Linux, programming and more
Some months ago I wrote how to combine Apache2 and php5-fpm, now I want to show you how you could migrate to nginx.
The netcraft webserver survey from May 2011 shows that nginx is still increasing slightly and is currently providing access to 7.35% of all monitored domains:
Selv compiling a bit old-school, that’s why I use packages from Dotdeb: [Read more…]
local_sender_blacklist
This is a onboard exim possibility to blacklist special addresses, its only a optional file which contains a list of envelope senders whose messages will be denied;
1 | 550-sender envelope address noreply@rustock.net is locally blacklisted here |
Example of content:
1 2 3 | cat /etc/exim4/local_sender_blacklist noreply@rustock.net parker.ball@freeemailservice.info |
Restart or reload of exim is not required.
This is my second OpenVPN road warrior setup, I write this post from my first pre created drafts. Its more than one year ago, I combined some steps and command, to make it human readable and a little bit friendly :)
Setup map:
First we need to install the needed OpenVPN package:
1 | apt-get update && apt-get install openvpn |
Copy the helper scripts to make the life easier, they will help you to create keys and certificates: [Read more…]
After I wrote the posts about your own digital temperature sensor and Nagios/Icinga Traffic-Light its time to combine the two ideas and bring some lights to switch.
We have two working independent components, with a plugin is it possible to get the sensor status. If your temperature is higher then normal you should get a signal (Warning or Critical).
Define the new check command, with name and a plugin with some arguments:
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Nagios and Icinga have a lot of notification opportunities, receive status via Mail, SMS, Twitter or maybe XMPP? Sometimes is it not easy to decide what you really need and what is better for your quick reaction.
If you have more than one monitor it is easy to overlook an important mail, or your mobile phone is in silent mode and you don’t know that you get a critical notification.
If you are a webmaster and you are working a lot with your browser – there is a solution for Mozilla Firefox with terrible wake up sounds – called Nagios Checker for Mozilla Firefox:
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