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April 2008
How To Set Up A Debian Linux WebCam Server Using a USB Web Cam
First and foremost, be prepared to have some patience when trying to get a USB cam to work under Linux. In trying to get mine to work, I searched many a newsgroup thread only to find there was only one message in the thread, the original question stating the problem. i.e. no one had an answer for the person who posted the question so you may be on your own trying to get your cam to work. Often times the same camera model will use different drivers for different sub-models (ex: not all QuickCam Express sub-models use the same driver). However, my trials and tribulations were a good learning experience and I'll share what I learned here to hopefully make your setup easier.
Setting Up A Modular Subversion Repository For PHP-Driven Websites | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials
Sharing code between projects is still not a trivial matter with subversion. Especially if you are familiar with SourceSafe, you will find that subversion makes it hard to share code. Subversion seems to be really great in creating a version mess and good in solving one, but the reason I need source code control is to prevent such a mess. This is where subversion can be greatly improved, but it is not impossible. This howto will demonstrate a directory setup that takes the subversion sharing mechanism into account, as well as other issues that repositories bring.
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March 2008
Lighttpd Webserver setup with php5 and Mysql support -- Ubuntu Geek
Security, speed, compliance, and flexibility — all of these describe lighttpd (pron. lighty) which is rapidly redefining efficiency of a webserver; as it is designed and optimized for high performance environments. With a small memory footprint compared to other web-servers, effective management of the cpu-load, and advanced feature set (FastCGI, SCGI, Auth, Output-Compression, URL-Rewriting and many more) lighttpd is the perfect solution for every server that is suffering load problems. And best of all it’s Open Source licensed under the revised BSD license.
skorpionweb.org: Running QMail SMTP on a 2nd port
Due to the increase in the number of ISP's blocking port 25 for third party mailservers I decided to setup my mailserver to answer SMTP request on multiple ports. While this can be accomplished in many ways, such as port forwarding or multiple instances of qmail-smtpd, my situation required setting up a second instance or qmail-smtpd.
February 2008
RightScale: Setup and Manage 1 to 1000 Servers on AWS!
RightScale's platform and expertise helps customers create scalable web applications running on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
January 2008
setting up xen on your debian etch box | johnandcailin
there are many ways to setup xen, but i've put together a simple step-by-step guide to get a working xen system based on debian etch. easy as pie.
FRLinux.net Version 5.2 - Le Site d'aide a l'utilisation de Linux
Nous verrons dans cet article comment installer Xen sur une machine n'ayant pas les instructions matérielles de virtualisation (VT) en utilisant LVM pour partitionner avec flexibilité nos différentes machines virtuelles. Le tout est réalisé grâce à Debian Etch avec les bons noyaux qui vont bien. J'ai aussi utilisé le noyau officiel de chez Xen afin d'avoir quelque chose de propre (enfin dans la limite du possible). Attention, mon tutoriel prends de véritables adresses IP, je n'ai donc aucun besoin de NAT. Si tel est votre problème, achetez le numéro 100 de GLMF, il contient le serveur parfait et un setup bien plus avancé que le miens :)
Ryan Kanno: The diary of an Enginerd in Hawaii » Dreamhost
Custom Python installation for Django on Dreamhost
October 2007
Enhanced Logging With rsyslog On Debian Etch And phpLogcon For Viewing | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials
Rsyslog is an enhanced multi-threaded syslogd supporting, among others, MySQL, syslog/tcp, RFC 3195, permitted sender lists, filtering on any message part, and fine grain output format control. It is quite compatible to stock sysklogd and can be used as a drop-in replacement. Its advanced features make it suitable for enterprise-class, encryption protected syslog relay chains while at the same time being very easy to setup for the novice user. An optional web interface - phpLogCon - can be used to visualize all data online."
September 2007
Start and stop VMWARE VPS / virtual machine guest operating system from command line
Vmware server comes with the nifty vmware-cmd utility. It allows an administrator to perform various operations on a virtual machine from Linux command line / shell prompt such as:
=> Stop / Start VM
=> Get VM status
=> Setup variables
=> Powerdown VM and much more
July 2007
vnStat PHP frontend
This is a PHP fronted end to vnStat, a network traffic logger. Since vnStat is console mode only I created this script to make a 'nice' report of the data collected by vnStat. For more information about vnStat check out the vnStat homepage.
This script requires a working PHP setup with GD image libraries. Also vnStat must be properly installed and collecting data. For information about how to set those up please check their respective homepages (see links section).
May 2007
Debian Administration :: 2/2: An introduction to using Puppet
In our previous introduction to Puppet we covered installing the client and server, such that a small LAN could be configured centrally. Here we'll demonstrate some of the things that can be done with such a setup
Cacti On An ISPConfig Server Within 10 Easy Steps | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials
In this article I describe how to install and setup the Cacti in a ISPConfig Server. There aren't many differences from installing in other ISP Managers or standalone Apache installations. I tried many others solutions, but Cacti is very simple and fast to implement.
April 2007
The Perfect Setup - Debian Etch (Debian 4.0) | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials
This tutorial shows how to set up a Debian Etch (Debian 4.0) based server that offers all services needed by ISPs and hosters: Apache web server (SSL-capable), Postfix mail server with SMTP-AUTH and TLS, BIND DNS server, Proftpd FTP server, MySQL server, Courier POP3/IMAP, Quota, Firewall, etc. This tutorial is written for the 32-bit version of Debian Etch, but should apply to the 64-bit version with very little modifications as well.
March 2007
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January 2007
Statistiques web avec AWStats sous Ubuntu en mode CGI (Hébergement,Apache,bash,Dedibox,Ubuntu,Linux) - ~tigrou/pwet.fr
Statistiques web avec AWStats sous Ubuntu en mode CGI (Hébergement,Apache,bash,Dedibox,Ubuntu,Linux) - ~tigrou/pwet.fr
