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setting_up_ubuntu_slice_with_django_postgresql_ledgersmb_and_openvpn

The purpose of this wiki page is to provide instructions for setting up a slice to meet the needs of a small business. The basic requirements are to have two slices as follows: * Slice #1: External Website provides an external customer facing website by running Apache, PostgreSQL, and Django on Ubuntu. * Currently, this slice simply serves static pages; therefore, Django setup is not listed (plan to change this in the future).

mysql_tips

Command Line Tips * Good reference article Remote Connection To connect to your database remotely, tunnel in via SSH. Run this command on your local machine: ssh -fNg -L 8888:127.0.0.1:3306 login@Slice-IP-Address This creates an encrypted tunnel to your Slice’s mySQL port (3306) on your local port of 8888. Point your local admin/GUI app to localhost:8888. If this does not work, and you are running OS X with Sequel Pro try pointing it to 0.0.0.0:8888 instead.

wiki

We love wikis. You’ll love this one too. It’s full of software tips and tricks, scripts and little nuggets that make your inner geek smile. We’re frequently uploading Slice specific scripts to automatically build and configure applications for you.

list_of_websites_currently_hosted_on_slicehost - added two sites.

AddOne App - The hottest new iPhone app on the market MicrositeGuru - Mobile Websites - DIY Service for creating mobile optimized websites. Olympus PEN - Olympus PEN Photography Community Match Strike - Web Development firm Pickii - A gift idea and social shopping site.

bash_script_to_install_and_configure_a_centos_slice_with_trac_svn_and_vhost_with_2_domains - created

#!/bin/bash color=’\e[1;37;44m’ endColor=’\e[0m’ mail=user@domain.tld echo -e “$color\n============================ USER / PASS / PORT =============================$endColor” user=”newuser” passwd=”password” port=”1234” if | "$passwd" = "" || "$port" = "" ; then

installing_subversion_trac - created

yum -y install httpd mod_ssl mysql mysql-server subversion mod_dav_svn mod_python python-setuptools MySQL-python sudo easy_install Trac

setup_cpanel

Here’s how to setup cPanel quickly and easily on a new/fresh CentOS slice. Purchase a cPanel License , $15/month (Distributor) , $200/annually (Direct) Preparation First you need to do a couple things. Setup a hostname. For the sake of this tutorial, let’s say you wanted “server1.whatever.com” to be the hostname for this server.

ubuntu_run_32bit_applications - allowed dchroot on files using relative paths

This was adapted from: SliceForum discussion topic: This article shows how to run some apps as 32bit apps on your 64bit Ubuntu slice. In most cases this won’t be needed, however there are some occasions where you want to run an app (that works fine in 64bit) as 32bit..

convenient_testing_environment

Setting up a convenient testing environment using the SliceManager 'clone' and 'backup' options This will cover how to set up a safe and convenient testing environment for a slice. From what I can tell, this should minimize downtime and security risks to a production slice if you want to make changes or do maintenance on it.

upgrade_php_mysql_python_etc_with_ius_community_packages

Upgrade PHP/MySQL/Python/Etc on RHEL/CentOS Summary The IUS Community Project is aimed at providing stable and regularly maintained RPM packages for the latest upstream versions of PHP, Python, MySQL and other common software specifically for Redhat Enterprise Linux and clones such as CentOS. IUS can be thought of as, “A better way to upgrade RHEL… if you really need to”.