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How To Gain Access to Linode over Finnix SSH in Rescue Mode
In this article, I will keep some notes on how I accessed an "inaccessible" Linode over SSH using Rescue mode. Brief background: More than 10 years ago (in 2012) I did set up a virtual server for…
How To Swap / Transfer IP address with Linode VPS
Recently I was rebuilding a compromised VPS on the Linode - this was a small web server serving some 3 established websites. It took me a few hours from A-Z - launch a new Linode…
How To Install GlobalSight Translation Management System on Linode VPS (Ubuntu 14.04)
There are plenty of translation management systems available on the market, some are better, some have features that other's don't have. And some are paid while some are Open Source (free) In today'…
How to Upgrade from Ubuntu 12.04 to 14.04 LTS
In this article I will provide simple instructions on how to upgrade Ubuntu 12.04 to 14.04. In fact I didn't wanted to push for a server upgrade for a while, but decided to do it now, and not…
Linode: How To Secure Nginx with Let's Encrypt on Ubuntu 12.04
Encrypted HTTPS websites are pretty much a hot topic nowadays. I have seen a lot noncommercial websites and blogs using HTTPS protocol lately. I believe cheap prices for certificates…
How To Recover Lost Password on Linode Server (SSH, Putty)
Bad things happens time after time, and so did happened to me recently - after a longer pause I resumed work on a customers project, and I faced a problem - I had lost my password for accessing my…
Drupal 8 Configuration for Nginx Server Blocks, Ubuntu 14.04
After a long period of doubts should I start testing and developing with Drupal 8, which stable version is not yet released, yesterday I decided to give a try for a Drupal 8 beta release. I bought a…
Blog Income Report 2014 - $3,334.20
Yesterday I published a round-up post for the total blog traffic in 2014. It turns out my blog has attracted more than 40,000 unique visitors last year. Today I decided to wrap up a blog…
How to Install ownCloud on Linode - Ubuntu 14.04
OwnCloud is a self-hosted, open-source file sharing and cloud storage platform that allows individuals and organizations to store, access, and share files securely from any device. With OwnCloud,…
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