Guide to transform your Orange Pi 4 Pro (Allwinner A733) into a robust Debian Server

🚀 Orange Pi 4 Pro: The Ultimate Home Server Guide

Official Kabora Tech guide to transform your Orange Pi 4 Pro (Allwinner A733) into a robust Debian server. Installation sequence for all 11 services:

• ✅ 1. Docker & Portainer
• ✅ 2. Cockpit
• ✅ 3. Tailscale Fix
• ✅ 4. Samba
• ✅ 5. Pi-hole
• ✅ 6. Log2Ram
• ✅ 7. Immich
• ✅ 8. Jellyfin
• ✅ 9. Navidrome
• ✅ 10. Transmission
• ✅ 11. Homepage

📖 STEP-BY-STEP TECHNICAL GUIDE

1. Docker & Portainer (Management Base)

Install the container engine and the web interface to manage all your services easily via browser.

curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com -o get-docker.sh && sudo sh get-docker.sh
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
docker run -d -p 9443:9443 --name portainer --restart=always -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -v portainer_data:/data portainer/portainer-ce:latest

2. Cockpit (Hardware Monitor)

Monitor the 8 cores of the Allwinner A733, temperature, and RAM usage in real-time through a clean web dashboard.

sudo apt update && sudo apt install cockpit -y

3. Tailscale (Remote Access Fix)

⚠️ Kernel Fix: This board's Debian kernel lacks native TUN support. We force Userspace mode to enable secure remote access.

sudo tailscaled --tun=userspace-networking &
sudo tailscale up

4. Samba (Network Share)

Transform your server into a NAS. Access Orange Pi folders from Windows, Mac, or mobile as if they were a local drive.

sudo apt install samba -y
sudo smbpasswd -a orangepi

5. Pi-hole (Ad-Blocker)

Protect your entire network by filtering ads and tracking at the DNS level before they even reach your devices.

docker run -d --name pihole -p 53:53/tcp -p 53:53/udp -p 80:80 -v /etc/pihole:/etc/pihole pihole/pihole:latest

6. Log2Ram (SD Card Protection)

⚠️ Critical: This service writes logs to RAM instead of the SD card, preventing hardware wear and failure.

curl -L https://github.com/azlux/log2ram/archive/master.tar.gz | tar zx
cd log2ram-master && sudo ./install.sh

7. Immich (Self-Hosted Photos)

The premier open-source alternative to Google Photos. Securely backup and browse your mobile photos on your own hardware.

mkdir immich && cd immich && wget https://github.com/immich-app/immich/releases/latest/download/docker-compose.yml && docker compose up -d

8. Jellyfin (Media Server)

Stream your movie and TV show collection to any device with posters, metadata, and zero subscription fees.

docker run -d --name jellyfin -p 8096:8096 -v /media:/media jellyfin/jellyfin

9. Navidrome (Music Streaming)

Your personal "Spotify" running from your music collection. Lightweight, fast, and accessible from any web browser or app.

docker run -d --name navidrome -p 4533:4533 -v /media/music:/music deluan/navidrome

10. Transmission (Torrents)

Download files directly to your server's storage using this lightweight and efficient BitTorrent client.

docker run -d --name transmission -p 9091:9091 -v /media/downloads:/downloads lscr.io/linuxserver/transmission

11. Homepage (Visual Dashboard)

The final touch. A modern, centralized dashboard to organize and access all your new services with one click.

docker run -d --name homepage -p 3000:3000 -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock ghcr.io/gethomepage/homepage:latest

🔗 Complete Access Guide

Replace [PI_IP] with your Orange Pi's local or Tailscale IP address:

Service Name	Access Port / Method
Homepage (Main)	http://[PI_IP]:3000
Portainer	https://[PI_IP]:9443
Cockpit	https://[PI_IP]:9090
Pi-hole	http://[PI_IP]/admin
Jellyfin	http://[PI_IP]:8096
Immich	http://[PI_IP]:2283
Navidrome	http://[PI_IP]:4533
Transmission	http://[PI_IP]:9091
Samba	Local Share Access
Tailscale	VPN Connection
Log2Ram	Auto-start Service