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The Perfect Database Server: Firebird 2.5.1 And FreeBSD 9

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:59:56 +0100

The Perfect Database Server: Firebird 2.5.1 And FreeBSD 9

Here is the guide on installing Firebird 2.5.1 from FreeBSD 9 Ports and creating your first test database; also we show you how to install Flamerobin GUI (administration tool) and the PHP driver for it. This was tested on fresh FreeBSD 9 on a kvm-linux virtual machine.

How To Monitor And Manage IPMI Management Console

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:44:05 +0100

How To Monitor And Manage IPMI Management Console

This guide provides an overview on how to monitor and manage IPMI Management Console with Verax NMS. The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) is a standardized computer system interface used by system administrators to manage a computer system and monitor its operation.

Version 1.3 Of The ISPConfig 3 Manual (Date: 10/25/2011) Available

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:37:11 +0100

Version 1.3 Of The ISPConfig 3 Manual (Date: 10/25/2011) Available

The updated ISPConfig 3 manual is finally available (in PDF format). On more than 300 pages, it covers the concept behind ISPConfig (admin, resellers, clients), explains how to install and update ISPConfig 3, includes a reference for all forms and form fields in ISPConfig together with examples of valid inputs, and provides tutorials for the most common tasks in ISPConfig 3. It also lines out how to make your server more secure and comes with a troubleshooting section at the end.

Version 1.3 for ISPConfig 3.0.4 (Date: 10/25/2011)
Author: Falko Timme <ft@falkotimme.com>
333 pages

How To Make Your Own (Almost) Chromebook

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:35:25 +0200

How To Make Your Own (Almost) Chromebook

This HowTo lays out how to convert a regular netbook/laptop/desktop into an almost Google Chromebook using Hexxeh's Chromium OS build. All you need is a 2GB USB stick and a bit of time. It also makes a nice portable operating system as well.

How To Configure A pfSense 2.0 Cluster Using CARP

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:21:11 +0200

How To Configure A pfSense 2.0 Cluster Using CARP

In this HowTo I will show you how to configure a pfSense 2.0 Cluster using CARP Failover. pfSense is quite a advanced (open-source) firewall being used everywhere from homes to enterprise level networks, I have been playing around with pfsense now for the last 3 months and to be honest I am not looking back, it is packed full of features and can be deployed easily within minutes depending on your requirements.

How To Tune Apache Subversion For MS Windows

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:45:22 +0200

How To Tune Apache Subversion For MS Windows

The use of Apache on Windows amongst our enterprise customers is rare, with the majority opting to host the Subversion Apache servers on one of the flavours of Linux. In the cases where Windows is the Subversion Apache server’s operating system, it is common that Administrators are plagued with overly high memory consumption by the Apache httpd process, leading in extreme cases to the Apache server shutting down.

Installing Wordpress With BitNami

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:55:25 +0200

Installing Wordpress With BitNami

BitNami Wordpress Stack is a free, self-contained, easy-to-install package that bundles every piece of software (dependency) necessary to run Wordpress for development or production purposes. It includes the latest version of Wordpress and is fully configured and ready-to-run.

How To Migrate From Trac To Redmine

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:39:04 +0200

How To Migrate From Trac To Redmine

This tutorial describes how to migrate from trac to redmine. Originally written to perform an upgrade from trac 0.10.3 (old etch server) to Redmine 1.0.1 (squeeze) but was successfully tested with trac 0.11 and 0.12, as well as Redmine 1.0.5 and 1.1.2 (1.2 is also working. This version was also tested to produce the upstream patch but not intensively).

HowtoForge Has Now Its own Facebook Page

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:36:13 +0200

HowtoForge Has Now Its own Facebook Page

We at HowtoForge are proud to announce that our new Facebook page is now available under http://www.facebook.com/howtoforge. As most of you probably have a Facebook account, we want to use this additional channel to post updates and get feedback from you. Therefore we would like you to "Like" our page, share it with your friends, post comments, etc. :-)

Extending Perfect Server - Debian Squeeze [ISPConfig 3]

Sun, 20 Mar 2011 20:12:36 +0100

Extending Perfect Server - Debian Squeeze [ISPConfig 3]

The following tutorial will extend the "Perfect Server.... " for ISPConfig 3 with BIND & Courier installed in Debian Squeeze. It explains how to change default ports (ssh, ispconfig, webmin), how to install some useful applications (webmin, roundcube, atop, htop, multitail, tiger etc), how to update awstats periodically (more than once a day) or whenever you want, how to create clients' data backups (periodically) accessible under their folder and finally it explains how to tweak your system for performance (mysqltuner, tuning-primer) or security (custom firewall rules, (D)Dos Deflate, fail2ban modified).

Installation Of PlaySMS And SMS Server Tools 3 On Debian Server

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:38:16 +0100

Installation Of PlaySMS And SMS Server Tools 3 On Debian Server

This tutorial will show you how you can set up an SMS server on Debian with playsms and smstools. In my example I have used an old Nokia 5140i with a USB datacable.

Using Firewall Builder To Configure Cisco ASA & PIX

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:18:29 +0100

Using Firewall Builder To Configure Cisco ASA & PIX

Firewall Builder is a firewall configuration and management GUI that supports configuring a wide range of firewalls from a single application. Supported firewalls include Linux iptables, BSD pf, Cisco ASA/PIX, Cisco router access lists and many more. This tutorial is the second in a series of articles that walk through the basic steps of using Firewall Builder to configure each of the supported firewall platforms. In this tutorial we will configure Access Control Lists (ACL) on a Cisco ASA firewall.

The Perfect Database Server: Firebird 2.5 And FreeBSD 8.1

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 17:06:12 +0100

The Perfect Database Server: Firebird 2.5 And FreeBSD 8.1

Here is the guide on installing Firebird 2.5 from FreeBSD 8.1 Ports and creating your first test database; also we show you how to install Flamerobin GUI (administration tool) and the PHP driver for it. This was tested on fresh FreeBSD 8.1 on a virtual machine.

SSL Certificates For PostgreSQL

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:49:14 +0100

SSL Certificates For PostgreSQL

This describes how to set up ssl certificates to enable encrypted connections from PgAdmin on some client machine to postgresql on a server machine. The assumption is that postgresql (compiled with ssl support) and openssl are already installed and functional on the server (Linux). PgAdmin is already installed on the client (either Windows or Linux).

CIITIX-VoIP 1.0 How-To

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 14:09:56 +0100

CIITIX-VoIP 1.0 How-To

This document can be a used as a rough guide to installation of CIITIX-VOIP on a persistent media. It also describes the basic usage. CIITIX-VoIP is a carrier grade VoIP server distribution, leveraging upon the great efforts of the open source community. CIITIX-VoIP is based on rock solid Debian Lenny. This distribution comes as a turn-key solution to any company (small, medium to large scale) wishing to deploy a SIP-based presence service à la Skype. Laced with accounting, NAT and DB backend based features, setting up a SIP based setup is a breeze, achievable within 7 minutes.