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Initial Server Setup with Arch Linux
Viewed 3489 times since Fri, Dec 27, 2013
The BasicsWhen you first begin to access your fresh new virtual server, there are a few early steps you should take to make it more secure. Some of the first tasks can include setting up a new user, providing them with the proper privileges, and... Read More
How To Use Arch Linux Package Management
Viewed 2606 times since Thu, Dec 26, 2013
Arch Linux provides package management facilities similar to those found in other modern Linux distributions. This is a guide to common package management operations. Before proceeding further, make sure your package databases are up to date with:... Read More
How To Install Ruby on Rails on Arch Linux with RVM
Viewed 13838 times since Sun, Dec 29, 2013
Step One— Install Ruby with RVMBefore we do anything else, we should run a quick update to make sure that all of the packages we download to our server are up to date: pacman -SyOnce that's done, we can start installing RVM, Ruby Version... Read More
How To Install (LEMP) nginx, MySQL, PHP stack on Arch Linux
Viewed 13593 times since Sun, Dec 29, 2013
About LempLEMP stack is a group of open source software to get web servers up and running. The acronym stands for Linux, nginx (pronounced Engine x), MySQL, and PHP. Since the server is already running Arch Linux, the linux part is taken care of.... Read More
How To Deploy Node.js Applications Using Systemd and Nginx
Viewed 9569 times since Sat, Jan 4, 2014
This tutorial uses a simple Node.js application, but is applicable to most, if not all, others as well (be they Ruby, Python, etc). For PHP web applications, it is recommended to use a more specialized LAMP or LEMP stack instead.... Read More
How To Install Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP (LAMP) stack on Arch Linux
Viewed 4504 times since Fri, Dec 27, 2013
About LAMPThe LAMP stack is a group of open source software used to get web servers up and running. The acronym stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP. Arch Linux uses the powerful Pacman installer which can download all of the most recent,... Read More
How To Use Yaourt to Easily Download Arch Linux Community Packages
Viewed 4115 times since Fri, Dec 27, 2013
IntroductionSomething that can discourage Arch Linux newcomers is the lack of official packages downloadable with its standard package manager pacman. In this article, I hope to explain why Arch has chosen to work this way, as well as how you can... Read More
How To Create a SSL Certificate on Apache on Arch Linux
Viewed 3344 times since Sun, Dec 29, 2013
Step One—Switch Into the Apache Config DirectoryThe first step is move into the main apache configuration directory. All of the subsequent steps will take place within the directory: cd /etc/httpd/conf Step Two—Create a Self Signed SSL... Read More
How to Add a Swap File on an Arch Linux Cloud Server
Viewed 2632 times since Fri, Dec 27, 2013
IntroductionAn easy way to increase the responsiveness of your cloud server is to add some swap space. Swap is an area of the hard drive that can be used to temporarily hold information that is usually stored in RAM. The result is that more RAM... Read More
How To Install Wordpress on Arch Linux
Viewed 2572 times since Sun, Dec 29, 2013
About WordpressWordpress is a free and open source website and blogging tool that uses php and MySQL. It was created in 2003 and has since then expanded to manage 22% of all the new websites created and has over 20,000 plugins to customize its... Read More
Installing and Using the Vim Text Editor on a Cloud Server
Viewed 2521 times since Fri, Dec 27, 2013
IntroductionOne of the most powerful text editors accessible from the command line is the vim editor. Built on the foundation of "vi", an editor dating back to 1976, vim adds additional functionality and power, while maintaining the editing style... Read More