Virtualbox

  1. Download Virtualbox, or another OVA compatible VM launcher.

  2. Import the OVA image by selecting the file you downloaded from the latest release.

import OVA

  1. Ensure the VM has sufficient RAM for the software you plan to run on the Dogebox.

Set RAM

  1. Once imported, click 'Settings' and configure your Virtual Machine's network to use 'bridged mode'. This is required so you can visit the Dogebox DPanel in your web browser.

import OVA

  1. Launch the VM. This may take up to 10 minutes depending on your internet connection, to configure itself initially, grab a cuppa.

import OVA

  1. Login with username: shibe and password: suchpass, then run ip addr, it may look different to this but skip the first loopback interface 'lo' and look for another interface, then look for the line inet with your IP address, in this example: 192.168.1.5

import OVA

  1. In a web browser, visit http://your_ip_address:8080 to visit the setup experience and configure your dogebox. In this example it would be http://192.168.1.5:8080 but your IP address will be different.