diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index ee61c30a..492e131b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ jobs:
             fedora_40,
             fedora_41,
             fedora_42,
+            alpine_3_21,
+            alpine_3_22,
           ]
     env:
       DISTRO: ${{matrix.distro}}
diff --git a/advanced/Scripts/piholeDebug.sh b/advanced/Scripts/piholeDebug.sh
index 2b903e50..a478b845 100755
--- a/advanced/Scripts/piholeDebug.sh
+++ b/advanced/Scripts/piholeDebug.sh
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ process_status(){
                 :
             else
             # non-Docker system
-                if service "${i}" status | grep -E 'is\srunning' &> /dev/null; then
+                if service "${i}" status | grep -q -E 'is\srunning|started'; then
                     status_of_process="active"
                 else
                     status_of_process="inactive"
diff --git a/advanced/Scripts/piholeLogFlush.sh b/advanced/Scripts/piholeLogFlush.sh
index ca70f31b..ac28aed9 100755
--- a/advanced/Scripts/piholeLogFlush.sh
+++ b/advanced/Scripts/piholeLogFlush.sh
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ if [[ "$*" == *"once"* ]]; then
         if [[ "$*" != *"quiet"* ]]; then
             echo -ne "  ${INFO} Running logrotate ..."
         fi
+        mkdir -p "${STATEFILE%/*}"
         /usr/sbin/logrotate --force --state "${STATEFILE}" /etc/pihole/logrotate
     else
         # Handle rotation for each log file
@@ -115,4 +116,3 @@ else
         echo -e "${OVER}  ${TICK} Deleted ${deleted} queries from long-term query database"
     fi
 fi
-
diff --git a/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.openrc b/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.openrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..34a30a0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.openrc
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/sbin/openrc-run
+# shellcheck shell=sh disable=SC2034
+
+: "${PI_HOLE_SCRIPT_DIR:=/opt/pihole}"
+
+command="/usr/bin/pihole-FTL"
+command_user="pihole:pihole"
+supervisor=supervise-daemon
+command_args_foreground="-f"
+command_background=true
+pidfile="/run/${RC_SVCNAME}_openrc.pid"
+extra_started_commands="reload"
+
+respawn_max=5
+respawn_period=60
+capabilities="^CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE,CAP_NET_RAW,CAP_NET_ADMIN,CAP_SYS_NICE,CAP_IPC_LOCK,CAP_CHOWN,CAP_SYS_TIME"
+
+depend() {
+    want net
+    provide dns
+}
+
+checkconfig() {
+    $command -f test
+}
+
+start_pre() {
+    sh "${PI_HOLE_SCRIPT_DIR}/pihole-FTL-prestart.sh"
+}
+
+stop_post() {
+    sh "${PI_HOLE_SCRIPT_DIR}/pihole-FTL-poststop.sh"
+}
+
+reload() {
+    checkconfig || return $?
+    ebegin "Reloading ${RC_SVCNAME}"
+    start-stop-daemon --signal HUP --pidfile "${pidfile}"
+    eend $?
+}
diff --git a/automated install/basic-install.sh b/automated install/basic-install.sh
index 9d3bd2b3..d2871ec8 100755
--- a/automated install/basic-install.sh	
+++ b/automated install/basic-install.sh	
@@ -154,6 +154,36 @@ Pi-hole dependency meta package
 EOM
 )
 
+# List of required packages on APK based systems
+PIHOLE_META_VERSION_APK=0.1
+PIHOLE_META_DEPS_APK=(
+    bash
+    bash-completion
+    bind-tools
+    binutils
+    coreutils
+    cronie
+    curl
+    dialog
+    git
+    grep
+    iproute2-minimal # piholeARPTable.sh
+    iproute2-ss # piholeDebug.sh
+    jq
+    libcap
+    logrotate
+    lscpu # piholeDebug.sh
+    lshw # piholeDebug.sh
+    ncurses
+    procps-ng
+    psmisc
+    shadow
+    sudo
+    tzdata
+    unzip
+    wget
+)
+
 ######## Undocumented Flags. Shhh ########
 # These are undocumented flags; some of which we can use when repairing an installation
 # The runUnattended flag is one example of this
@@ -271,7 +301,15 @@ package_manager_detect() {
         PKG_COUNT="${PKG_MANAGER} check-update | grep -E '(.i686|.x86|.noarch|.arm|.src|.riscv64)' | wc -l || true"
         # The command we will use to remove packages (used in the uninstaller)
         PKG_REMOVE="${PKG_MANAGER} remove -y"
-    # If neither apt-get or yum/dnf package managers were found
+
+    # If neither apt-get or yum/dnf package managers were found, check for apk.
+    elif is_command apk; then
+        PKG_MANAGER="apk"
+        UPDATE_PKG_CACHE="${PKG_MANAGER} update"
+        PKG_INSTALL="${PKG_MANAGER} add"
+        PKG_COUNT="${PKG_MANAGER} list --upgradable -q | wc -l"
+        PKG_REMOVE="${PKG_MANAGER} del"
+
     else
         # we cannot install required packages
         printf "  %b No supported package manager found\\n" "${CROSS}"
@@ -282,13 +320,20 @@ package_manager_detect() {
 
