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# Automated Setup (Recommended)
For most users, the automated setup script handles everything from system preparation to deployment.
## Prerequisites
- **Fresh Debian/Ubuntu server** (or existing system)
- **Root/sudo access**
- **Internet connection**
- **Ports 80 and 443 forwarded** from your router to your **core server only** (required for SSL certificates)
**Note**: For multi-server setups, only the core server needs ports forwarded.
# Deploy Core Server
## Connect to your server via SSH
>Tip: Use VS Code on your local machine to ssh in to your server for the easiest install!
## Install commands
```bash
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y && sudo apt install git -y && git clone https://github.com/kelinfoxy/EZ-Homelab.git
&& cd EZ-Homelab
```
## Run the ez-homelab.sh script with sudo:
`sudo ./scripts/ez-homelab.sh`
### Select option 1 Install Prerequesites
* This will install docker and prepare the local environment.
### Logout and back in to apply docker group changes
### Run the script without sudo and select Option 2: Deploy Core Server
* It will prompt for required env variables and create/update ~/EZ-Homelab/.env
**Note:** Certificate generation may take 2-5 minutes. All services will use the wildcard certificate automatically.
**Login credentials:**
- Username: `admin` (default username - or the custom username you specified during setup)
- Password: The secure password you created when prompted by the setup script
**That's it!** Your homelab is ready.
**Access Dockge at `https://dockge.yourdomain.duckdns.org`**
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# Deploy Additional Server
>**You must have one and only one core server**
## Follow the steps above but select Option 3: Deploy Additional Server
* It will prompt for required env variables if missing from ~/EZ-Homelab/.env
* It includes variables for connecting to the core server
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## What Gets Deployed Where
| Component | Core Server | Remote Servers |
|-----------|-------------|----------------|
| DuckDNS | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Authelia | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Traefik | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Sablier | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Dockge | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Services | ✅ Any | ✅ Any |
### Architecture Benefits
- **Single Domain**: All services accessible via core server's domain
- **No Port Forwarding**: Remote servers don't need router configuration
- **Automatic Discovery**: Core Traefik finds services on all servers
- **Local Control**: Each Sablier manages its own server's containers
## What the ez-homelab.sh Script Does
The `ez-homelab.sh` script is a comprehensive guided setup and deployment tool:
**System Preparation (when needed):**
- ✅ Pre-flight checks (internet connectivity, disk space 50GB+)
- ✅ Updates system packages
- ✅ Installs required packages (git, curl, etc.)
- ✅ Installs Docker Engine + Compose V2 (if not present)
- ✅ Configures user permissions (docker, sudo groups)
- ✅ Sets up firewall (UFW with SSH, HTTP, HTTPS)
- ✅ Enables SSH server
**Interactive Configuration:**
- ✅ Prompts for all required env variables
- ✅ Generates three secrets for Authelia (JWT, session, encryption)
- ✅ Generates argon2id password hash for admin password using Docker
- ✅ Validates Docker is available before operations
**Infrastructure Setup & Deployment:**
- ✅ Creates directory structure (`/opt/stacks/` & `opt/dockge`)
- ✅ Sets up Docker networks (homelab, traefik, dockerproxy)
- ✅ Deploys selected service stacks with individual deployment scripts
- ✅ Obtains wildcard SSL certificate (*.yourdomain.duckdns.org)
- ✅ Configures Traefik for multi-server support
- ✅ Detects NVIDIA GPU and offers driver installation
**Safety Features:**
- Interactive guidance with clear prompts
- Timeout handling (60s for Docker operations)
- Comprehensive error messages with troubleshooting hints
- Safe to re-run (idempotent operations)
## Release-Specific Notes
- **Current Version**: Production-ready with comprehensive multi-server support
- **Stacks**: Core, Infrastructure, Sablier, and Dashboards deploy automatically
- **Dashboards**: Homepage is preconfigured at `homepage.yourdomain.duckdns.org`
- **Multi-Server**: Use option 3 for remote server infrastructure deployment
- **Modular Deployment**: Individual scripts in `docker-compose/*/deploy-*.sh` called by ez-homelab.sh