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Docker nginx / php notes

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-11-09T00:31:16+00:00

linux docker nginx php fast-cgi php-fpm Docker nginx / php notes nginx executable I had some trouble getting nginx with php-fpm to operate. So I tried to get working a simple setup to nut-out the nuances. I got it working using php-fpm socket with Apline Linux on 2 Docker instances, one running Nginx and the other php-fpm.

Reverse Proxy Server - Traefik

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-01-07T01:00:11+00:00

linux docker traefik reverse_proxy proxy openssl ssl certificate portainer cloudsec Reverse Proxy Server - Traefik I seem to have gotten the Traefik reverse proxy working according to Techno Tim Put Wildcard Certificates and SSL on EVERYTHING (github reference_files for traefik-portainer-ssl). Also see Jim's Garage Your Traefik Isn't Secure (JimsGarage/Traefik-Secure/ Below is a basic description of the process that aligns with my configuration files. I do this for 2 reasons, both allowing m…

Docker - diun & ntfy

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-12-06T11:35:56+00:00

linux docker diun ntfy Docker - diun & ntfy ntfy is a notification application and server frame work. It has an iOS client and can also use standard web page and Andiod app. I originally considered gotify however there is not iOS application for this notification system, which basically makes it of less value for me.

Web Server setup

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-12-07T03:13:35+00:00

linux debian apache apache2 httpd web server php certbot letsencrypt nextcloud cloud vm virtual machine kvm proxy reverse proxy gid uid vipw vigr group id user id Web Server setup Basic Web Server setup on VM I am moving away from Ubuntu to Debian. I find the instruction for here are good to setup a basic web server Digitalocean's LAMP on Debian 11 and Computing for Geeks LAMP on Debian. Old, tl;dr; The main reference used is Unixmen - How To Install LAMP Stack On Ubuntu 16.04, for the bas…

Nextcloud Container

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-04-03T14:43:15+00:00

linux docker nextcloud mysql mariadb Nextcloud Container Nextcloud publishes their own Docker container of Nextcloud. The Nextcloud image on Docker hub is maintained by the Nextcloud community, and is not officially supported by Nextcloud! Linuxserver.io, as well as some others also have Nextcloud containers on Docker Hub.

turn server

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-03-02T05:34:56+00:00

linux docker turnserver turn server From wikipedia; Traversal Using Relays around NAT (TURN) is a protocol that assists in traversal of network address translators (NAT) or firewalls for multimedia applications. It may be used with the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and User Datagram Protocol (UDP). It is most useful for clients on networks masqueraded by symmetric NAT devices. TURN does not aid in running servers on well known ports in the private network through a NAT; it supports the c…

Router Miscellaneous

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-10-14T05:59:15+00:00

linux router monitor links darkstat glances ntopng iftop nethogs Router Miscellaneous Monitoring There are a number of linux monitoring packages available. See these links for more examples see, 13 Linux Performance Monitoring Tools – Part 2, and 30 Linux System Monitoring Tools Every SysAdmin Should Know. Below are a few that I have tried and use. iftop iftop - display bandwidth usage on an interface by host Use

Back-up Server Old Setup

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-01-03T00:55:46+00:00

linux debian backup lvm filesystem server nfs mount showmount Back-up Server Old Setup This has been more difficult than I would have thought. I have used rsnapshot the past couple of years (2020-21), but have never really been happy with it for many reasons. The main reason is that it has never worked well, the rsync is reasonably fast, but the rsnapshot takes far too long. Other problems include; difficulties in set-up, and concerns will reliability. Recently I noticed that Debian no longer …

snapraid

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-03-05T13:20:52+00:00

snapraid linux snapraid I have been using snapraid since circa 2015 for my main first past redundancy. I have a second home server used as a backup server that weekly backs up using restic. The main snapraid commands I use are: sudo snapraid sync to sync the files that have changes since last sync. I usually do this weekly, manually.

