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Easy, but production-ready process monitor in Linux/Unix [closed]
I am looking for a simple process monitor for my account in a popular VPS. I loved Supervisor and Monit, but they seem overkill for me.
I want something
that runs as a daemon (So my VPS account can ...
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Is it possible to use a server to play games?
I am curious on whether I could slap a high end video card into a server and use it as a high end gaming machine.
The server is a HP DL360 G5 with x2 Intel Quad Core Xeon processors, 16 GB of RAM and ...
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Get Windows localhost (port 80) to forward to port 8080 for Apache service
Recent Discovery
With IIS set back to port 80, when I put in http://localhost/ on the WHS computer, it gives me the "There is a problem with this website's security certificate" warning page. If I ...
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Can I set up a website on a wifi router? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Hotel like Wifi manager
Sounds like a silly question, but bear with me..
If you go into Peet's Coffee and access the wifi, you're taken to a web page that requires a ...
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A USB keyboard in a Microserver is causing the machine to become very unresponsive
This video explains it best - Youtube Link
I have purchased a number of Microservers and have finally got around to setting the first one up.
It doesn't have a PS2 port, but, has loads of USB ports. ...
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I need a central photo management solution for my home network
I have a home network that runs on a domain controller. It's a small network with no more than 4-5 PCs. They all run Windows.
My Wife and I have photos that the other does not have, mostly because we ...
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Cooling a server with oil bath
This is probably a stupid question, but one that has been nagging at my mind for a while.
I have seen a number of references online to using an oil-bath as effective server cooling. In general, the ...
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How to make my own online storage server?
I have an external hard drive and I want to make it accessible on the web for a few friends so they can backup more easily.
I use Windows 7 Pro. What would be the best, simplest and most secure method ...
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Hosting a web site at home: ISP Blocking port 80?
I presume this is a better place to put this rather than server fault.
I'm interested in setting up a small site to host at home as a "proof of concept" exercise, i.e. to prove that I know how to do ...
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2answers
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What files can I access?
I am on a network here at school and they have recently redone some of the computers and our computer science room. Our network administrator isn't very helpful at all, and thanks to him no computer ...
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apt-get hangs when upgrading mysql-server-5.1
When I attempt to do the following:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
on my Ubuntu Server 10.04 installation, it hangs at the following line:
Preparing to replace mysql-server-5.1 ...
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3answers
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How to configure Linux to act as a Bluetooth RFCOMM SPP server?
I'm writing a phone app for Android that connects to a bluetooth RFCOMM device in my car. My phone app talks AT commands with it. For development work, I often need to communicate with the device to ...
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6answers
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Server uptime checker?
I want to monitor my server's uptime. Is there some free application or a really good paid service that offers this? Obviously, I can't write something that is hosted on the server who's uptime I am ...
5
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2answers
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How to clone entire VirtualBox OS to a new PC (real-hardware)?
The situation is; I am running a web server (Ubuntu 10.10 server) on virtualbox v.4 inside Ubuntu 10.10 Desktop and now I want to clone entire web server on my brand new PC.
Please help me with this, ...
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Why am I getting very high ping from this IP, but others aren't?
(There's a lot of new info in the updates.)
I've been getting very high pings when dealing with some servers, and I can't figure out the cause. For the question, I'm using a specific IP, but I have ...
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2answers
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Apache error log question
I keep seeing the following error in Apache error log. Anyone has any idea what this is?
client sent HTTP/1.1 request without hostname (see RFC2616 section 14.23):
/w00tw00t.at.ISC.SANS.DFind:)
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1answer
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What options do I have for comparing web site on local server?
What are my options for finding the diff between some pretty complicated web pages?
I am trying to see why Server A works when Server B doesn't. Both have the same software on them, and, as far as I ...
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2answers
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How do I SCP from remote machine to local machine when I am outside of my home network?
While I understand how to scp files to and from my server from within my home network, how can I scp a file from my server to my local machine when I am on the outside, say at Starbucks?
While I am ...
4
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1answer
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Are there any linux distributions similar to RedHat 5 Enterprise?
I want to install RedHat 5 Enterprise Edition server to my home pc. I will install servers and clients on virtual machines using Virtual box and study server-client structure at home. But RedHat EE is ...
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4answers
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Linux file system for a big file server
I would like to know, from more experienced people, what would be the best choice of file system to use for a file server having more than 20TB of hard disks.
Personally I always used EXT3 (back in ...
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Build a Development and testing at home(via VM)
I need a consult in building a home development and testing environment,
I'll describe what I had in mind:
I'm a web developer, hence I don't need such top performance hardware,
I'm planning on having ...
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3answers
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SSH from public network?
Is it safe to SSH to a machine while I'm using unsecure wifi network in public places? Machine would also be placed behind a router.
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2answers
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If I use a proxy server, can my computer bypass the ISP?
If somebody is using some kind of proxy server to connect to the internet, does their computer connects to the ISP first and then to the proxy server, or does it connect to the proxy server first and ...
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3answers
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Suggestions on the best home server rack cabinet
I have a lot of gear in a colocation facility right now. Some of it is going to come home with me now.
I do not know anything about the "rack mount" side of the industry. I lease a rack, and I put ...
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2answers
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What does the file /proc/cpuinfo tell me about the hardware?