 build_dependency_package(){
     # This function will build a package that contains all the dependencies needed for Pi-hole
+    if is_command apk ; then
+        local str="APK based system detected. Dependencies will be installed using a virtual package named pihole-meta"
+        printf "  %b %s...\\n" "${INFO}" "${str}"
+        return 0
+    fi
 
     # remove any leftover build directory that may exist
     rm -rf /tmp/pihole-meta_*
 
     # Create a fresh build directory with random name
+    # Busybox Compat: `mktemp` long flags unsupported
+    #   -d flag is short form of --directory
     local tempdir
-    tempdir="$(mktemp --directory /tmp/pihole-meta_XXXXX)"
+    tempdir="$(mktemp -d /tmp/pihole-meta_XXXXX)"
     chmod 0755 "${tempdir}"
 
     if is_command apt-get; then
@@ -1177,7 +1222,12 @@ installConfigs() {
         # Load final service
         systemctl daemon-reload
     else
-        install -T -m 0755 "${PI_HOLE_LOCAL_REPO}/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.service" '/etc/init.d/pihole-FTL'
+        local INIT="service"
+        if is_command openrc; then
+            INIT="openrc"
+        fi
+
+        install -T -m 0755 "${PI_HOLE_LOCAL_REPO}/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.${INIT}" '/etc/init.d/pihole-FTL'
     fi
     install -T -m 0755 "${PI_HOLE_LOCAL_REPO}/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL-prestart.sh" "${PI_HOLE_INSTALL_DIR}/pihole-FTL-prestart.sh"
     install -T -m 0755 "${PI_HOLE_LOCAL_REPO}/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL-poststop.sh" "${PI_HOLE_INSTALL_DIR}/pihole-FTL-poststop.sh"
@@ -1266,6 +1316,8 @@ enable_service() {
     if is_command systemctl; then
         # use that to enable the service
         systemctl -q enable "${1}"
+    elif is_command openrc; then
+        rc-update add "${1}" "${2:-default}" &> /dev/null
     else
         #  Otherwise, use update-rc.d to accomplish this
         update-rc.d "${1}" defaults >/dev/null
@@ -1282,6 +1334,8 @@ disable_service() {
     if is_command systemctl; then
         # use that to disable the service
         systemctl -q disable "${1}"
+    elif is_command openrc; then
+        rc-update del "${1}" "${2:-default}" &> /dev/null
     else
         # Otherwise, use update-rc.d to accomplish this
         update-rc.d "${1}" disable >/dev/null
@@ -1294,6 +1348,8 @@ check_service_active() {
     if is_command systemctl; then
         # use that to check the status of the service
         systemctl -q is-enabled "${1}" 2>/dev/null
+    elif is_command openrc; then
+        rc-status default boot | grep -q "${1}"
     else
         # Otherwise, fall back to service command
         service "${1}" status &>/dev/null
@@ -1395,8 +1451,27 @@ install_dependent_packages() {
             printf "  %b Error: Unable to find Pi-hole dependency package.\\n" "${COL_RED}"
             return 1
         fi
+    # Install Alpine packages
+    elif is_command apk; then
+        local repo_str="Ensuring alpine 'community' repo is enabled."
+        printf "%b  %b %s" "${OVER}" "${INFO}" "${repo_str}"
 
