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    Linux (Debian) on ARM

    Hi, I'm not an expert and this isn't nearly the right forum for this discussion (until ARM KVMs start coming out later this year, or early next year, I expect), but here's approximately the answers to your questions. Never so far, this is generally a kernel and compiler problem. The kernel's...
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    [Request] WHMCS ZNC Module

    Not that I endorse selling bncs--they're far too prone to abuse, but have you considered using mysql based auth for znc? The pathway is pretty clear: WHMCS submits credentials -> mysqldb user connects -> znc + cyrusauth -> saslauthd PLAIN -> pam + pam_mysql -> mysqldb saslauth is the poop.
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    Would you buy owncloud space?

    ... aaand we're back... Talking about chargebacks is grounds for termination. Which is an interesting way of avoiding the unprovided service condition since you have to request cancellation without having been terminated for that to apply.  Bakupsy might kill your service if they think there's...
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    Would you buy owncloud space?

    It kind of reads like a subscriber rights trainwreck. http://www.backupsy.com/tos.html Unlimited permutations without notification, which makes any provision that binds backupsy completely moot.  Unenforceable provisions without checking process lists or inspecting network traffic, both of...
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    Should I compile Nginx from source or just use the version in the Debian repo?

    I can't speak for their responsiveness, but I expect it's about the same. Debian will apply the fix to all vulnerable environments (unstable/testing/stable). Worst case, ubuntu pulls the patch from unstable after debian fixes it and rolls it into their own updates. Ubuntu is pretty good about...
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    Simple security

    And then someone fat-fingers a conntrack -F, or the firewall is turned off for some maintenance and then your ssh-to-highport gets reverted and your ssh session dies before you can fix it. If you're worried about a local DOS, write a script that checks for aliens and kills them on a cron. They...
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    BASH script to email when someone logins to my server?

    A more general solution is to use pam_script.so in the appropriate /etc/pam.d file adding the line session required pam_script.so onsessionopen=/etc/yourscript.sh This will execute the script file on login. You can use this hook to grab logins to any service that uses pam for authentication...
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    Should I compile Nginx from source or just use the version in the Debian repo?

    +1 vote for dotdeb. nginx in stable is generally new enough (currently 1.2.1) for me unless I need something specific, for example, websocket proxying (which rolled into mainline around 1.3.1). Dotdeb has a relatively recent version of all the main web stack stuff, php5, nginx, et.al. No...
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    Mac Pro .. thoughts?

    Interesting. So don't set the new design up on carpet or your airflow is eff'd. Nor should you set it up in a cabinet or rack since that'll restrict vertical airflow. That pretty much eliminates all my use cases. I like the old mac pro design with front-to-back airflow... like a normal case.
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    RamNode OpenVZ SSD-Cached 256MB (ATL)

    RamNode uses ssd write-back caching whereas BuyVM uses ssd read caching (write-through). This gives RamNode a significant (like 3-4x, depending on the SSD used for caching) write speed advantage. I've been told the reason BuyVM doesn't use write-back is they were noticing problems if the kernel...
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    RamNode OpenVZ SSD-Cached 256MB (ATL)

    Ran some tests on one of my RamNode ovzs. This one is on atlcvz5 (a CVZ-E3 node), which, from what Nick says, ramnode is phasing out. wget cachefly: root@atl:~# wget cachefly.cachefly.net/100mb.test -O /dev/null --2013-06-10 15:37:47-- http://cachefly.cachefly.net/100mb.test Resolving...
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    How do you feel about the NSA spying?

    On re-reading what I wrote I feel like I came off as more dickish than I intended. Turning on forced ssl mode on your websites is something you can easily do that is transparent to your users, as is using or offering federated services like xmpp, email, or social network stacks that have an...
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    How do you feel about the NSA spying?

    This attitude is wrong. There's plenty you can do to make it significantly more difficult for the NSA or any outside observer to capture your packets and communication. Here are a few options in order of ease of use: Use SSL. For both your personal outgoing and on your websites; If an incoming...
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    Ideas and suggestions for vpsBoard

    I'd like when one of my friends posts in a thread, if I haven't read it yet, it sets an indicator in the unread/read column of some sort so I can know to read it. A search for new posts by friends page with blurbs would also be nice.
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    Automatically Optimizing MySQL

    From a theoretical perspective, yes. You could make an application that monitored system CPU, RAM, and IO needs,disk cache hit/miss, and read styles, compared to mysql QPS, avg query time per query type (baysian match), http pages service rate, cpu time per page, page popularity...
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    Stallion 2 - pictures and daily updates :)

    Seems ok to me. (android 2.3.4, CM7)
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    Monitor OVZ Container

    vztop -E ctid, vzps -E ctid.
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    Debian Thin Client Desktop

    If I were going to do this, I would try to run it 100% over websockets. Use pulseaudio as your sound server (and if it won't take, use snd-dummy) then when a wss audio client attaches send the sound across over html5. Same with vnc/novnc. Granted, you need a browser and a lot of setup. Easier...
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    phpMyAdmin Security

    Auth cookie in nginx location similar to this: https://gist.github.com/rnorth/2031652 Super easy to set up a login page that issues the cookies and makes the files and a cron job to clean out old ones. edit: for the record, I don't have any actual phpMyAdmin installs, I just do this for any...
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    How do I find a specific file on my VPS?

    find /var/www/ -iname 'bfj*ascii*phallus' -mtime +40 -exec bash -c 'mailx [email protected] -s "A present for you!" < "{}" ' \;
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