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Opensimulator Grid Backup & Restore

Posted on 18 October 2021
/Under Backup-Systems, Crontab, Databases, MariaDB, MySQL, MySql backup, OpenSim, Opensimulator Backup, Restic, rsync, systemd, Ubuntu
/With 2 Comments

Opensimulator Grid Backup & Restore is a guide describing good backup practices for Opensim Grids. It covers basic backup principles and requirements for Opensim. Finally, it links to two additional articles, one for Ubuntu and another for Windows. This article is part of a larger whole covering all aspects of...Read more

Opensimulator Useful Control Scripts

Posted on 17 October 2021
/Under Bash Shell Script, Linux, Linux Crash Recovery, OpenSim, Ubuntu
/With 1 Comment

Opensimulator Useful Control Scripts is a collection of helpful BASH/BAT scripts for starting, stopping and running crash recovery. It is part of a larger whole on setting up and maintaining Opensimlator Grids. Full Guide TMUX – Versions Start Everything – Opensimulator Useful Control Scripts This is the script run when...Read more

Extensible & Maintainable Opensimulator Config

Posted on 17 October 2021
/Under OpenSim, Virtual Worlds
/With 5 Comments

Extensible & Maintainable Opensimulator Config is a guide to creating an Opensimulator configuration that is both extensible and maintainable. Unfortunately, the default setup isn’t well configured for this. Full Guide Problems With The default Configuration and File Structure for Extensible & Maintainable Opensimulator Config Upgrading the Opensimulator Version Opensimulator delivery...Read more

Email Calendar & File Sharing

Posted on 17 October 2021
/Under Domain Names and DNS, Email, File Sharing, OpenSim
/With 1 Comment

Email Calendar & File Sharing. A discussion about why these things are important, how they can integrate and a suggested solution. This article is part of a larger whole for setting up and maintaining an Opensimulator server and grid. However, much of it is relevant to many businesses. Full Guide...Read more

Buying Server Hosting For Opensimulator

Posted on 15 October 2021
/Under Databases, OpenSim, Server Hosting
/With 5 Comments

Buying Server Hosting For Opensimulator is a complex decision with many factors. However, the primary considerations are direct price, performance, and running costs like any other server order. Opensimulator typically has two key areas to consider for server hosting. The first is for the Robust Services, and the second is...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, 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

Opensim – Separating Robust Instances

Posted on 24 January 2021
/Under OpenSim, Virtual Worlds
/With 1 Comment

Old Article, please use Extensible & Maintainable Opensimulator Config This post is left in place to avoid links breaking. Previous Version Start Opensim – Separating Robust Instances is an article detailing the process of separating Opensimulator Robust services into separate instances of Robust. Not all services should be separated and...Read more

Crash Detection And Recovery – Fire And Ice Grid

Posted on 25 July 2020
/Under Bash Shell Script, Crontab, Linux, Linux Crash Recovery, OpenSim, systemd, Ubuntu
/With 3 Comments

Crash Detection and Recovery is an update to the Fire And Ice Opensim Grid and to the Automated Opensim Startup and Shutdown guide. The most common way of having items restart is by using systemD. Unfortunately, when running mono processes inside a Tmux shell, this didn’t work satisfactorily. My solution...Read more

Another Year Of Student Life Completed Successfully.

Posted on 19 July 2020
/Under 1st Class Travel Private Hire, Fire And Ice Opensim Grid, Self Employment, University Life
/With 2 Comments

When And Why My Student Journey Started Another Year Of Student Life Completed Successfully! Two years ago I embarked on the start of a five-year journey to gain a new career. After fifteen years (at the time) of self-employment, I made the decision, it was time to do something new....Read more

Compile Firestorm on Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa)

Posted on 1 July 2020
/Under Fire And Ice Opensim Grid, OpenSim, Ubuntu
/With 13 Comments

CURRENTLY NOT WORKING – WILL UPDATE WHEN FIXED. SOMETHING CHANGED. Compile Firestorm on Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa) – A guide to compiling the Firestorm Viewer for Opensimulator. Official Firestorm guides are available on the Firestorm Wiki. However, they have not been updated for Linux in a few years. This guide...Read more

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