--- format: rst toc: no ... ========================================= Generic Server Setup Tricks ========================================= hostname ------------- On Linux (at least ubuntu), the correct way to set a FQDN (fully qualified domain name, eg killer.mail.webtwo.com; the hostname in this case would be killer) is to edit both ``/etc/hosts``:: 127.0.0.1 localhost and ``/etc/hostname``:: See also `debian `_ and `freebsd tricks `_. bind ------------- You probably want to hide your bind verison name to prevent scanning and attacks. Edit ``/etc/bind/named.conf`` or ``/etc/bind/named.conf.options`` and add this line to the options block:: version "Withheld"; ntp ------------ ntp servers listen on port 37. temboz ---------- The temboz feed reader is started by:: $ ./temboz --server & in the appropriate directory. File Hierarchy ------------------ /srv/ Root for server files, scripts, and databases /srv/http/ Subdirectories for each virtual host live in this folder, with further subdirectories for different dynamic services or static serving. /www/ is for static html content. /srv/http/default/www/ Default pages like 404.html or 50x.html live here. /srv/git/ Bare git repositories are stored here; those with a file ``git-daemon-export-ok`` get served up through a web interface and can be publically cloned. /srv/backup/ Database dumps and backups get put in subdirectories here; this whole directory can be rsynced to a remote location. /srv/db/ Database files (sqlite, passwds, etc) go in subdirectories here. Usually has crazy r/w permissions! Ruby on Rails Deployment: Phusion Passenger ----------------------------------------------- This method replaces the nginx binary. It uses ` Phusion Passenger`_ on Ubuntu Server:: nano /etc/apt/sources.list # uncomment the 'universes' lines sudo aptitude update sudo aptitude install ruby ruby1.8-dev rubygems build-essential libopenssl-ruby libssl-dev zlib1g-dev sudo aptitude install irb1.8 bzip2 unzip less screen wget curl sysinfo # Optional sudo gem install passenger sudo /var/lib/gems/1.8/bin/passenger-install-nginx-module