Servers
In this section I keep notes and write extended tutorials on things like configuring Nginx servers, serving Drupal. Upgrading Ubuntu, PHP-FPM, e.t.c. Apache, Jboss, Tomcat and other might pop in this section as well. Basically routine tasks and solved problems I'm facing everyday.
Building a Deribit Options Scanner with Python and Streamlit
| 102 viewsI’m still amazed at how capable ChatGPT has become - it’s honestly wild. Today I spent several hours refining and deploying a fully functional Deribit Options Scanner, and the results exceeded my…
How I Upgraded XTRF on Ubuntu with PostgreSQL 14 (and Fixed Every Broken Dependency)
| 42 viewsUpgrading an XTRF instance—especially one that has aged alongside older OS and database stacks—is never a walk in the park. In this article, I’ll walk you through the real-world path I took,…
How to Install Google Analytics for Substack Newsletter
| 558 viewsI've been using Substack to publish my newsletter, Covered Calls with Reinis Fischer. Substack’s built-in analytics are quite decent for basic insights, but if you’re looking for more detailed data,…
How to Install Drupal 11 with Nginx, PHP-FPM 8.3, MySQL, phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu 24.04 - Linode Guide
| 1,055 viewsIn this article, you will learn how to set up a webserver for serving Drupal 11 websites running with Nginx, PHP-FPM 8.3, MySQL, and phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu 24.04For the following tutorial, I used…
How to Install Composer on Ubuntu (24.04) for Easy Drupal Module & Theme Updates
| 262 viewsAs a Drupal developer, keeping your modules up to date is crucial for security and performance. To streamline this process, I use Composer—a powerful dependency manager for PHP. It allows me to…
How To Update XTRF to The Latest version (Linux/Debian)
| 144 viewsXTRF is a translation management system. I have been supporting XTRF system for a translation company in Georgia for more than 10 years already. I have seen have this product have grown and developed…
How To Fix Access to the path 'C:\Users\...\My Music' is denied when opening a Trados Studio project package
| 274 viewsThe other day Gvantsa from the translation office in Tbilisi asked if could I help to fix her Trados SDL Studio 2021. As not being an actual user of this program, just providing support for the…
How to Install Drupal 10 with Nginx, PHP-FPM 8.1, MySQL, phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu 23.04 - Linode Guide
| 1,627 viewsIn this article, you will learn how to set up a webserver for serving Drupal websites running with Nginx, PHP-FPM 8.1, MySQL, and phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu 23.04 For the following tutorial, I used…
How To update SPL Token Metadata
| 544 viewsIt has been recently since I minted the first 10,000 tokens for TerraM coin on the Solana network. The launch has been very successful and the token is growing, so far we have been able to list it…
How To Create Custom Token on Solana Blockchain without Coding - Part 1
| 113 viewsIt has been already several years since I have been originally thinking of launching a custom crypto token. For most of the time, I was thinking about issuing smart contracts on the Ethereum network…
How to Install Drupal 9 with Nginx, PHP-FPM 8.1, MySQL, phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu 22.04 - Linode Guide
| 448 viewsIn this article, you will learn how to set up a webserver for serving Drupal websites running with Nginx, PHP-FPM 8.1, MySQL, and phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu 22.04 For the following tutorial, I used…
How To Gain Access to Linode over Finnix SSH in Rescue Mode
| 254 viewsIn 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 Fix Apache Configuration Error AH00558: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name
| 129 viewsNot the biggest Apache fan here, but today working on a server while setting up Apache as a reverse proxy for the JBoss application, after trying to restart the apache service I faced the following…
How to Setup XTRF with Apache HTTP server as a reverse proxy and SSL from Let's Encrypt
| 44 viewsXTRF is a Polish translation management system available to install as SAAS or on your own server (both Windows and Linux). In today's article, I will keep notes on How to Setup XTRF…
How To Update to PHP 7.4 Ubuntu 16.04 Drupal 7 Nginx
| 258 viewsI was facing problems with some Drupal modules not being supported, before upgrading to PHP 7.4 version. As I had running Ubuntu 16.04 server with Nginx and PHP 7.0 FPM on in I felt a…