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Teaching Notes
It is likely a command line. You can triple-click it, then copy & paste it directly into a terminal. ...as an editor, but use whatever editor you like.) When a script is posted, it'll be formatted like this:

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How internet addressing really works
...0.99 (Not an address accessible to the outside world) & I'd like access to it while away. I go into Firewall/NAT on my pfSense box & forward port 52099 ...o add <code>:52080</code> to the machine name or IP address when accessing it from outside. (i.e.: <code>http://my.domain.net:52080/</code>)

2 KB (347 words) - 16:45, 18 January 2022
Main Page
...tually exist anywhere yet & will appear as I get to them. OTOH...  If it's an external link, maybe something has borked.  [mailto:admin@nerdmag ...tion... It's like sex. When it's good, it's great. But when it's not, meh, it's better than nothing at all." ([https://www.youtube.com/c/DavesGarage/feat

868 bytes (137 words) - 20:36, 24 April 2024
Linux Stuff
...ed to refine the UX design to make the OS better.I like Linux Mint because it attempts to be as user friendly as possible. Some people call this approach :* Or set it up in the repositories for updatability:

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HowTo - ssh
== Make it easier to connect == ...r remote system is not already configured for X11, you'll need to log into it & install '''xauth'''.

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Passwordless SSH
...de> does not yet exist on the target machine. If so, you'll need to create it: *If it doesn't exist yet, create the Utilities folder:

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PfSense
[https://www.pfsense.org/ Where to get it] Look at it again.

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Dynamic DNS
Configuring pfSense to use it properly seems to be a mystery to the internet at large as the findable ins

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Nmap
But it's rather slow...

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Server Building
* [[PfSense{{!}}pfSense]] (Yes, it's actually a router/firewall/etc... But isn't that really just a rather spe

2 KB (202 words) - 00:44, 30 January 2024
Building Web Servers
...e you've edited the configuration files for Apache, You'll need to restart it.

652 bytes (91 words) - 16:45, 18 January 2022
WebServer - Basic LAMP Stack Install
**Remove test database and access to it? ==== & Test it ====

5 KB (659 words) - 00:56, 11 November 2023
WebServer - Mint 19.3
If you expect to need php newer than 7.2.24 on a Mint 19.3 server, force it to upgrade before you move on to installing the packages: (Verify that it's showing a suitable version of php. I'm seeing 7.4.10 in testing...)

744 bytes (111 words) - 15:57, 3 January 2022
MySQL
...distro version. On LMDE 4 or SparkyLinux 5, Select '''"debian buster"''' (It won't ask on Debian...) **Remove test database and access to it?

5 KB (686 words) - 03:18, 3 December 2022
MySQL - Initial Configuration
and improve security. It checks the strength of password '''''Probably should be Yes, but only if you are willing to fight with it over password rules...'''''

2 KB (392 words) - 15:52, 3 January 2022
SSL Certs
Certbot now requires that you install it from SNAP.<pre>sudo apt update ** when it asks... choose option '''1: Apache Web Server plugin'''

3 KB (529 words) - 23:23, 26 November 2023
Name-based Virtual Host Support
...easily be configured to serve up different content based on the '''name''' it was called as. ...llows fun stuff like giving your machine multiple names via DNS and making it look like a whole server farm.

5 KB (609 words) - 17:40, 13 January 2022
Mini Debian
...ttps://www.debian.org/download CD/ISO/whatever] & boot the machine/VM from it. ** I'm running it as VMs under ESXi

5 KB (718 words) - 02:16, 25 November 2023
Mini Ubunto
...-20.04.3-live-server-amd64.iso CD/ISO/whatever] & boot the machine/VM from it. ** I'm running it as VMs under ESXi

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Fixing vim
= VIM (& fixing it on Debian) = ...n your <code>~/.vimrc</code> file. (create the <code>.vimrc</code> file if it's not already there...)

834 bytes (130 words) - 15:38, 3 January 2022
Building Wiki Servers
* Extract it You can either set it up to be reached

4 KB (557 words) - 20:16, 14 December 2023
Wiki - Account Self-Creation
When you run a public-facing Wiki, it's kinda handy to let users create their own accounts. Might need to take it one step further.

