There are a lot of ways to back up Linux, but it might not immediately be clear how you would go about backing up your VPS (Virtual Private Server) when you have no place to store your backups. This will be from a personal point of view, not enterprise, but…
How often do you wish you didn’t have to spin up a full blown Windows File Server, but would rather spin up a minimal Linux Samba file server with Microsoft AD for authentication instead? Spinning up a Linux file server running Samba and using MS Active Directory for authentication via…
This will guide you through the process of setting up a Fedora 27 LAMP server with SSL (https) from Let’s Encrypt. Installing Fedora 27 Install Fedora 27 via Net Install ISO. In Software Selection, select Minimal Install. It may take a minute to download metadata before you can go in…
There are quite a few steps you need to take to harden your server in the context of security. These should be done no matter your deployment scenario, but is especially true if your server is facing the public internet.
Salt consists of a master server that controls or manages client servers and computers. The master server is known as the Salt-Master and the clients are known as Salt-Minions. This is PART 1: Installing and Configuring SaltStack PART 2 will be all about managing minions. Installing the Salt-Master Following the…
This guide will show you how to get GitLab running on a new Fedora 26 VM using your internal PKI for SSL access. In PowerShell on your Hyper-V Hypervisor: New-VHD -Path “E:\Hyper-V\Virtual Hard Disks\gitlabServer.vhdx” -SizeBytes 500GB -Dynamic -BlockSizeBytes 1MB After Fedora 26 is installed: dnf install hyperv-daemons hypervvssd hyperv-tools Disable…
This is the second part of a two-part series. Part 1 (Server Prep – Setting up the server) >>> Part 2 (Kimchi Set-up – Getting things going) <<< This part focuses on configuring Kimchi storage, network, and templates so you can get your first VM going. Kimchi Set-up After you…
This is the first part of a two-part series. >>> Part 1 (Server Prep – Setting up the server) <<< Part 2 (Kimchi Set-up – Getting things going) I created this guide because there is not any real info out there on how to do this. It took me a…