API
Install s3fs on Centos 7
s3fs allows Linux users to mount an S3 bucket via FUSE as if it were like any other file system. Install the EPEL repository. Then install s3fs. Copy public and private keys to ~/.passwd-s3fs. To […]
Linux
Open Source
Upgrade Snipe
Recently I was tasked with upgrading an old Snipe instance. Below are the details of what we are going from, to. Current Target Ubuntu 14.04Snipe v3.6.3Apache (mod_php)PHP 5.5.9 Ubuntu 16.04Snipe v4.6.8Apache PHP-FPMPHP 7.0.32 Contents1 Backup1.1 […]
Linux
What Version of PHP is Apache Serving?
Sometimes when you’re configuring PHP, you need to confirm what Apache is actually serving – not what you think its serving. The below trick will confirm PHP is working and what version is being served. […]
Arch Linux
Installing aws-cli on Arch Linux
You can either install aws-cli from the official repository…. …or aws-cli-git from the AUR. To configure, you’ll need to create a public and private access key. For testing purposes, I created a new one for […]
Arch Linux
Using a Dark Theme with nvpy
If you’re having issues with the theme where you can’t easily read some text because its either too light or too dark against the background – you may simply need to pull in the latest […]
Arch Linux
nvpy Failed to Start after Upgrade
nvpy is available in the AUR and if you use a AUR helper like yaourt, you can install with: After upgrading today, it no longer starts: There doesn’t seem to be a simplenote package available […]
CentOS
Secure Opsview Monitor with SSL Certificate
Contents1 LetsEncrypt1.1 Apache Configuration1.2 Install LetsEncrypt1.3 Amend Apache Configuration2 Manually Install SSL Certificate LetsEncrypt If your Opsview Monitor web interface is public facing, securing your site with LetsEncrypt is likely the easiest solution. Apache Configuration […]
CentOS 7
Hostname Persistence on OpenStack
You may notice when using OpenStack, if you change the hostname, that change is not persistent over a reboot. This is because cloud-init updates the hostname on start-up. Method 1 One method would be to […]
CentOS
Installing Opsview Monitoring Agents
First download the correct agent for your distro. In the below examples, this is done from the server using the wget command. You will need to copy the link address from the downloads page to […]
Arch Linux
Usable IP Range from CIDR Notation
Occasionally I need to find the usable IP address range given a particular CIDR notation. Usually I use an online calculator but today I found a better Linux based CLI tool, sipcalc, which save me […]