Author: NorStar

Managing VPS Firewall Rules in IONOS Managing VPS Firewall Rules in IONOS September 7, 2024 This is a really simple and quick tutorial on managing vps firewall rules in IONOS. The only prerequisite is that you have an IONOS account and have an IONOS VPS, you can purchase an IONOS VPS here: (no this is…

Exporting & Importing a SQL Dump Exporting & Importing a SQL Dump September 7, 2024 This is not a tutorial, it is simply a quick help on exporting and importing mysql database dumps. I hope you enjoy! Exporting a SQL Dump To export a mysql database dump: Copy to clipboard mysql -u <username> -p <db_name>…

Installing Plesk on Linux Installing Plesk on Linux September 6, 2024 In this tutorial we go through installing Plesk on a Linux VPS, specifically I am using Ubuntu 22.04 but it should* work on Fedora based systems and other Debian based systems. *More info here: https://docs.plesk.com/release-notes/obsidian/software-requirements/#s2 NOTE: Plesk requires that ports 8443 and 8447 allow TCP…

Installing Ubuntu Desktop as a VM in VirtualBox Installing Ubuntu Desktop as a VM in VirtualBox September 3, 2024 In this tutorial we will install Ubuntu Desktop on a VM inside of VirtualBox. It covers the entire VM configuration and OS install. The only prerequisite for this tutorial is that you have VirtualBox installed, you…

Setting up a Staging Site in WordPress with WP Staging Setting up a Staging Site in WordPress with WP Staging September 2, 2024 In this tutorial I go through setting up a staging site within your WordPress install via WP Staging. With that let’s kick off. Installing WP Staging First off we need to install…

Configuring Automatic Backups with Duplicati Configuring Automatic Backups with Duplicati August 31, 2024 In this tutorial we will go through configuring Duplicati for automated backups.  The Duplicati installation docs can be found here: https://docs.duplicati.com/en/latest/02-installation/ The official Duplicati site can be found here: https://duplicati.com The official Duplicati docs can be found here: https://docs.duplicati.com/en/latest/ What is Duplicati…

Install Docker Compose V2 on Ubuntu Install Docker Compose V2 on Ubuntu August 27, 2024 This is a really simple and quick tutorial on installing Docker Compose V2 on Ubuntu via the Docker Repository. The official Docker Compose V2 installation docs can be found here: https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/linux/#install-using-the-repository and the official Docker Compose docs can be found…

Installing Rancher on Ubuntu in Dev Mode Installing Rancher on Ubuntu in Dev Mode August 25, 2024 This is a really simple and quick tutorial on how to install Rancher Desktop on Ubuntu like operating systems. The official Rancher Desktop website is https://rancherdesktop.io and the official installation docs for all Linux distros can be found…