Category: Computers
Backup
I’ve been using SpiderOak for backup, and to cut a long story short it’s becoming tiresome. In fairness, it’s not really meant for backing up servers, but there’s still a lot of things it could do better. So I’m on the hunt for an offsite backup solution for this server….
Linux software updates – How to resolve changed configuration files.
Sometimes, when you’re updating software on your Linux machine, the person maintaining the package will have also updated the default configuration file that ships with the software. This is an issue if you have customised that configuration file on your system – the system doesn’t know whether it should keep…
Install Sage Math from source on WSL
Here’s how I got a fully featured Sage Math install on my system. I did this because I wanted to run on windows, and still be able to install packages, which isn’t possible with the precompiled binary. Basic process: Enable hardware assisted virtualization. Set up WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)…
Server Setup 0: Contents
Hello and welcome to my series of posts on setting up a server to run Debian Linux, hosting a WordPress and a Nextcloud installation The idea is to take you through all the steps needed to get up and running, some basic familiarity with computers and Linux is assumed, but…
Server Setup 15: Optional Extras
Now you’re up and running with what should be a stable and secure installation of WordPress and Nextcloud with Collabora. There are plenty more tweaks you can work on yourself: Server Administration Advanced HTTPS – you can check your config with https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/. You have choices about how you want to…
Server Setup 14: Backups
There’s lots of ways you could lose your website – a hard drive can fail, the server could be damaged by a lightning strike, or even stolen in a burglary. To get back up and running you’ll need to fix or replace the hardware, but this post is meant to…
Server Setup 13: Security Improvements
One recommendation that many security experts make is that the WordPress configuration files should be outside the web root. Lets make this change. WordPress Create a new folder called /var/www_config. Put a new folder in here, wordpress Copy the WordPress configuration file across, and set it’s permissions so no-one apart…
Server Setup 12: Collabora
Server Setup 11: Config Improvements
Backup
I’ve been using SpiderOak for backup, and to cut a long story short it’s becoming tiresome. In fairness, it’s not really meant for backing up servers, but there’s still a lot of things it could do better. So I’m on the hunt for an offsite backup solution for this server….
Linux software updates – How to resolve changed configuration files.
Sometimes, when you’re updating software on your Linux machine, the person maintaining the package will have also updated the default configuration file that ships with the software. This is an issue if you have customised that configuration file on your system – the system doesn’t know whether it should keep…
Install Sage Math from source on WSL
Here’s how I got a fully featured Sage Math install on my system. I did this because I wanted to run on windows, and still be able to install packages, which isn’t possible with the precompiled binary. Basic process: Enable hardware assisted virtualization. Set up WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)…
Server Setup 0: Contents
Hello and welcome to my series of posts on setting up a server to run Debian Linux, hosting a WordPress and a Nextcloud installation The idea is to take you through all the steps needed to get up and running, some basic familiarity with computers and Linux is assumed, but…
Server Setup 15: Optional Extras
Now you’re up and running with what should be a stable and secure installation of WordPress and Nextcloud with Collabora. There are plenty more tweaks you can work on yourself: Server Administration Advanced HTTPS – you can check your config with https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/. You have choices about how you want to…
Server Setup 14: Backups
There’s lots of ways you could lose your website – a hard drive can fail, the server could be damaged by a lightning strike, or even stolen in a burglary. To get back up and running you’ll need to fix or replace the hardware, but this post is meant to…
Server Setup 13: Security Improvements
One recommendation that many security experts make is that the WordPress configuration files should be outside the web root. Lets make this change. WordPress Create a new folder called /var/www_config. Put a new folder in here, wordpress Copy the WordPress configuration file across, and set it’s permissions so no-one apart…