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Wiki - Email Setup
...ge/Manual:$wgEnableUserEmail Special:Emailuser]), you'll need to configure it to use a mail server.

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Automation - MQTT
(Ignore the error message "Error: Address already in use". It's already running as a service.) (Ignore this if you built from source. It's apparently a repo thing...)

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Automation - Node-Red
=== Run it... === '''i.e.:''' it starts crashing with a message like: <code>'''FATAL ERROR: Ineffective mark

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Getting nodejs v12
Depends: node-abbrev (>= 1.1.1~) but it is not going to be installed Depends: node-ajv but it is not going to be installed

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Adding a new drive from the command line
Either plug the drive into the machine with the power off or hot-swap it in if possible... ...'''Disk''' block that's not followed by a '''Device''' block. Make note of it's name (/dev/sd_)

4 KB (533 words) - 13:48, 27 April 2023
Installing Samba from the command line
:So, it might be a good idea to add yourself to the '''nogroup''' group: (Samba uses it's own password list.  Therefore, you'll need to set up each user...)

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Mounting CIFS Shares from the command line
= Check it out =

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Bash - Changing the colours
# Run in a subshell so it won't crash current color settings ...e the variable in a file named '''~/.dircolors''', but not all. So putting it in your '''~/.bashrc''' file is the safest bet.)

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Linux - Smart Linux Tricks
Then either tells you if it's OK or asks for your password to restart the [https://www.man7.org/linux/m ...ing "fortune" in terminal. BE SURE to add a single line with a letter % in it, between every string.

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ESXi Stuff
At the console kinda sucks in most cases. (Think about it, standing in front of the rack is never a good day.) ...in the '''/bin''' folder. '''<big>BUT</big>''', this is not maintainable. It can break on reboot and will DEFINITELY break on upgrades.

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Nostalgia Computing
...79''', so passing it through your firewall to a machine allows you to make it accessible to the world.

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Linux - N00b tips!
...tty much any time you see "<code>Permission denied</code>", you can bypass it by adding "'''sudo'''" to the start of your command line, then providing yo

735 bytes (117 words) - 16:54, 27 January 2022
Linux - Customizations
...These things don't need to be accessible to all users on the machine. But, it's be nice to be able to run them without specifying the complete path... To change it for a specific user:

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Setup a VPN
== Handling it locally == ...lor: rgb(128, 0, 128);" data-mce-style="color: #800080;"><big>'''WERKIN ON IT'''</big>

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UPS Handling with NUT
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ESXi - 6.7 esxcli Command List
The '''esxcli''' command set is based in a "namespace" model. It's kinda weird & convoluted.

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ESXi - 6.7 esxcli fcoe
: Enable an FCOE-capable NIC if it is disabled.

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ESXi - 6.7 esxcli graphics
(Not too sure what it's actually looking for tho...)

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ESXi - 6.7 iscsi
...WARNING: Providing secret values on the command line is insecure because it ...WARNING: Providing secret values on the command line is insecure because it

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ESXi - 6.7 network
...nabled=<bool> Set to true to enable ruleset, set to false to disable it. ...bled=<bool> Set to true to enable the interface, set to false to disable it.

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Setting up a NUT Client
(I'm installing NUT on VMs and accessing the NUT server in it's own VM on the same ESXi server...)

519 bytes (79 words) - 23:22, 11 November 2023
Setting up a NUT Server
(In my case, I've installed NUT on a VM and it'll be managing the UPS for the whole server...) ...product/ups/intelligent-lcd/cp1000avrlcd/ CyberPower 1000AVR] & connecting it by passing USB through to the VM...)

