Install and use nanobox on a linux cloud box (or about any other linux box). Tested on DigitalOcean 16.04

nanocloud.sh

# become root (if not already)
sudo su

# create user 'nanouser' with password 'password'
useradd -m -p papAq5PwY/QQM -s /bin/bash nanouser

# make 'nanouser' a sudoer
usermod -aG sudo nanouser

# get docker
curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com/ | sh

# add 'nanouser' to docker group
usermod -aG docker nanouser

# create some directories
mkdir -p /home/nanouser/Downloads/nano
mkdir /home/nanouser/bin

# download and extract the installer (technically it should be downloaded after logging into the dashboard, but it is open source). Re-run to upgrade
curl https://d1ormdui8qdvue.cloudfront.net/installers/v2/linux/nanobox-2.tar.gz | tar -C /home/nanouser/Downloads/nano -zxf -

# link required binaries to `bin` path
ln -sf /home/nanouser/Downloads/nano/usr/local/bin/nanobox /home/nanouser/bin/nanobox
ln -sf /home/nanouser/Downloads/nano/usr/local/bin/nanobox-machine /home/nanouser/bin/nanobox-machine
ln -sf /home/nanouser/Downloads/nano/usr/local/bin/nanobox-vpn /home/nanouser/bin/nanobox-vpn

# add `bin` to path
echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/home/nanouser/bin' >> /home/nanouser/.bashrc

# enable swap for larger codebases
fallocate -l 2G /swapfile
chmod 600 /swapfile 
mkswap /swapfile 
swapon /swapfile

# login as nanouser
su - nanouser

# clone your application (best to login via `ssh -A`)
git clone https://github.com/nanobox-quickstarts/nanobox-rails.git && cd nanobox-rails

# run the nanobox!
nanobox run
# will have prompts for install and request login to nanobox