Install Mikrotik CHR on a DigitalOcean Droplet (2021)

make-chr.sh

Install Mikrotik CHR on Digital Ocean Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Droplet. Tested 11/2021

1. Turn Off Droplet after creation and go to Recovery and set it to Boot from Recovery ISO.

2. Trun on Droplet and open Console

3. Press 6 and go to shell

4. Paste below code to install CHR on HDD

wget -O- https://download.mikrotik.com/routeros/6.48.1/chr-6.48.1.img.zip | funzip | dd of=/dev/vda bs=1M

5. Now, get IP address and Gateway by using below codes:

ADDRESS=`ip addr show eth0 | grep global | cut -d' ' -f 6 | head -n 1`
GATEWAY=`ip route list | grep default | cut -d' ' -f 3`

6. Store Address and Gateway in some place.

7. Turn off droplet and set the Recovery to normal and now using Had disk just like before.

8. Open Console again and login to Mikrotik by using credintioal of 
user: admin
password: [EMPTY]

9. So, type below codes to set the IP on Mikrotik console:
* Remember you have to replace Address and Gateway that you found them in step 5.

/ip address add address=[ADDRESS] interface=ether1
/ip route add gateway=[GATEWAY]
/ip dns set servers=8.8.8.8,8.8.4.4
/ip service disable telnet

10. Your Mikrotik CHR is now ready. try ping to google.com using:

/ping google.com

if it's OK, hit CTRL+C.

11. So, you can access your mikrotik by using winbox or a browser by opening the address.
* Remember to change your password and secure your CHR.

Have Fun

Thanks for right/clear instruction for Install CHR at DO. 👍

Many thanks for this, I was struggling with some scripts suitable for Ubuntu 16.x which weren't working now.

and to install a version 7.x?

and to install a version 7.x?

Replace the link with this link:
https://download.mikrotik.com/routeros/7.2.3/chr-7.2.3.img.zip

very pleasent and working instruction .
if you install the lastest 7.X version it needs to set a mac address .
just dont forget to setup
/interface ethernet set ether1 mac-address=[MACADDRESS]
mac address format should be XX:XX:XX:XX:XX

Thanks a lot, it save my day !