AI-Assisted Installation

Deploy LogNorth using Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex. Provisions a Hetzner server, hardens it, installs LogNorth, and optionally configures DNS — all guided by your AI coding assistant.

Deploy LogNorth with your AI coding assistant. The lognorth-deploy skill walks you through server provisioning, hardening, and installation interactively.

Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and any agent that supports skills.

What It Does

Scans your local environment (hcloud CLI, SSH keys, Cloudflare)
Installs missing tools (with your permission)
Creates a new Hetzner server or connects to an existing one
Hardens the server via server-hardener (Tailscale, firewall, SSH lockdown)
Installs LogNorth (Docker, Caddy, SSL, automatic backups)
Optionally creates DNS records via Cloudflare
Shows a summary with next steps

Every step asks for confirmation before taking action.

Install the Skill

npx skills add karloscodes/lognorth-releases --skill lognorth-deploy

Usage

Once installed, invoke the skill from your AI coding assistant:

/lognorth-deploy

The assistant will guide you through each step interactively.

Requirements

macOS (uses brew for tool installation)
SSH key on your local machine
Hetzner account (for new servers) or any server with SSH access
Cloudflare account (optional, for automated DNS)

What Gets Set Up

Component	Details
Server	Ubuntu 24.04 on Hetzner (or your existing server)
Hardening	SSH lockdown, firewall (80/443), Tailscale (optional), unattended upgrades
LogNorth	Docker, Caddy reverse proxy, Let’s Encrypt SSL
Backups	Daily, weekly, monthly — automatic
Updates	Daily at 3 AM — automatic
DNS	A record via Cloudflare (optional)

Supported Paths

The skill adapts to your situation:

New server on Hetzner — provisions everything from scratch
Existing server — skips provisioning, connects via SSH, runs hardening + install
With Cloudflare — automates DNS record creation
Without Cloudflare — shows manual DNS instructions at the end