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How to create a passwordless user on Linux

August 13, 2017 alexdumitru Leave a comment

Users usually require a password, in case you need to log in and use them. But there are cases when…

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Upgrade PHP 5 to PHP7 on Debian/Ubuntu

April 6, 2017 alexdumitru 1 Comment

PHP7 is a lot faster than PHP 5.* and it’s been released for a while now, so it’s a good…

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How to use youtube-dl to download and convert music to mp3 from Youtube

April 2, 2017 alexdumitru 1 Comment

Recently I wanted to download a video from YouTube and convert it to MP3, but the online tools seemed full…

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How to increase the max number of inotify watches on Debian/Ubuntu

March 28, 2017 alexdumitru 1 Comment

I’ve had some trouble lately with the inotify watches and I kept forgetting how to set them. Unfortunately it seems…

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How to Setup Geo-Replication with GlusterFS 3.8

March 2, 2017 alexdumitru Leave a comment

Gluster geo-replication can be used for both a secondary backup solution or as an async mirroring solution. Setting it up…

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Setup a GlusterFS dispersed volume on 3 servers and 6 bricks

June 9, 2016 alexdumitru Leave a comment

GlusterFS dispersed volumes are like a combination between distribute and replicate. They offer you less storage than distribute, but with…

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Add multiple servers/peers to a GlusterFS cluster

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If you want to add multiple servers to your trusted storage pool with Gluster, it’s extremely easy, but the documentation…

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Install GlusterFS 3.7 on Debian 8

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I have been looking for a distributed filesystem for a while and I’ve found them all pretty confusing, including GlusterFS.…

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Setup Hetzner server with multiple drives without LVM

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Most Hetzner servers come with multiple drives and if you need a lot of storage, you’re probably using one with…

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Setup LVM on Hetzner and use all drives

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I have been using Hetzner for a while and the Rescue System can be confusing, so I’m going to help…

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  • How to create a passwordless user on Linux
  • Upgrade PHP 5 to PHP7 on Debian/Ubuntu
  • How to use youtube-dl to download and convert music to mp3 from Youtube
  • How to increase the max number of inotify watches on Debian/Ubuntu
  • How to Setup Geo-Replication with GlusterFS 3.8

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