What are we doing? Installing Monit on Ubuntu Why? Monit is a lightweight program that can monitor processes, restart them if they fail and send email alerts if there are problems. How? Update repositories
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Installing Git Core and Setting up First Repository
What are we doing? Generating SSH keys and adding them to bitbucket Installing Git core on our web server Setting up a repository Pushing a project to a repository Why? Version control is an industry
Read moreInstall and Configure Postfix as a Local SMTP Relay on Ubuntu
What are we doing? Deploying Postfix with Mailutils to setup a send-only SMTP server on Ubuntu server Why? Applications hosted on our server will be able to send us notifications, password reset emails etc Method
Read moreFixing Git “error: bad index file sha1 signature”
I was setting up Git on a server at work and came across an issue whereby everything seemed to be setup ok but once I ran git status it would return the following error error:
Read moreMagento Error: SQLSTATE[23000]: Integrity constraint violation: 1062 Duplicate entry ‘363624’ for key ‘PRIMARY’
Today I was setting up a Magento staging store. This is something I’ve done more times than I’d care to admit recently and as a result, have the process down to a fine art. However,
Read moreHow to Install Debian Linux – Beginners Guide
Linux was a word I once feared. Only the most elite of computer nerds would dare use such an operating system. Thanks to advances in modern in Linux distributions and the internet in general, it
Read moreSetting up Magento Staging Stores on Sonassi Magestack
Setting up a staging store is a great way to test new extensions and updates without risk of damage or downtime to the live store. This guide will run through all of the steps involved
Read moreUpdate Ubiquiti EdgeMAX POE Firmware Via CLI
I recently came across a Javascript bug that was preventing firmware updates on the Edgemax POE through the GUI. Updates, therefore need to be completed through the CLI. The router supports holding two firmware versions
Read moreSetup RSA keys and SSH to Linux Without a Password
RSA keys not only provide more robust authentication than passwords- a password can be broken with time, luck and/or a hypothetical hammer- but can also make life a lot easier by removing the need to
Read moreInstall WordPress on Nginx
This article will run through the steps involved in setting up a WordPress site. WordPress, if you’ve been living on one of the moons of Jupiter for the past five years, is an excellent framework
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