This tutorial will guide you through installing a LEMP stack (Nginx, MariaDB, and PHP) on Ubuntu 20.04. Let’s start by updating our installation: Let’s install all the components we are going to need to get started: Let’s get everything setup for starting after boot and check for any issues: Now let’s make a few minor…
IRC Auto Downloader with Autodl-IRSSI and rTorrrent
This script works for both Ubuntu and Debian that you have fully installed and updated. First you must download the script and execute. After the setup is run you will need to execute the main script with the following option: After the script is run, you will want to document the details on the screen…
Staying active during these pressing times…
It’s one thing to occupy your mind but you need to occupy your body. It’s good to keep in good health by exercising daily even if it’s small things like cardio, body weight, and other activities. I’m taking some of this time to work on some of the things I have let sit on the…
Disabling IPv6 on Ubuntu/Debian
The best way to disable IPv6 on Ubuntu 20.04 after reboot is to configure the GRUB boot loader to pass the kernel parameter during the boot time. To do so, edit the ‘/etc/default/grub’ with root privileges: Add the following to the file: Once you have made the above change within the ‘/etc/default/grub’ file execute the…
Using a Terraform on a Ubuntu to control Azure
First, let’s set up AzureCLI on Ubuntu: Let’s set up our lab directory and configure it for Azure: Let’s set up our credentials: You’ll be prompted to open a web page to complete the authentication: Now let’s set up our Terraform configuration file: Let’s double-check our work by executing: If all is well, let’s execute…
Using a Terraform on a Raspberry Pi to control Amazon Web Services (AWS)
First and foremost we must create our credentialed account to authenticate to AWS. Let’s start: Navigate to IAM Management Console > Users Click Add user Enter your User name Select Programmatic access Click Next: Permissions Select Attach existing policies directly For the sake of this test, use AdministratorAccess Click Next: Tags Click Next: Review Click Create user…
Using a Terraform on a Raspberry Pi to control Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Simple task using lightweight hardware. Let’s create a google micro instance using Terraform on a Raspberry Pi 2 I have lying around. It doesn’t take much computing power to execute Terraform you just need somewhere to do it. This just makes it that much more fun! If you need to set up Terraform for use,…
Terraform using RPi3 to RPi3 with some extras
HashiCorp’s Terraform is an easy to use solution for terraforming your Raspberry Pi infrastructure. It’s repeatable and simple to use. On your primary terraform node you need to execute the following: Setup Terraform for use Create the Terraform config file: Execute separate lines (update current system): Update hostname: Install LEMP components:
Setting up Terraform on Debian
Setting up Terraform for use on Debian ARM: Setting up Terraform for use on Ubuntu AMD64: