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Linux, nginx, MySQL 5.7, and PHP 7 (LEMP) on AWS with free SSL
A stack is a group of software that creates a foundation to build upon. The LEMP stack is a web software stack which allows for delivering web applications. It is one of the most common of the web stacks to deliver a PHP application. LEMP uses a Linux kernel, Nginx for the webserver, MySQL or MariaDB for the database, and PHP for the scripting lang…
oVirt mobile
I particularly enjoy using a web browser to administer GUI appliances. In the case of oVirt, it does become a little painful to do the Chrome-zoom-click on my massive 4k Android phone. It appears the oVirt devs have also seen this pain point and have released an Android app to make adminstration easier on Android.
Secure MySQL 5.7 installation
With the release of MySQL 5.7, I was pleasantly surprised to see the install generated a random, secure password. This prevented me from going through the normal step of running mysql_secure_installation after starting and enabling services. To find the generated password, issue one of the commands below:
Read more → The Linux Academy (review)
I recently received a subscription to Linux Academy. Linux Academy has courses in Linux, AWS, DevOps, and OpenStack to help users achieve professional certificates such as the LFCS, LFCE, RHSCA, RHCE, and others. Since my LFCS is expiring this year (and I hope to achieve a RHCE), Linux Academ…
Read more →Blame as a service (BlaaS)
Today I am pleased to announce a new offering - Blame as a Service (BlaaS).
With the ever increase of SaaS offerings and cloud providers with high resiliency and low downtime, there will be the inevitable glitch or hiccup whenever a CEO views your team's area of responsibility. With the recent passing of Murphy's Law in IEEE this has become …
Read more →The greatest story ever told
The greatest story ever told is how an Almighty God came down to earth, lived a perfect life, and offered Himself as a sacrifice for the sins of the whole world (past, present, and future). This is what the Easter weekend represents. There is a penalty for sin which must be paid. Jesus paid that penalty with his life. Those that confess that Jesus …
Read more →Atom editor on Fedora
The atom editor has quickly become my favorite IDE for working with web projects. I still use Vi/Vim for CLI stuff, but atom is the icon I click when I want a GUI program.
It was becoming a little mundane to go to the atom website and download the new version to install. This is why package managers exist - so users don't have to visit your …
Read more →WiFi Captive Portal
A captive portal is a piece of software that prompts for user interaction before allowing the client to access the internet or other resources on the network. It is a combination of a firewall and a webserver. In this tutorial, I will explain how to create an open WiFi network. Before deploying an open WiFi network, you may want to consult a lawyer…
Read more →7 essential Android IT tools
I have been using an Android phone for the past several years (since version 2.3.2). It has turned out to be the swiss army knife in my IT toolkit. Here are 7 apps that I cannot live without and help me perform my daily job duties.
ActiveDir Manager
The Linux Academy (review)
I recently received a subscription to Linux Academy. Linux Academy has courses in Linux, AWS, DevOps, and OpenStack to help users achieve professional certificates such as the LFCS, LFCE, RHSCA, RHCE, and others. Since my LFCS is expiring this year (and I hope to achieve a RHCE), Linux Academ…
Blame as a service (BlaaS)
Today I am pleased to announce a new offering - Blame as a Service (BlaaS).
With the ever increase of SaaS offerings and cloud providers with high resiliency and low downtime, there will be the inevitable glitch or hiccup whenever a CEO views your team's area of responsibility. With the recent passing of Murphy's Law in IEEE this has become …
The greatest story ever told
The greatest story ever told is how an Almighty God came down to earth, lived a perfect life, and offered Himself as a sacrifice for the sins of the whole world (past, present, and future). This is what the Easter weekend represents. There is a penalty for sin which must be paid. Jesus paid that penalty with his life. Those that confess that Jesus …
Atom editor on Fedora
The atom editor has quickly become my favorite IDE for working with web projects. I still use Vi/Vim for CLI stuff, but atom is the icon I click when I want a GUI program.
It was becoming a little mundane to go to the atom website and download the new version to install. This is why package managers exist - so users don't have to visit your …
WiFi Captive Portal
A captive portal is a piece of software that prompts for user interaction before allowing the client to access the internet or other resources on the network. It is a combination of a firewall and a webserver. In this tutorial, I will explain how to create an open WiFi network. Before deploying an open WiFi network, you may want to consult a lawyer…
7 essential Android IT tools
I have been using an Android phone for the past several years (since version 2.3.2). It has turned out to be the swiss army knife in my IT toolkit. Here are 7 apps that I cannot live without and help me perform my daily job duties.