2 KB (327 words) - 20:03, 24 November 2023
ESXi - 6.7 storage
...f the automatic claiming process or re-enabling of the claiming process if it was previously disabled. By default the automatic PSA claiming process is o ...aim a path or set of paths, disassociating them from a PSA plugin. NOTES: It is normal for path claiming to fail especially when unclaiming by plugin or

42 KB (5,755 words) - 02:18, 12 February 2022
ESXi - 6.7 esxcli storage core claimrule add
...--lun=<long> Indicate the LUN of the paths to use in this operation. It

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Linux - A better .bashrc for root
...there should be a file named <code>.bashrc</code>. If not, you can create it from scratch. The following is what I tend to put in that file. It has a few extras that the defaults generally don't. These are intended to m

2 KB (291 words) - 15:39, 16 May 2022
Setting up NFS for file sharing
'''AND''' it '''STILL''' doesn't start at boot!!! ...can force it to start after booting by logging into the machine & telling it:

8 KB (1,216 words) - 15:40, 14 December 2023
A Solution for Getting Proper Certs
As of June 2022, it is again possible to simply install it on a Debian machine. ...ic facing DNS server''' & create the required TXT record, then '''WAIT FOR IT TO PROPEGATE''' before hitting '''Enter'''.

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Proxmox Server DHCP
...ore the address it shows on the console. (Until I figure out where in hell it's storing that...)

465 bytes (55 words) - 15:57, 28 June 2022
Proxmox All-in-One
If you plan to add this server to a cluster, '''do it now'''. Once you install the first VM or LXC, Proxmox will not let you join Apparently, PVECM will not allow any VMs to start until it can contact the rest of the cluster and establish Quorate

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Where PVE stores stuff internally
This is just space on the root partition of the install drive.  It's actually located at '''/var/lib/vz/''' On a default install of PVE, it is set up to use the remaining space on the install drive.

298 bytes (54 words) - 14:52, 30 June 2022
PVE From Scratch
...a [[Bootable Thumbdrives{{!}}bootable thumbdrive]] & boot the machine from it ** (Admit it...  If yer a Nerd, yer gonna wanna remote into this thing on the comma

2 KB (232 words) - 14:17, 5 July 2022
Proxmox All-in-One Guru Notes
since it defaults to whatever it defaults to The Network Device marked as Active is the one you're talking to it through...

14 KB (2,080 words) - 14:48, 13 July 2022
PVE Troubleshooting
In our example, it'll look like: It's some sort of random silliness.

2 KB (275 words) - 15:07, 24 November 2023
Desktop Frustration Removal
...s means is that the first time you launch any application capable of using it, you get asked for a keyring password. ...bsp; But, in most cases (particularly a privately owned & used machine...) it's just annoying.

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HowTo - GIT & GitHub
...b Interface will only get you so far tho... So, here're some tips on using it from the command line. (Based on running Linux. Mac should be about the sam git push -u origin main # & push it...

3 KB (366 words) - 00:48, 24 September 2022
KiCad Resources
...hout any of the supporting data is the way to go... Then they fail to make it obvious anywhere that you need to install the libraries & stuff. (Their ins ...w your cursor around & do it's best to shove other stuff out of the way if it can.

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Typographic conventions
It is likely a command line. You can triple-click it, then copy & paste it directly into a terminal. (Really... if you see anything in '''bold''', think about it before just pasting.)

1 KB (215 words) - 13:18, 19 October 2022
Database - MariaDB
In order to log into MariaDB to secure it, we'll need the current Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n]

7 KB (1,005 words) - 17:31, 11 November 2023
Getting up-to-date NodeJS & NPM
To determine what version you actually have once it's installed:

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TailScale
# After the key has been generated, '''copy '''it, then go back to the '''Authentication '''section of Tailscale on === Accessing It ===

4 KB (587 words) - 15:13, 6 May 2023
PVE LXC Containers
* 6th screen: set up networking (you'll note it defaults to static addressing...  silly...) Then hit '''Next''' There will be minor oddities, but basically, it's a lightweight VM.

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Database - InfluxDB
=== Start by adding it to the repository === === Start, Enable and Verify it is running ===

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Database - Grafana
...allation was tested on a fresh VM of Mint 20 so if i screwed something up, it wasn't going to be my Automation server ...in a teminal window that is local or SSH'd into your system that will host it...

