Tag: server-management

  • More Garbage Sysadmin: Reboot Linux Server on Kernel Panic

    More Garbage Sysadmin: Reboot Linux Server on Kernel Panic

    Facing kernel panics on your Raspberry Pi? Dive into a less-than-ideal but efficient fix involving an automatic reboot using a startup script, ensuring your server recovers swiftly on kernel panics.

  • phpMyAdmin and MariaDB with Docker

    phpMyAdmin and MariaDB with Docker

    Learn how to set up MariaDB and phpMyAdmin using Docker on a MacBook Pro. Start containers, configure settings, and connect to databases easily. Useful commands included for managing containers and performing tasks like importing SQL files. Helpful references provided for your Docker journey.

  • Open source ngrok alternative

    Open source ngrok alternative

    Learn about setting up sish, an open-source ngrok alternative, for secure HTTP(S)/WS(S)/TCP tunnels. Follow the steps to create a wildcard subdomain, set up a DigitalOcean droplet, install necessary packages, obtain SSL certificates, and set up sish service with Docker. Finally, create a shortcut program to initiate tunnels locally.

  • Validating WordPress attachments with WP-CLI

    Validating WordPress attachments with WP-CLI

    I recently worked on migrating a site to a different server and for one reason or another, some of the images did not come over properly. While I could have just re-downloaded and re-imported all of the media, it would have taken quite a while since the media library was well over 100Gb. Instead, I…

  • Renewing Let’s Encrypt SSL on SABnzbd+

    Renewing Let’s Encrypt SSL on SABnzbd+

    Having a secure way to manage your usenet downloads of the hit movie Big Buck Bunny with SABnzbd+ is great, but one problem/feature of Let’s Encrypt is that the SSL certificates expire only after three months, requiring plenty of renewals.  Luckily this can be easily scripted and forgotten. The primary part of renewing the SSL…