Docker Miscellaneous

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-12-29T00:09:36+00:00

linux docker it-tools dockge loki watchtower netbox Docker Miscellaneous IT-TOOLS Useful tools for developer and people working in IT. docker-compose.yml --- services: it-tools: image: 'corentinth/it-tools:latest' #ports: # - '8080:80' restart: unless-stopped container_name: it-tools networks: - proxy labels: - "traefik.enable=true" - "traefik.docker.network=proxy" - "traefik.http.routers.…

KPTree - Email Server Setup

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-03-24T08:01:21+00:00

linux mail server email postfix dovecot emailserver debian ubuntu horde postfixadmin admin clamav apache roundcube webmail certbot certificate KPTree - Email Server Setup Email Server Notes Setting up the email server on my home server was probably the most difficult task. Email server setup is intricate, risky and involves significant commitment and effort to setup reliably and maintain.

Debian Server Network Setup

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-11-30T10:55:19+00:00

linux debian ubuntu router network netplan interface vlan ipv6 ip Debian Server Network Setup Debian Network - Server Interface Setup As of Debian 10 (Buster) Debian still by default uses this interface Setup. It can be setup to use netplan inface. Ubuntu (as of version 14.04) defaults to Predictable Network Interface Names, also see Systemd Docs. I have no problem with this. In any case, you should always check dev names and not assume names, such as

Docker - DNS Server

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-02-15T00:37:24+00:00

linux docker dns bind9 Docker - DNS Server What Is DNS and How Does It Work – A Comprehensive Guide I have been using Bind9 as my home LAN DNS for the past few years. I originally operated it on bare metal on my home router computer. In mid 2023 I successfully moved my Bind9 primary instance to my main home server in a container and created a slave instance in a container running on my home router computer. I created a Docker Bind9 Image using base Docker Alpine Linux images, with S6 init s…

KPTree Torrent VM Setup

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-04-30T09:43:13+00:00

deluge torrent server openvpn btguard nftables iptables systemd virtual machine linux ubuntu KPTree Torrent VM Setup Deluge Headless setup The main reference used is Havetheknowhow.com, specifically for the deluge headless setup, Havetheknowhow.com - How to install Deluge Headless. The Deluge support page is also a root source of knowledge Deluge systemd. Whatbox Deluge also has some interesting dialog. If installing on a virtual machine (VM) it is important to also have set up the NFS to al…

samba

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-04-30T09:43:13+00:00

linux samba samba I have not look at samba much since I first attempted to set up my home sever circa 2011 on Fedora before I moved to Ubuntu. I stopped using Fedora as I had noob pain with Selinux, coupled with the short service life of Fedora, so I moved to Ubuntu, where I had a lot more success.

Docker

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-01-17T01:03:10+00:00

linux docker cli installation network volume iptables nftables portainer Docker Docker is a set of platform as a service (PaaS) products that use OS-level virtualization to deliver software in packages called _containers_. The service has both free and premium tiers. The software that hosts the containers is called Docker Engine

BASH Customisation

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-11-22T03:58:17+00:00

linux bash alias tar bash_aliases configure configuration bashrc command script bashrc history sudo visudo dimmer ps kill nightmode xrandr tar archive default_editor editor BASH Customisation The standard BASH colour configuration uses a blue colour for listing directories (ls) which is difficult to read on a black background. While this is the “standard colour”, due to the impracticality I have decided to change it.

IPMI Console Setup

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-05-18T07:27:42+00:00

linux bmc grub ipmi console redirection cli IPMI Console Setup I have 3 computers from Supermicro with BMC and IPMI. The Supermicro provided utility program IPMIView is good, but the iKVM console redirection facility is woefully unreliable and also seems to be poorly documented! (Probably because it is based upon Java.) Interestingly this utility program is provided for Windows and Linux, and is even available in Manjaro AUR repositories. (This probably actually makes sense as many Supermic…

NUT (Network UPS Tools) Setup

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-05-13T02:20:29+00:00

linux debian nut ups server NUT (Network UPS Tools) Setup I purchased my current main UPS the Powershield Commander RT PSCRT1100 / Voltronic Power Otima II 1.1K in 2014 and setup NUT about this time, including early conversion to systemd scripts. I notice the Techno Tim Network UPS Tools (NUT) Ultimate Guide late 2022 has a perhaps more modern take on this.