-    # If neither apt-get or yum/dnf package managers were found
+        local pattern='^\s*#(.*/community/?)\s*$'
+        sed -Ei "s:${pattern}:\1:" /etc/apk/repositories
+        if grep -Eq "${pattern}" /etc/apk/repositories; then
+            # Repo still commented out = Failure
+            printf "%b  %b %s\\n" "${OVER}" "${CROSS}" "${repo_str}"
+        else
+            printf "%b  %b %s\\n" "${OVER}" "${TICK}" "${repo_str}"
+        fi
+        printf "  %b %s..." "${INFO}" "${str}"
+        if { ${PKG_INSTALL} -q -t "pihole-meta=${PIHOLE_META_VERSION_APK}" "${PIHOLE_META_DEPS_APK[@]}" &>/dev/null; }; then
+            printf "%b  %b %s\\n" "${OVER}" "${TICK}" "${str}"
+        else
+            printf "%b  %b %s\\n" "${OVER}" "${CROSS}" "${str}"
+            printf "  %b Error: Unable to install Pi-hole dependency package.\\n" "${COL_RED}"
+            return 1
+        fi
     else
         # we cannot install the dependency package
         printf "  %b No supported package manager found\\n" "${CROSS}"
@@ -1421,6 +1496,15 @@ installCron() {
     # Randomize update checker time
     sed -i "s/59 17/$((1 + RANDOM % 58)) $((12 + RANDOM % 8))/" /etc/cron.d/pihole
     printf "%b  %b %s\\n" "${OVER}" "${TICK}" "${str}"
+
+    # Switch off of busybox cron on alpine
+    if is_command openrc; then
+        printf "  %b Switching from busybox crond to cronie...\\n" "${INFO}"
+        stop_service crond
+        disable_service crond
+        enable_service cronie
+        restart_service cronie
+    fi
 }
 
 # Gravity is a very important script as it aggregates all of the domains into a single HOSTS formatted list,
@@ -1470,7 +1554,7 @@ create_pihole_user() {
             # then create and add her to the pihole group
             local str="Creating user 'pihole'"
             printf "%b  %b %s..." "${OVER}" "${INFO}" "${str}"
-            if useradd -r --no-user-group -g pihole -s /usr/sbin/nologin pihole; then
+            if useradd -r --no-user-group -g pihole -s "$(command -v nologin)" pihole; then
                 printf "%b  %b %s\\n" "${OVER}" "${TICK}" "${str}"
             else
                 printf "%b  %b %s\\n" "${OVER}" "${CROSS}" "${str}"
@@ -1485,7 +1569,7 @@ create_pihole_user() {
                 # create and add pihole user to the pihole group
                 local str="Creating user 'pihole'"
                 printf "%b  %b %s..." "${OVER}" "${INFO}" "${str}"
-                if useradd -r --no-user-group -g pihole -s /usr/sbin/nologin pihole; then
+                if useradd -r --no-user-group -g pihole -s "$(command -v nologin)" pihole; then
                     printf "%b  %b %s\\n" "${OVER}" "${TICK}" "${str}"
                 else
                     printf "%b  %b %s\\n" "${OVER}" "${CROSS}" "${str}"
diff --git a/gravity.sh b/gravity.sh
index fd5d45de..a3b44279 100755
--- a/gravity.sh
+++ b/gravity.sh
@@ -118,9 +118,12 @@ gravity_swap_databases() {
 
