Installation of SparkBox

Posted by fourex75

Tom et. al, I have watched you install SparkBox in the video on YouTube (Easiest Automated Media Stack (Jellyfin + Sonarr + Radarr + Prowlarr + qBittorrent + Gluetun VPN)) . I have a question however. I have a MacMini M4. I have Docker Desktop installed on that computer. I want to install the arrstack/and other applications to an external drive (SSD) that has 4tb waiting to be used. How would I install SparkBox so that all files and apps go to this external drive. Is there something in the script that I can add as an install location. I know there is a terminal in the DockerDesktop agent. Is that possible to do upon installation? I am very excited to join into the fun of the self hosting through SparkBox and appreciate the time you have put into it. I am planning on purchasing a license for Tom AI. I like the premiss of what it will be able to do. Thanks very much for an answer. I truly appreciate what you are doing.

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tomspark wrote:

SparkBox's installer is Linux-only — macOS + Docker Desktop won't run it directly. Best path on an M4 Mac: grab UTM (it's free), create an Ubuntu VM, and run SparkBox inside that. It takes about 10 minutes to set up and runs great on Apple Silicon. Once you're in Ubuntu, you can point the installer straight at your 4TB SSD: curl -fsSL https://get.tomsparkbox.com | bash -s -- --install-dir /mnt/external/sparkbox That puts everything — apps, configs, your media — on the external drive from day one. Let us know when you get to that step and we can walk you through anything.

fourex75 wrote:

Thanks very much. I will give that a try and get back with you!