Docker Deluge Image / Service

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-06-21T05:00:34+00:00

linux docker image container openvpn docker_compose wireguard macvlan nftables Docker Deluge Image / Service I want a torrent service that uses a VPN and is set-up to block non VPN WAN (internet) access. On my virtual machine implementation of this I used the following 3 packages: deluge (deluged with deluge-web), openvpn and nftables. I have used both iptables and nftables and find nftables is definitely more elegant to use. As far as I can tell there is not a Docker image that will meet m…

KPTree - Home Desktop Setup

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-03-16T07:04:18+00:00

mswindows windows setup tip notes personal license powertoys KPTree - Home Desktop Setup Background I have Windows on my main desk top machine, it is dual boot with Debian/XFCE. I am using Debian almost exclusively now. The BIOS based dual boot works well, I have it defaulting to Debian. I do not currently have a Windows VM setup on my main server. My 3 sons also have computers with Windows on them. Lastly, I am required to used company Windows machines at work. Hence I like to keep a li…

DHCP / DNS Setup

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-12-15T03:35:46+00:00

linux router dns dhcp bind ip ipv6 radvd host dig nslookup DHCP / DNS Setup Outdated I have moved my DNS and DHCP servers to Docker, Docker-DNS Server. I am still using ISC_Bind9, but am now using ISC_Kea for DHCP as ISC_Bind is no longer supported as of 2022. tl;dr; Further to this I am not looking at backups for both these services on my local area network. Whilst these services worked reliably well, when ever I shutdown the the router with

ISP PPPoE Network Setup

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-09-21T12:10:33+00:00

linux router pppoe pppoed isp mtu dns dhcp ISP PPPoE Network Setup A reasonably comprehensive discussion on Ubuntu forums Setup Ubuntu Server as a router using a PPPoE connection, MTU and TCP MSS when using PPPoE. Also from Ubuntu forums How to Optimize your Internet Connection using MTU and RWIN. Ubuntu documentation ADSLPPPoE. PPPD manual page. Another reference is Confirm Blog Using PPPoE on Linux. Some other references: * Connecting to NBN HFC with a linux router] Internode router set…

Wireguard VPN access from WAN to LAN

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-05-24T13:09:25+00:00

linux router vpn wireguard docker qr_code qr Wireguard VPN access from WAN to LAN I use a Docker instance for my Wireguard server now. I use 2 forms of vpn (virtual private network) on my home server. * VPN to gain remote secure private access to my home LAN from the WAN (internet). This is the one I am describing here.

Calibre Server

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-04-30T09:43:13+00:00

linux calibre server ebook Calibre Server Calibre is a comprehensive book library package. I had the server running on my Ubuntu 14.04 system about 5 years ago. From memory the Calibre web interface was a bit unpolished, however some of my phone apps could access the library for easier book access.

Rsync

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-01-31T14:34:43+00:00

rsync backup linux debian rsnapshot Rsync These are my rsync notes. I also used to use rsnapshot, however I was unhappy with the performance of this application and moved to restic. The original rsnapshot notes have been rolled up and moved to the bottom of this page. Rsync Notes Main rsync command usage summary

Docker init Systems

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-02-15T00:27:57+00:00

alpine linux docker init s6 s6-rc alias Docker init Systems There are a number of init systems used on docker containers, many are the defaults that ship with the standard Linux distributions, e.g. systemd which is particularly popular on the larger comprehensive distributions. tldr; There is a lot of argument in the init world, SystemD seems to have taken over the init system in most

