Articles about: System administration

System and network administration

How can I automate a process in a Docker container?
How can I automate a process in a Docker container?

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Level: Confirmed

Hello to you and thank you for clicking on this back-to-school article! 😁 And yes, back to work and all those tickets you've been putting aside since the start of summer 😛 Come on, as I'm being nice I'm going to write you an article to stay still (a bit) on vacation. When you're a dev you love one thing in particular "Drinking coffee?" So, yes too, but yet another thing: automating. The benefits of automation From hosting to deployment and even within progra...

Josselin Dionisi - Freelance developer
Josselin Dionisi
Sep 16, 2024
Mailcow, a plug and play e-mail server?
Mailcow, a plug and play e-mail server?

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Level: intermediate

Hello, hello 🙂, Thank you for clicking on this article, was it the cow photo that made you click? So, yes... I see what you mean... I let loose on the image and on the title of this page... yes no, but it's summer, we're relaxing here 😛. So, have you ever managed your own e-mail server? I have, several times in the past for different companies I've worked for... Today, we're going to talk about a cow, but, not the one from interville (old man's reference...), but ano...

Ludovic Frank - Freelance developer
Ludovic Frank
Jun 27, 2024
What to do when your server suddenly dies?
What to do when your server suddenly dies?

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Hello everyone and thank you for clicking on this article 🙂 Today I'm going to tell you something dramatic: On a beautiful spring afternoon, you're working on your server via your favorite terminal and all of a sudden boom. Nothing responds. You try to open the web sites you're managing, and nothing happens. It just keeps going until the browser times out. 🤦‍♂️ This is exactly what happened to me a few days ago, and I wouldn't recommend this experience...

Josselin Dionisi - Freelance developer
Josselin Dionisi
Jun 11, 2024
How to change DNS servers on Ubuntu server?
How to change DNS servers on Ubuntu server?

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Level: Beginner

Hello ?, This week's article is based on something that happened to me recently. During an Ubuntu server update, it seems that the bind9 package, after the update, started to crash after a while. The problem is that on this machine, I need DNS resolution, as it hosts services that need to complicate with other online services like Stripe. So I end up with a call informing me that when it comes to entering the bank card on this Symfony application, well, it doesn't display the form reques...

Ludovic Frank - Freelance developer
Ludovic Frank
May 8, 2023