5 KB (790 words) - 00:09, 10 April 2023
PVE External Drive Backups
...e a new '''Directory''' storage device in '''Datacenter/Storage''' & point it at the symlink in '''/var/run/usbmount/''' ...is enabled while the drive is not connected, PVE will create the structure it expects to see on that drive as a folder where the symlink is supposed to b

4 KB (601 words) - 19:06, 10 April 2023
MQTT monitoring Daemon
* Check on how it's going... = Sending it messages =

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Linux - Stats over MQTT
Don't forget to make it executable...

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Proxmox Backup Client
Apparently, it's a ''[https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/storing-login-ticket-failed-xdg_ru

4 KB (492 words) - 00:52, 30 April 2023
VPN Setup
Check it (in a second terminal): It should look much like this:

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OpenVPN Configuration - Using PIA
Change the permission of the login.txt file so it is only owned by root which will solve this error <code>WARNING:

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OpenVPN Configuration - Using NordVPN
(Which, at first glance, kinda looks like it's possible to follow the PIA instructions for the most part.)

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OpenVPN Autoconnect - Using PIA
...connect startup script, if you do not want to use Sweden.ovpn then replace it in the <code>DAEMON_OPTS</code> line You can retest your IP to verify it’s not your ISP’s IP address

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OpenVPN Autoconnect - Using NordVPN
You will be asked to enter your root password. Enter it, wait for the package installation to finish, and proceed to the next step.

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Torrenting Server
Format the drive & set it to a sensible mounting method (Identify by label... mount at boot...) ...time you edit settings.json, You need to stop transmission-daemon first or it'll overwrite your changes.

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Mediaserver - Jellyfin
...u add a whole lot of media to the libraries at once, (like multiple TB...) it'll bog down for a long time. I'm actually running it live on a Debian VM, but the testbed is being used to write this page...

4 KB (528 words) - 20:04, 27 April 2023
Programming Stuff
** [[Programming - Arduino{{!}}Arduino]] (Yes, it's an extension of C/C++)

671 bytes (89 words) - 16:17, 6 May 2023
SSL certs via ClouDNS
..._medium=freessl_news_link a VERY useful service]. The time has come to put it to use! ...ferred authority, hit the "'''Activate Free SSL'''" button & then wait for it.

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Specialised Servers - LogicalDOC
It seems to be fairly functional & useful.  Sadly, the documentation has ...2, 45);">('''NOTE''': Due to the complexity of this install, I'll be doing it logged in as '''root'''.)

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Cloud Servers - NextCloud
...source_installation.html Official Linux install instructions] aka... Doing it the old school way ...roxy this server (not hosted on your main web server) Then DO NOT log into it locally right now. See the notes below about "Usage behind a proxy". You wi

4 KB (625 words) - 22:18, 27 November 2023
PVE All-in-One
** (You could edit vmbr0 & put "The Interwebs" in it's comment too...) * Un-gzip it

5 KB (847 words) - 16:18, 10 November 2023
FTP Serving
This is the MINIMUM required to get it running & you'll want to go deeper into the available options. The minimum requirements to make it work...

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CopyPasta
...uest-agent ### Only on VMs. (Wish it worked for LXCs as well tho...)</code> I find it nice to have stats & such on the console of a server. This way I can just

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PVE Tips
It kinda sucks for CLI-only VMs. It doesn't allow for copy-pasta. ...in the UI window & it does weird stuff to the console window when you open it. MRIN...

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Arp-Scan from Source
== '''Build it:''' == == '''Test it:''' ==

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FreeCAD from Source
== '''Set it up:''' == == '''Build it:''' ==

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KiCAD from Source
== '''Set it up:''' == == '''Build it:''' ==

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Cloud Servers - Syncthing
...rver & client are the same thing. Which it is depends on how you're using it. Based on configuring it for a regular user.

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Mosquitto from Source
== '''Build it:''' == == '''Test it:''' ==

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Installing TP-Link Omada SDN Controller on a Debian-based LXC
...oller will start up. Eventually. It does seem to take a VERY long time for it's first start... Then install/update via the UI & fully reboot the server/VM/LXC to activate it... :(

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