   # Swap databases and remove or conditionally rename old database
   # Number of available blocks on disk
-  availableBlocks=$(stat -f --format "%a" "${gravityDIR}")
+  # Busybox Compat: `stat` long flags unsupported
+  #   -f flag is short form of --file-system.
+  #   -c flag is short form of --format.
+  availableBlocks=$(stat -f -c "%a" "${gravityDIR}")
   # Number of blocks, used by gravity.db
-  gravityBlocks=$(stat --format "%b" "${gravityDBfile}")
+  gravityBlocks=$(stat -c "%b" "${gravityDBfile}")
   # Only keep the old database if available disk space is at least twice the size of the existing gravity.db.
   # Better be safe than sorry...
   oldAvail=false
diff --git a/test/_alpine_3_21.Dockerfile b/test/_alpine_3_21.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d7b88f20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/_alpine_3_21.Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+FROM alpine:3.21
+
+ENV GITDIR=/etc/.pihole
+ENV SCRIPTDIR=/opt/pihole
+RUN sed -i 's/#\(.*\/community\)/\1/' /etc/apk/repositories
+RUN apk --no-cache add bash coreutils curl git jq openrc shadow
+
+RUN mkdir -p $GITDIR $SCRIPTDIR /etc/pihole
+ADD . $GITDIR
+RUN cp $GITDIR/advanced/Scripts/*.sh $GITDIR/gravity.sh $GITDIR/pihole $GITDIR/automated\ install/*.sh $GITDIR/advanced/Scripts/COL_TABLE $SCRIPTDIR/
+ENV PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:$SCRIPTDIR
+
+RUN true && \
+    chmod +x $SCRIPTDIR/*
+
+ENV SKIP_INSTALL=true
+
+#sed '/# Start the installer/Q' /opt/pihole/basic-install.sh > /opt/pihole/stub_basic-install.sh && \
diff --git a/test/_alpine_3_22.Dockerfile b/test/_alpine_3_22.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..25beb4e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/_alpine_3_22.Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+FROM alpine:3.22
+
+ENV GITDIR=/etc/.pihole
+ENV SCRIPTDIR=/opt/pihole
+RUN sed -i 's/#\(.*\/community\)/\1/' /etc/apk/repositories
+RUN apk --no-cache add bash coreutils curl git jq openrc shadow
+
+RUN mkdir -p $GITDIR $SCRIPTDIR /etc/pihole
+ADD . $GITDIR
+RUN cp $GITDIR/advanced/Scripts/*.sh $GITDIR/gravity.sh $GITDIR/pihole $GITDIR/automated\ install/*.sh $GITDIR/advanced/Scripts/COL_TABLE $SCRIPTDIR/
+ENV PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:$SCRIPTDIR
+
+RUN true && \
+    chmod +x $SCRIPTDIR/*
+
+ENV SKIP_INSTALL=true
+
+#sed '/# Start the installer/Q' /opt/pihole/basic-install.sh > /opt/pihole/stub_basic-install.sh && \
diff --git a/test/test_any_automated_install.py b/test/test_any_automated_install.py
index cf4b454d..0a561b36 100644
--- a/test/test_any_automated_install.py
+++ b/test/test_any_automated_install.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ def test_supported_package_manager(host):
     # break supported package managers
     host.run("rm -rf /usr/bin/apt-get")
     host.run("rm -rf /usr/bin/rpm")
+    host.run("rm -rf /sbin/apk")
     package_manager_detect = host.run(
         """
     source /opt/pihole/basic-install.sh
@@ -77,10 +78,21 @@ def test_installPihole_fresh_install_readableFiles(host):
         },
         host,
     )
+    mock_command_2(
+        "rc-service",
+        {
+            "rc-service pihole-FTL enable": ("", "0"),
+            "rc-service pihole-FTL restart": ("", "0"),
+            "rc-service pihole-FTL start": ("", "0"),
+            "*": ('echo "rc-service call with $@"', "0"),
+        },
+        host,
+    )
     # try to install man
     host.run("command -v apt-get > /dev/null && apt-get install -qq man")
     host.run("command -v dnf > /dev/null && dnf install -y man")
     host.run("command -v yum > /dev/null && yum install -y man")
+    host.run("command -v apk > /dev/null && apk add mandoc man-pages")
     # Workaround to get FTLv6 installed until it reaches master branch
     host.run('echo "' + FTL_BRANCH + '" > /etc/pihole/ftlbranch')
     install = host.run(
@@ -103,7 +115,7 @@ def test_installPihole_fresh_install_readableFiles(host):
         maninstalled = False
     piholeuser = "pihole"
     exit_status_success = 0
-    test_cmd = 'su --shell /bin/bash --command "test -{0} {1}" -p {2}'
+    test_cmd = 'su -s /bin/bash -c "test -{0} {1}" -p {2}'
     # check files in /etc/pihole for read, write and execute permission
     check_etc = test_cmd.format("r", "/etc/pihole", piholeuser)
     actual_rc = host.run(check_etc).rc
diff --git a/test/tox.alpine_3_21.ini b/test/tox.alpine_3_21.ini
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0465f6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tox.alpine_3_21.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[tox]
+envlist = py3
+
+[testenv:py3]
+allowlist_externals = docker
+deps = -rrequirements.txt
+setenv =
+    COLUMNS=120
+commands = docker buildx build --load --progress plain -f _alpine_3_21.Dockerfile -t pytest_pihole:test_container ../
+           pytest {posargs:-vv -n auto} ./test_any_automated_install.py ./test_any_utils.py
diff --git a/test/tox.alpine_3_22.ini b/test/tox.alpine_3_22.ini
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38f66c4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tox.alpine_3_22.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[tox]
+envlist = py3
+
+[testenv:py3]
+allowlist_externals = docker
+deps = -rrequirements.txt
+setenv =
+    COLUMNS=120
+commands = docker buildx build --load --progress plain -f _alpine_3_22.Dockerfile -t pytest_pihole:test_container ../
+           pytest {posargs:-vv -n auto} ./test_any_automated_install.py ./test_any_utils.py