+
+#. Install system to disk::
+
+     BOOTLOADER=grub setup-disk -v /mnt
+
+   GRUB installation will fail and will be reinstalled later.
+
+#. Chroot::
+
+    m='/dev /proc /sys'
+    for i in $m; do mount --rbind $i /mnt/$i; done
+
+    chroot /mnt /usr/bin/env DISK=$DISK sh
+
+#. Apply GRUB workaround::
+
+     echo 'export ZPOOL_VDEV_NAME_PATH=YES' >> /etc/profile.d/zpool_vdev_name_path.sh
+     source /etc/profile.d/zpool_vdev_name_path.sh
+
+     sed -i "s|rpool=.*|rpool=rpool|"  /etc/grub.d/10_linux
+
+     sed -i 's|stat -f -c %T /|echo zfs|' /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig
+
+   This workaround needs to be applied for every GRUB update, as the
+   update will overwrite the changes.
+
+#. Generate GRUB menu::
+
+     grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
+
+#. Rebuild initrd::
+
+    mkdir -p /etc/zfs
+    rm -f /etc/zfs/zpool.cache
+    touch /etc/zfs/zpool.cache
+    chmod a-w /etc/zfs/zpool.cache
+    chattr +i /etc/zfs/zpool.cache
+
+    sed -i 's|zfs|nvme zfs|' /etc/mkinitfs/mkinitfs.conf
+    for directory in /lib/modules/*; do
+      kernel_version=$(basename $directory)
+      mkinitfs $kernel_version
+    done
+
+#. Enable dataset mounting at boot::
+
+     rc-update add zfs-mount sysinit
+
+#. Replace predictable disk path with traditional disk path:
+
+   For SATA drives::
+
+     sed -i 's|/dev/disk/by-id/ata-.*-part|/dev/sda|' /etc/fstab
+
+   For NVMe drives::
+
+     sed -i 's|/dev/disk/by-id/nvme-.*-part|/dev/nvme0n1p|' /etc/fstab
+
+#. Mount datasets with zfsutil option::
+
+     sed -i 's|,posixacl|,zfsutil,posixacl|' /etc/fstab
+
+#. Install GRUB::
+
+      export ZPOOL_VDEV_NAME_PATH=YES
+      for i in ${DISK}; do
+       grub-install --target=i386-pc $i
+      done
+      grub-install --target x86_64-efi --bootloader-id alpine --removable
+
+#. Unmount filesystems::
+
+     exit
+     cut -f2 -d\  /proc/mounts | grep ^/mnt | tac | while read i; do umount -l $i; done
+     zpool export -a
+
+#. Reboot::
+
+     poweroff
+
+   Disconnect the live media and other non-boot storage devices.
+   Due to missing support of predictable device names in initrd,
+   Alpine Linux will mount whichever disk appears to be /dev/sda or /dev/nvme0
+   at /boot and /boot/efi at boot.
+
+   Root filesystem at / is ZFS and imported via pool name thus not affected by the above restriction.
+
+#. Post-install:
+
+   #. Setup mirroring of /boot partition and /boot/efi via dd.
+   #. Setup swap.

docs/Getting Started/Alpine Linux/index.rst

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+Alpine Linux
+============
+
+Contents
+--------
+.. toctree::
+  :maxdepth: 1
+  :glob:
+
+  *
+
+Installation
+------------
+
+Note: this is for installing ZFS on an existing Alpine
+installation. To use ZFS as root file system,
+see below.
+
+#. Install ZFS package::
+
+    apk add zfs zfs-lts
+
+#. Load kernel module::
+
+    modprobe zfs
+
+Root on ZFS
+-----------
+ZFS can be used as root file system for Fedora.
+An installation guide is available.
+
+`Start here <Root%20on%20ZFS/1-preparation.html>`__.
+
+.. toctree::
+  :maxdepth: 1
+  :glob:
+
+  Root on ZFS/*

docs/Getting Started/index.rst

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    :maxdepth: 3
    :glob:
 
+   Alpine Linux/index
    Arch Linux/index
    Debian/index
    Fedora/index