READ THE WIKI

These instructions are very basic and may not include everything needed for all systems. The wiki does.

• For Raspberry Pi - https://wiki.omv-extras.org/doku.php?id=omv7:raspberry_pi_install
• For AMD64 - https://wiki.omv-extras.org/doku.php?id=omv7:alternate_amd64_install
• For Armbian - https://wiki.omv-extras.org/doku.php?id=omv7:armbian_bookworm_install
• See wiki for other systems

For the new user guide, visit https://wiki.omv-extras.org/doku.php?id=omv6:new_user_guide

installScript

• Please use a new SD card if installing on an arm/sbc device and flash it with the latest (see notes below about version) Debian OS Lite (without desktop environment) or Server image available for your SBC.
• This script will install openmediavault, omv-extras, and the writecache plugin. If you already have openmediavault installed don't worry, your openmediavault will be preserved, only the not installed will be added to the system.
• Installing OMV with a desktop environment is NOT supported. Please read the forum for the many reasons why.
• This script may alter previous network setups. This has a greater chance of breaking wifi setup. Please read the install manual for more help - https://wiki.omv-extras.org/

Notes

• This script will always install
  • OMV 8.x on Debian 13 (Trixie)

Installing older OMV versions

This install script only supports the current OMV release (OMV 8.x on Debian 13 Trixie). To install an older, end-of-life OMV version, use the matching installOld script for your Debian release:

OMV version	Debian release	Script
OMV 7.x	Debian 12 (Bookworm)	installOld7
OMV 6.x	Debian 11 (Bullseye)	installOld6
OMV 5.x	Debian 10 (Buster)	installOld5

For example, to install OMV 7.x on Debian 12 (Bookworm):

sudo wget -O - https://github.com/OpenMediaVault-Plugin-Developers/installScript/raw/master/installOld7 | sudo bash

These older scripts are unmaintained and provided as-is. EOL (end-of-life) versions of OMV may no longer install properly, as their package repositories and dependencies are no longer maintained and may have been removed.

Installation

To install OMV, OMV-Extras and the writecache plugin copy and paste this line in the Terminal and press Enter. The installation will take some time, so enjoy the text flying on the screen.

The installation process demands sudo utilization.

To download and execute the script you can use either wget or curl, feel free to use what you prefer!

wget script

sudo wget -O - https://github.com/OpenMediaVault-Plugin-Developers/installScript/raw/master/install | sudo bash

curl script

sudo curl -sSL https://github.com/OpenMediaVault-Plugin-Developers/installScript/raw/master/install | sudo bash

To skip network setup

If you don't wanna use the network setup steps of the script, please use copy and paste the followings lines to the terminal.

wget https://github.com/OpenMediaVault-Plugin-Developers/installScript/raw/master/install
chmod +x install
sudo ./install -n

A detailed guide is available for this script as well

openmediavault is primarily designed to be used in home environments or small home offices, but is not limited to those scenarios. It is a simple and easy to use out-of-the-box solution that everyone can install and administer without needing expert level knowledge of Networking and Storage Systems.

For the OMV-Extras documentation, visit https://wiki.omv-extras.org/

For the new user guide, visit https://wiki.omv-extras.org/doku.php?id=omv6:new_user_guide

Get help for this script in the forum

If you got stuck in any part of this script the openmediavault forum will be the place to find a solution https://forum.openmediavault.org/