This post gives a walkthrough of How too install OwnCloud on Ubuntu 20.04 Server which elaborates on Owncloud’s own documentation on their website. ownCloud is a file server that enables secure storage, collaboration and sharing. It is convenient to store files in the cloud, so they are available on any device and can be shared with […]
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This is how I setup the email on Bookstack. I used the SMTP method as I already have smtp setup on my domain so creating a new email address was quick and easy. My Bookstack environment is installed on a free AWS Ubuntu 20.04 Instance. For more options see the official guide HERE. The email
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Bookstack is a wiki that organises categories into virtual librarys so that you have the top level of a shelf, then on that shelf you have books and in those books you have chapters and pages. I like this visual way of organising documents as it is very visual and easy to follow. First of
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For more Bookstack articles take a look HERE. For the official Bookstack documentation take a look HERE. In order to create a user in Bookstack you need to log into Bookstack with an Admin user and do the following: Click on Settings to open the settings page: Click on the Users button at the top
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This guide is how I installed Bookstack Wiki on my AWS Free instance Ubuntu 20.04 server: Bookstack has a handy Ubuntu 20.04 Installation script that can be run on a fresh install of Ubuntu 20.04 to automatically install Bookstack and the prerequisite software needed for it to run (Apache, MySQL 8.0 & PHP-7.4). The script
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Updating Zentyal 6.2 Core components is a simple process that can easily be done from the command line. Open the Dashboard and check the Core Version. It will say if there are updates available or not: Click on the (available) shown above: And this will show you the instructions of how to update the server:
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Connect to Zentyal 6.2 Web Gui: You can connect to the Zentyal Dashboard remotely using a browser which means that you do not have to be physically in front of the server too manage it. To connect go to “https://ip_address:8443”, where ip_address is the IP address or the hostname on which Zentyal is installed. Select advanced: Click
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Log into the web interface in the VirtualBox VM that was created using the article HERE: Use the user and password that were created when installing the server: Configure Zentyal 6.2 Server: You will now be on the initial Setup Page: Click on the Continue button: Choose the Zentyal packages to install and then click
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Zentyal is based on Ubuntu Server 18.04.4 LTS. More information on the pacages that are uses can be found HERE. Zentyal is described on its web site as: “Easy Linux alternative to Windows Server “Join Windows® clients to the domain and manage them transparently. No disruption to your users, no user or device CALs.” It
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Had a problem on a client´s Ubuntu 14.04 wordpress server. I used THIS site to fix the problem: How To Troubleshoot and Fix WordPress 404 Errors (Plus an Essential Tip on Redirects) by MATT LAWRENCE 24Share 18Share Tweet 4Share A 404 error is generated by your server when a requested URL is not found. This
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Had a problem with a clients wordpress ubuntu 14.04 server and fixed the problem using THIS site: How to Solve WordPress Could Not Create Directory /08 Useful Tips /How to Solve WordPress Could Not Create Directory November 13, 2014 Jeff Reifman 08 Useful Tips 8 Comments If you’re trying to upgrade WordPress or install a
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Had to create a GPO today to map drives on users desktops, I used THIS site. Public drive mappings typically do not require membership to a particular group. However, sometimes public drive mappings do not provide enough granularity. Most organizations have data specific to business units such as accounting, marketing, or human resources.. Inclusive Group
Had to configure a GPO at a client this morning that added a custom wallpaper to the users desktop. I used THIS site to do it. Group Policy is of course one of the best ways you can lockdown and configure your windows systems in your environment and one of the most commonly configured setting
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I had to install a wordpress server for a client today. I used the instructions from THIS site. How To Install WordPress on Ubuntu 14.04 Apr 24, 2014 WordPress Ubuntu Introduction At this time, WordPress is the most popular CMS (content management system) on the internet. It allows you to easily set up flexible blogs
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Log into the server as root: Log into mysql with the root user and password: # mysql -uroot -u Change to the cacti database: mysql > USE cacti; Change the password: mysql > update user_auth set password=MD5(‘NEWPASSWORD’) where username=’admin’;
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Found THIS article on the Samba site on how to configure WIndows ACLs for Samba4 shares: Preparatory work Filesystem support To use the advanced features of Samba, it has to be compiled with ACL support (e. g. RHEL requires the libacl-devel to be installed, when compiling). Also you need a filesystem that supports the “user”
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I have just stumbled onto THIS article on how to change the logos on Owncloud. Will try this later and document it.
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Found THIS blog which explains how to backup OwnCloud with Rsnapshot which is a linux based backup solution that I love to use as it is really efficient and simple to install and configure. The article is below: After getting Owncloud up and running, I wanted to start making backups of the MySQL database and
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This morning I was trying to install OwnCloud on a Zentyal 4.0 server. The only problem that I found was with finding the root password for mysql to create the OwnCloud database. I found the solution on THIS site. The solution was way too simple it was literally to run the comand below which displays the
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Today we had to raise the size limit of owncloud to allow for files over 2mb to be uploaded. It is a really easy process: Under Debian or SUSE and their derivatives this file resides at /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini On Windows, you can find this file within C:Program Files (x86)PHPPHP.ini Set the following two parameters inside the
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