HOW-TO Static IP on UmbrelOS (in a simple and practical way)

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1.- Connect to umbrel via SSH using the terminal, either the internal umbrel one or the one you usually use.

2.- Once connected, type “sudo nmtui”. This will show you a text user interface for NetworkManager, which will allow you to configure the static IP.

Notice to newbies: From here on, be careful because we will only use the keyboard to navigate during the process. Specifically, arrow keys to navigate and “Enter”, mainly.

3.- Select “Edit a connection” and “Enter”.

Edit a connection
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4.- The interface that we are interested in changing, in this example, is in the “Ethernet” section and where a connection named “enp0s3” appears. On your systems it may be called differently, for example “Wired connection” or something else, but it will be in the “Ethernet” section. We select and click “Enter”

Connection
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5.- Here we start to configure “Only” and only what is detailed below.

IP CONFIGURATION, “Enter”, select “Manual”

  • Addresses: Enter the “fixed-IP-you-want-for-your-umbrella/24”. In this example, the IP is 192.168.2.50/24, where 192.168.0.50 is the fixed IP I want and 24 is the network mask.
  • Gateaway: The IP of the router that provides you with Internet.
  • DNS Servers: Add 1.1.1.1 as the cloudflare DNS and 8.8.8.8 as the google DNS… or put the DNS you like the most.

Editing fixed IP
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  • Leave the rest untouched and navigate to the end where “OK” is displayed, select it and “Enter”.

Leaving Edit Connection
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  • It returns us to the previous window, we navigate to “Back” and “Enter”.

Back
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  • We return to the initial screen, we select “Quit” and “Enter”.

Quit nmtui
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  • We exit. Restart your umbrel and, when we return, it should already be working with the fixed IP that you configured.
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I did this instead:

  1. find name of connection
    nmcli connection show

2)modify connection
nmcli connection modify “Wired connection 1” ipv4.addresses 192.168.1.100/24 ipv4.gateway 192.168.1.1 ipv4.dns “8.8.8.8,8.8.4.4” ipv4.method manual

  1. down connection, up connection then reboot
    nmcli connection down “Wired connection 1” && nmcli connection up “Wired connection 1” && sudo reboot
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Yes, that is another way to do it. You use the “nmcli” command to invoke the “Network Manager”.
By using “nmtui” we are also invoking the “Network Manager” but through the graphical interface. The same thing is achieved in both ways.

The intention of using “nmtui” is because it is more understandable and accessible for those who are not comfortable with just terminal commands.

The graphical interface provides more clarity and understanding of what you are doing and most umbrella users do not have advanced technical knowledge. Therefore, it will be easier and more comfortable for them to do it through a graphical interface.

But both ways serve the same purpose.

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