Installing Arch Linux On a Vultr Server (2017)

installing-arch-linux-on-a-vultr-server.md

Installing Arch Linux On a Vultr Server

This is a minimal installation guide targeted to get Arch Linux running on Vultr. For simplicity, 'time zone', 'hostname', 'locale' and 'initramfs' are omited, you can configure them later by yourself.

Partition the disks

For simplicity, we use single root partition.

# fdisk /dev/vda
# n
# enter(use default)
# enter(use default)
# enter(use default)
# enter(use default)
# w

Format the partitions

# mkfs.ext4 /dev/vda1

Mount the file systems

# mount /dev/vda1 /mnt

Install the base packages

# pacstrap /mnt base

Fstab

# genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab

Chroot

# arch-chroot /mnt

Network configuration

# systemctl enable dhcpcd

Root password

# passwd
# (enter your passwd)
# (enter again)

Boot loader

# pacman -S grub
# grub-install /dev/vda
# grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

SSH

# pacman -S openssh
# systemctl enable sshd

Shutdown

# exit
# shutdown now

Finally, goto https://my.vultr.com/ and remove ISO. (your arch will start to boot)

References

1. Offical arch linux installation guide

Thanks this was super helpful, the official docs recommends a lot of extra things and misses a few critical things.