Articles by Falko Timme
About Falko Timme
Falko Timme is an experienced Linux administrator and founder of Timme Hosting, a leading nginx business hosting company in Germany. He is one of the most active authors on HowtoForge since 2005 and one of the core developers of ISPConfig since 2000. He has also contributed to the O'Reilly book "Linux System Administration".
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The Perfect Server - CentOS 5.4 x86_64 [ISPConfig 2]
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: centos, ispconfig •
Comments: 0 The Perfect Server - CentOS 5.4 x86_64 [ISPConfig 2] This tutorial shows how to set up a CentOS 5.4 server (x86_64) that offers all services needed by ISPs and web hosters: Apache web server (SSL-capable), Postfix mail server with SMTP-AUTH and TLS, BIND DNS server, Proftpd FTP server, MySQL server, Dovecot POP3/IMAP, Quota, Firewall, etc. This tutorial is written for the 64-bit version of CentOS 5.4, but should apply to the 32-bit version with very little modifications as well. In the end you should have a system that works reliably, and if you like you can install the free webhosting control panel ISPConfig (i.e., ISPConfig runs on it out of the box).
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The Perfect Server - CentOS 5.5 x86_64 [ISPConfig 2]
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: centos, ispconfig •
Comments: 9 The Perfect Server - CentOS 5.5 x86_64 [ISPConfig 2] This tutorial shows how to set up a CentOS 5.5 server (x86_64) that offers all services needed by ISPs and web hosters: Apache web server (SSL-capable), Postfix mail server with SMTP-AUTH and TLS, BIND DNS server, Proftpd FTP server, MySQL server, Dovecot POP3/IMAP, Quota, Firewall, etc. This tutorial is written for the 64-bit version of CentOS 5.5, but should apply to the 32-bit version with very little modifications as well. In the end you should have a system that works reliably, and if you like you can install the free webhosting control panel ISPConfig (i.e., ISPConfig runs on it out of the box).
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How To Run Your Own Name Server With ISPConfig And providerdomain.de (Schlund)
Author: Falko Timme • Tags: bind, control panels, dns, ispconfig • Comments: 3How To Run Your Own Name Server With ISPConfig And providerdomain.de (Schlund) This tutorial shows how you can run your own name server for domains that you register with providerdomain.de (Schlund Technologies). Of course, this works with every other registrar as well, although the procedure might differ a little bit. We will use the ISPConfig server as the primary name server and one of Schlund's name servers as the secondary name server.
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How To Upgrade An Ubuntu 7.04 Server ("The Perfect Setup" + ISPConfig) To Ubuntu 7.10
Author: Falko Timme • Tags: control panels, ispconfig, ubuntu • Comments: 0How To Upgrade An Ubuntu 7.04 Server ("The Perfect Setup" + ISPConfig) To Ubuntu 7.10 This article explains how you can upgrade an Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) server to Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon). I'm using an Ubuntu 7.04 server, set up according to The Perfect Setup - Ubuntu Feisty Fawn (Ubuntu 7.04) and with ISPConfig installed, with web sites, email and ftp accounts, databases, DNS records, etc., and upgrade it to Ubuntu 7.10.
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How To Install mod_ruby On Various Linux Distributions For Use With ISPConfig (2.2.20 And Above)
Author: Falko Timme • Tags: apache, centos, control panels, debian, fedora, ispconfig, linux, mandriva, suse, ubuntu • Comments: 1How To Install mod_ruby On Various Linux Distributions For Use With ISPConfig (2.2.20 And Above) Starting with version 2.2.20, ISPConfig has built-in support for Ruby. Instead of using CGI/FastCGI, ISPConfig depends on mod_ruby being available in the server's Apache. This article explains how to install mod_ruby on various distributions supported by ISPConfig.
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How To Install suPHP On Various Linux Distributions For Use With ISPConfig (2.2.20 And Above)
Author: Falko Timme • Tags: apache, centos, control panels, debian, fedora, ispconfig, linux, mandriva, php, suse, ubuntu • Comments: 5How To Install suPHP On Various Linux Distributions For Use With ISPConfig (2.2.20 And Above) Starting with version 2.2.20, ISPConfig has improved support for suPHP. This article explains how to install suPHP on various distributions supported by ISPConfig. (If you have used suPHP with previous ISPConfig versions, your installation will still work.)
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How To Upgrade An Ubuntu 7.10 Server ("The Perfect Setup" + ISPConfig) To Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
Author: Falko Timme • Tags: control panels, ispconfig, ubuntu • Comments: 4How To Upgrade An Ubuntu 7.10 Server ("The Perfect Setup" + ISPConfig) To Ubuntu 8.04 LTS This article explains how you can upgrade an Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) server to Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron). I'm using an Ubuntu 7.10 server, set up according to The Perfect Server - Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon (Ubuntu 7.10) and with ISPConfig installed, with web sites, email and ftp accounts, databases, DNS records, etc., and upgrade it to Ubuntu 8.04 LTS.
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Installing Elgg On An ISPConfig 3 System
Author: Falko Timme • Tags: linux, control panels, ispconfig • Comments: 6Installing Elgg On An ISPConfig 3 System Elgg is an open-source web application written in PHP that allows you to run a social-networking site. This tutorial shows how you can install it on a server running ISPconfig 3.
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Using WebDAV With ISPConfig 3 On Ubuntu 9.10
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: apache, ubuntu, control panels, ispconfig •
Comments: 2 Using WebDAV With ISPConfig 3 On Ubuntu 9.10 This guide explains how to set up and use WebDAV on a web site created with ISPConfig 3 on an Ubuntu 9.10 server. WebDAV stands for Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning and is a set of extensions to the HTTP protocol that allow users to directly edit files on the Apache server so that they do not need to be downloaded/uploaded via FTP. Of course, WebDAV can also be used to upload and download files.
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Bind-Chroot-Howto (Debian)
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: dns, debian, bind •
Comments: 17 Bind-Chroot-Howto (Debian) This document describes how to install the DNS server Bind on Debian so that it runs out of a chroot jail for security reasons.
