Recommended tweaks and configuration

Configure backups on all systems, and create a more comfortable terminal environment for system on which you use the shell.

This guide uses only tools included in the base configuration of Alpine Linux. It is only suitable for cases where your backups are small, or you have a very reliable network connection. If either of those is not the case you will need to look into restic, borg or other encrypted network backup tools. Case 1: Encrypted tarball via SSH Option 1: Pushed to some server TBD Option 2: Pulled by some server TBD

Add colour and context information to the ash prompt. This makes it more ‘friendly’, useful, and useable.

Tmux is a handy tool that gives the ability to have multiple (text) windows in a single terminal session, as well as persisting your session in case of disconnect.

The default MOTD (mesage of the day) is potentially confusing, and is annoying in any event with a configured system.