I rent a server which should have "2 Cores x 2,2 GHz". When in run the command cat /proc/cpuinfo I get the following result:
processor : 0
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 15
model : ...
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2answers
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Limit every user to his own home folder only
i have a linux server which users connect to with SSH.
my users only upload and download content from their /home folder.
Basicly, I want them to be limited to see and use only their home folder.
I ...
4
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1answer
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Can I automatically reboot if disconnected from the internet?
I have an old desktop that I'm running as a web server from my home while I'm at college. The internet at home is crappy and a lot of times when it goes down, the desktop can't reconnect without a ...
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5answers
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How to create a Linux Media Server using Ubuntu?
I'm an intermediate Linux user and a relative beginner to servers. I would like some help finding resources on setting up a basic server. I have Googled, and am a member of the Ubuntu Forums, but just ...
4
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3answers
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How can I get my routers to forward ports correctly?
My network currently looks like this (simplified):
Note that Router #2 is connected to the LAN interface of Router #1. This should be familiar to anyone who has seen a standard static-IP setup ...
4
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2answers
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Unblocked streaming port?
Every year we hold a music concert in a hotel ballroom.
My setup is the camera input going into a transcoding computer that is then relayed to my streaming server off location, which is then served ...
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4answers
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How to keep refreshing a page until it loads?
I'm trying to access a web-service that is currently very popular. Because of that I get a default browser message that says it could not connect.
Is there an application, or special browser, or ...
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1answer
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sync Nevernote (Evernote clone) notes to my own server
Supposedly, it used to be possible to sync Evernote notes to your own server. I would like to use the open source clone NeverNote, to sychronize to my own server. Is there a way of doing this?
Here ...
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0answers
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GUI program to locally analyze server / web logs? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Web log files analyzer
I have a web server log file locally that I would like to extract unique visitors and downloads from, possibly visualised on a time-line.
However, ...
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6answers
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Online accessible bookmarks on a personal server?
I am wondering, is there an existing software solution for me to store my bookmarks on my own server, and be able to access them via the Internet? I know I can use Google Bookmarks, Delicious, Mister ...
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4answers
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How to check which applications are using the most resources on a server via command line?
I am connected to my server via SSH and would like to find out what's bogging it down so much. What commands should I run from the command line that will tell me which applications are being run and ...
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4answers
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Prevent poweroff on Debian when the physical power button is pressed
I'm on Debian-Lenny.
I want to change the action taken by the system when the power button is pressed. How do I modify the system such that it does not power off when it gets an Power Button ACPI ...
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2answers
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Is it possible/good practice to use same private key for two servers for passwordless login from the same workstation/localserver?
I have two websites one is clone of the other. When I checked the sshd_config file in both the sites they are exactly similar, except one uses authorized_keys as the identification and the other uses ...
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3answers
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Running Servers in Room w/ Washing Machine / Dryer
Just moved into a place with a giant utility room. Was planning on sticking a couple of racks I use to host stuff in there but the washer / dryer is in there.
I've heard that the bleach used to wash ...
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3answers
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Should I disable hyperthreading?
I will be maxing out a few boxes running some heavy CPU intensive processing.
Each process only uses 1 thread, so I will run them in parallel. I'm using machines with 4 cores, so that's 8 with ...
3
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2answers
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What is the best Linux flavor for installing and managing subversion server?
What is the best Linux flavor for installing and managing subversion server ?
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1answer
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What is “Ubuntu Server for Cloud”?
What is "Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS for Cloud"?
http://www.ubuntu.com/download/cloud
Is this the right server edition to download if I wish to configure a web-based file server? What is the ...
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1answer
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Why there's no hibernate/sleep option for Windows Server 2008 R2?
I am using Windows Server 2008 R2 Box for my development purpose. I could not see any hibernate/sleep option in the shutdown options. What could be the reason to hide these options for a server ...
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4answers
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Does a system exist where software can be installed on a server and run anywhere?
I was wondering if it would be possible to install any kind of software (ranging from MS Office to Photoshop and the like) on a server and then be able to access this software from any other computer, ...
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3answers
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How to allow remote access to my WAMP server
I have developed a site using WAMP and it's working locally.
I want to give access to other users, and when I put the server online and put my IP to the browser it's working.
When I put the IP into ...
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2answers
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Create a private IRC Channel [closed]
I'd like to create an IRC channel for development purposes. The channel is needed as a simple means of messaging over the internet and I will write my own client to it. I've read that when you try to ...
3
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1answer
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Use Server Virtualization to Create A Production/Beta Server on Same Hardware
I have one server, and I want to use some sort of software to split the server into two virtual machines, one for production and one for beta. Linux only please.
Is this possible?
Also, I do not ...
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2answers
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application to make shell typing easier?
i wonder if there is any application for the linux bash shell to make it more easier to type.
eg. if i type "c" then maybe it would give me all commands that starts with that letter for example "cd", ...
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Renting linux server just to make backups of my personnal data?
I would like to be able to backup ALL my computers data on a Linux server. For now, I have a home server, but soon I will be travelling, without home (so no home server).
I was thinking of renting a ...
3
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1answer
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Slow network performance
We are using class-C IP addresses in our network setup.
The first scope of IP addresses are in 192.168.0.xxx. Since all the IPs are exhausted in this scope we created another scope of Class-C IP in ...