VNC

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-07-05T10:36:50+00:00

linux docker vnc guacamole VNC I set up Guacamole using Install Guacamole on Docker – VNC, SSH, SFTP, and RDP like a Boss!. * keystroke in a Guacamole session opens and closes the Guacamole control panel. My docker-compose.yml --- services: # MariaDB - MySQL Database mariadb: container_name: guac_db image: linuxserver/mariadb:latest restart: always networks: # - proxy - guac security_opt: - no-new-privileges:true # ports: # …

dokuwiki setup notes

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-09-29T11:22:11+00:00

linux wiki dokuwiki server plugin markdown dokuwiki setup notes Also see notes on setting up Docker Dokuwiki container * Dokuwiki home page * Dokuwiki Installation instructions * Upgrading Dokuwiki * DokuWiki Manual * Docuwiki maintenance * How to backup DokuWiki? * How to move DokuWiki from one Server to another? dokuwiki backup Back-ups placed here: '/media/disk1/KarlData/Karl Data 2/dokuwiki_backups/' and named KPtreeWiki-backup_yyyy-mm-dd. e.g. sudo tar zcpfv '/media/…

IPTables Configuration

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-12-15T02:31:01+00:00

linux router firewall iptables IPTables Configuration Having delved into IPtables and NFtables about the same time, my feelings are that NFTables is generally superior in just about every way, I can not be bothered explaining this, this is just my experience and feeling. I would preferentially use NFTables over IPtables where I have a choice. Unfortunately some software still uses IPtables, e.g. Docker. So it is good to be able to be sufficiently fluent and be able to work in both at this …

NFTables Configuration

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-03-02T07:31:20+00:00

linux router nftables firewall NFTables Configuration The best reference for nftables is at the dedicated wiki wiki nftables. Some other references I found nftables router. The reference at stosb is good, but not for a router Explaining My Configs: nftables. Nftables Cheatsheet After a lot of experimenting the following is my NFTables router configuration file. Create the following file called:

KVM Setup

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-02-08T09:11:05+00:00

server kvm virtual command debian machine qemu virsh qcow linux command setup nbd network block device KVM Setup I original setup my main server and virual machines all with Ubuntu. However I have started using Debian and find it leaner than Ubuntu. I am slowly moving my various servers and virtual machines to Debian. * Install And Configure KVM In Ubuntu 20.04 Headless Server * Installing KVM on Debian 10 * How To Install KVM Hypervisor on Debian 12|11|10 * How to install KVM server on …

Network Setup

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-08-17T00:27:04+00:00

network interface netplan nic setup loopback eth ethernet bridge bond networkd linux debian setup command Network Setup Most server have more than one network connection although one is technically enough. Routers by definition need to have a minimum of at least 2 network connections. It would seem that Debian Linux supports multiple methods to define network connections:

Linux Block Device Notes

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-02-03T11:50:32+00:00

linux debian nfs parted fstab format partion disk mount umount fstab unmount Linux Block Device Notes Linux Disk Partition and Format Notes Some basic tools * ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid/ will list the disks with UUIDs * lsblk to list partitions (or list block devices) * lsblk -f or blkid to list the UUIDs * sudo blkid will list data blocks

Fail2Ban

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-04-30T09:43:13+00:00

fail2ban failtoban setup customise linux security Fail2Ban Scans log files and check for in appropriate password activities and update and uses firewall (IPTables) to restrict (stop for a period of time) these activities. So fail2ban limits incorrect authorisation attempts, thereby reducing, but not entirely eliminating associated risks and bandwidths. It is primarily used on port and associated services open to the public. DigitalOcean

Commonly used commands and scripts

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-09-29T05:35:59+00:00

linux dmesg command systemd journal journalctl tzdata timezone apt upgrade update install remove crontab man apropos tldr ip tc systemctl journalctl pbcopy pbpaste copy paste Commonly used commands and scripts dmesg sudo dmesg lists the OS boot messages between grub and os up. sudo dmesg --level=emerg,alert,crit,err,warn,notice,debug give a more succinct list of focus potential problem issues. * emerg - system is unusable

SWAP Files

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-11-19T02:47:59+00:00

linux debian swap setup disable enable configure partition fstab SWAP Files As I have a computer with enough memory I see no need or value in a SWAP partition. In fact as I am using a SSD for the system drive a SWAP is a concern to the reliability of his drive. The following is a list of method to check and disable SWAP function.