info_tfgrid/collections/dashboard/solutions/umbrel.md

Umbrel

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Prerequisites

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Introduction

Umbrel is an OS for running a personal server in your home. Self-host open source apps like Nextcloud, Bitcoin node, and more.

Prerequisites

• Make sure you have a wallet
• From the sidebar click on Applications
• Click on Umbrel

Process :

• Enter an instance name.
• Enter a Username
  • will be used to create Umbrel dashboard account.
• Enter a Password
  • Will be used to login to the Umbrel dashboard.
  • Must be 12 to 30 characters .
• Select a capacity package:
  • Small: { cpu: 1, memory: 2, diskSize: 10 }
  • Medium: { cpu: 2, memory: 4 , diskSize: 50 }
  • Large: { cpu: 4, memory: 16 , diskSize: 100 }
  • Or choose a Custom plan
• Choose the network
  • Public IPv4 flag gives the virtual machine a Public IPv4
  • Planetary Network to connect the Virtual Machine to Planetary network
  • Mycelium to enable Mycelium on the virtual machine
  • Wireguard Access to add a wireguard acces to the Virtual Machine
• Dedicated flag to retrieve only dedicated nodes
• Certified flag to retrieve only certified nodes
• Choose the location of the node
  • Region
  • Country
  • Farm Name
• Choose the node to deploy the Umbrel instance on

Or you can select a specific node with manual selection.

After Deploying:

You can see a list of all of your deployed instances

• You can click on Show details for more details about the Umbrel deployment

  

• For more detailed information, you can switch to JSON tab

• Click on Admin Panel to go to the dashboard of your Umbrel instance!

  • Enter the Password that you provided in config section to login into Umbrel dashboard.

  Forget the credentials? You can find them with Show details button.

Warning

: Due to the nature of the grid, shutdown, or restart your umbrel from the dashboard MAY make some unwanted behaviors.