CentOS
OpsviewImportRuntime Error
Today I started noticing the below errors which were appearing when logged in at the terminal. This can happen when an import get interrupted by a reboot or something. Check an import is not currently […]
Linux
Confluence PlantUML Plugin
Confluence provides a free PlantUML plugin which can be used to create UML diagrams using written text. If you receive the below error… …if you’re hosting it on Linux, you likely just need to install […]
Linux
SSH HTTP Web Proxy
Sometimes, when you’re testing your access to a website for example, it can be useful to change the IP address you appear to be coming from. Ordinarily, when you go to a website, the website […]
API
Installing aws-cli on CentOS 7
There are a number of ways to install the AWS command line tools. Below is the method I favour on CentOS: Check that was successful with: You can now remove the files extracted: Configure aws-cli […]
CentOS 7
Host your Own Yum Repository
Here we create our own yum repository on a fresh up-to-date installation of Centos 7. Configure Nginx First install the EPEL repository. And then Nginx. Start and enable Nginx. Install and configure a local firewall. […]
CentOS
Rackspace – Unable to Access Newly Created CentOS 7 Instance
If you create a virtual machine using the CentOS 7 image, you will initially be able to log in but if you perform a system update and then reboot, you may well find you are […]
CentOS
htpasswd with Nginx on CentOS 7
To setup basic HTTP authentication with Nginx on CentOS 7, first install httpd-tools. Create user and password: Amend your Nginx vhost configuration: Add the following lines: Check and reload vhost configuration:
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 […]
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 Backup Before […]
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. […]