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 - Ubuntu 12.10 (Apache2, BIND, Dovecot, ISPConfig 3)
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: apache, control panels, ispconfig, ubuntu, web server •
Comments: 25 The Perfect Server - Ubuntu 12.10 (Apache2, BIND, Dovecot, ISPConfig 3) This tutorial shows how to prepare an Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) server (with Apache2, BIND, Dovecot) for the installation of ISPConfig 3, and how to install ISPConfig 3. ISPConfig 3 is a webhosting control panel that allows you to configure the following services through a web browser: Apache or nginx web server, Postfix mail server, Courier or Dovecot IMAP/POP3 server, MySQL, BIND or MyDNS nameserver, PureFTPd, SpamAssassin, ClamAV, and many more. This setup covers Apache (instead of nginx), BIND (instead of MyDNS), and Dovecot (instead of Courier).
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Setting Up An NFS Server And Client On OpenSUSE 12.2
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: storage, suse •
Comments: 2 This guide explains how to set up an NFS server and an NFS client on OpenSUSE 12.2. NFS stands for Network File System; through NFS, a client can access (read, write) a remote share on an NFS server as if it was on the local hard disk.
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How To Upgrade Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) To 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) (Desktop & Server)
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: ubuntu, desktop •
Comments: 7 How To Upgrade Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) To 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) (Desktop & Server) The new Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) has just been released. This guide shows how you can upgrade your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS desktop and server installations to Ubuntu 12.10.
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How To Set Up WebDAV With Apache2 On OpenSUSE 12.2
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: apache, suse, web server •
Comments: 1 How To Set Up WebDAV With Apache2 On OpenSUSE 12.2 This guide explains how to set up WebDAV with Apache2 on an OpenSUSE 12.2 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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Using ATA Over Ethernet (AoE) On Ubuntu 12.04 (Initiator And Target)
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: storage, ubuntu •
Comments: 1 Using ATA Over Ethernet (AoE) On Ubuntu 12.04 (Initiator And Target) This guide explains how you can set up an AoE target and an AoE initiator (client), both running Ubuntu 12.04. AoE stands for "ATA over Ethernet" and is a storage area network (SAN) protocol which allows AoE initiators to use storage devices on the (remote) AoE target using normal ethernet cabling. "Remote" in this case means "inside the same LAN" because AoE is not routable outside a LAN (this is a major difference compared to iSCSI). To the AoE initiator, the remote storage looks like a normal, locally-attached hard drive.
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How To Use Glx-Dock/Cairo-Dock On Ubuntu 12.04
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: desktop, ubuntu •
Comments: 2 How To Use Glx-Dock/Cairo-Dock On Ubuntu 12.04 Glx-Dock/Cairo-Dock is an interactive dock (like the one you know from a Mac) that provides easy access to some of the files, folders, and applications on your computer, and more. You can use it with OpenGL (to use your graphics card) or without, and it is compatible with Compiz, but it can also run without a composite manager. It works under Unity, GNOME, KDE, and Xfce. This tutorial shows how to install and use Glx-Dock/Cairo-Dock on an Ubuntu 12.04 desktop (with Unity).
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Virtual Hosting With vsftpd And MySQL On Ubuntu 12.04
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: ftp, mysql, ubuntu •
Comments: 5 Vsftpd is one of the most secure and fastest FTP servers for Linux. Usually vsftpd is configured to work with system users. This document describes how to install a vsftpd server that uses virtual users from a MySQL database instead of real system users. This is much more performant and allows to have thousands of ftp users on a single machine.
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Virtualization With Xen On CentOS 6.3 (x86_64) (Paravirtualization & Hardware Virtualization)
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: centos, virtualization, xen •
Comments: 10 Virtualization With Xen On CentOS 6.3 (x86_64) (Paravirtualization & Hardware Virtualization) This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions on how to install Xen (version 4.1.x) on a CentOS 6.3 (x86_64) system. Xen lets you create guest operating systems (*nix operating systems like Linux and FreeBSD), so called "virtual machines" or domUs, under a host operating system (dom0). Using Xen you can separate your applications into different virtual machines that are totally independent from each other.
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Virtualization With KVM On A Fedora 17 Server
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: fedora, kvm, virtualization •
Comments: 2 Virtualization With KVM On A Fedora 17 Server This guide explains how you can install and use KVM for creating and running virtual machines on a Fedora 17 server. I will show how to create image-based virtual machines and also virtual machines that use a logical volume (LVM). KVM is short for Kernel-based Virtual Machine and makes use of hardware virtualization, i.e., you need a CPU that supports hardware virtualization, e.g. Intel VT or AMD-V.
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Chrooting Apache2 With mod_chroot On OpenSUSE 12.2
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: apache, security, suse, web server •
Comments: 0 Chrooting Apache2 With mod_chroot On OpenSUSE 12.2 This guide explains how to set up mod_chroot with Apache2 on an OpenSUSE 12.2 system. With mod_chroot, you can run Apache2 in a secure chroot environment and make your server less vulnerable to break-in attempts that try to exploit vulnerabilities in Apache2 or your installed web applications.
