Chuck Brown
An old school computer nerd living in the modern world :-)
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- mysql
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Receive email from one domain but different port using iremail
iRedmail is great and sets things up on a standard port for general IMAP/POP3 access - so if you are wanting to access from a clien… -
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unable to run bash file
Have you tried running it under sudo? So: sudo ./install If you are installing likely needs different permissions, … -
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What is the action memory percentage ?
Honestly? That spot in the graph you have highlighted is likely an accurate pin-point of the time highlight, the lower metric is a … -
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I still did not receive a root password for my new droplet!!
I’m going to second @jtittle about using SSH keys - would be a lot more secure than it going via email, and too you don’t have to w… -
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File Transfer from Linux to Windows
You could write a quick bash script using SCP/SFTP for transfers and if you are using say OpenSSL: crypt-send.sh #!/bi... -
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DigitalOcean API WordPress installation Activation.
You could do one of the following which have Wordpress Deployment and quick builds of servers: https://serverpilot.io/a/9f5b39f7… -
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AMAZON SES > DigitalOcean CNAME not working
Forgive me if I’m wrong, but usually, DKIM/SPF are TXT records, usually also used for verifications,not CNAME’s - have may want to … -
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Does any know how to set up a MySQL DRBD solution on Digital Ocean...?
Have you looked at: https://ninescontrol.com – It’s in the Projects list here, so far running fairly slick for me, might be worth … -
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For setting up OpenVPN IPv6 server: requires DHCPv6-PD
I tried a long time ago to get OpenVPN setup, finally gave up and looked for a easier solution which might not give me so much grie… -
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SFO Blues - why were droplets not restarted automatically?
Honestly working with various VPS providers over the years, most commonly a VPS will return to it’s last working state (so if onlin… -
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website cannot be reached via ip address
Most droplets install bare-bones unless you are choosing an app, but even then be expected as a un-managed system to do some leg wo… -
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Ubuntu 14.04 MySQL 5.6 Upgrade Issue: Can't Start MySQL
If it were me I’d remove any instances of old MySQL configurations - it could just be something is configured from the old setup, i…Accepted Answer: If it were me I’d remove any instances of old MySQL configurations - it could just be something is configured from the old setup, i… -
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Ubuntu 14.04 MySQL 5.6 Upgrade Issue: Can't Start MySQL
If you have no active data in-use, have you tried moving the entire MySQL Data folder out of the equation and then re-install 5.6? …