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Mounting SSH Folders In Ubuntu

Posted on 16 October 2021
/Under Linux, SSH, System Security, systemd, Ubuntu, University-HSP
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Mounting SSH Folders In Ubuntu is a guide that walks through the process describing some of the methods available. It is part of a larger whole setting up and maintaining an Opensimulator server. However, it works equally well as a stand-alone article. Full Guide Forword Security Most guides online that...Read more

Mounting SSH Folders In Windows

Posted on 15 October 2021
/Under SSH, System Security, University-HSP, Windows
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Mounting SSH Folders In Windows is a guide to mounting ssh shares that authenticate with OpenSSH key pairs rather than passwords on windows. Firstly, this task is not as easy as a user used to a Linux environment might expect. Thankfully there is sshfs-win-manager that works very well. Unfortunately, it...Read more

Opensim Server Setup Using Ubuntu & Windows.

Posted on 14 October 2021
/Under .Net 5, .NetFramework, Apache, Backup-Systems, Coding, Crontab, Database Servers, Database Types, Databases, Guides And Tutorials, Linux, Linux Crash Recovery, Mono, MySQL, MySql backup, Nginx, Opensimulator Backup, Operating Systems, PHP, Restic, rsync, SSH, System Security, systemd, Ubuntu, Uncategorised, University, University-HSP, Web Servers, Windows
/With 2 Comments

Opensim Server Setup Using Ubuntu & Windows, a start to finish guide. Starting from setting up the operating system all the way through to a working system with regular backups, crash detection, extensible configuration and server security. The scope of the article is extensive; consequently, it will be split into...Read more

Secure A Ubuntu Server

Posted on 27 June 2020
/Under Linux, OpenSim, SSH, System Security, Ubuntu, University-HSP
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Secure a Ubuntu Server details the basic first steps necessary to secure a new Ubuntu server against the most common attacks. It is absolutely not a comprehensive list of steps, instead consider it a minimum requirement for a new server. This article is written as part of a larger guide...Read more