Published on: 2 Feb 2015 @ 15:53
Quick update on security :
I’ve decided to postpone a bit my current projects and focus on one major subject which is security. Since I do want to make this right, I need some more time to collect and digest information on security. I already bookmarked tons of links about security :
- Linux Security HOWTO
- Security Quick-Start HOWTO for Linux
- Firewalls
- DebianFirewall
- Iptables How To
- iptables
- Packet filtering HOWTO, Using iptables
- IPtables et NetFilter, solution de pare-feu
- Firewall et sécurité d’un réseau personnel sous Linux
Despite there is a default security protection on my dedicated server, this is hightime for me to learn more about serious security concepts.
As a result, I stopped every server that wasn’t necessary at the moment : vsftpd, apache2 and mysql for instance. I might even reinstall a fresh debian when I’ll be done reading and then I’ll configure properly what needs to be protected prior the DAMP (Debian Apache MySQL PHP) installation.
Once all of the above will work OK with sufficient security, I’ll install ownCloud.
Stay tuned ^^
Published on: 1 Feb 2015 @ 21:53
Even though I’ve been buzy IRL (In Real Life) lately, I’m still working on this ownCloud project of mine =)
Right now, I’m getting more used to the Kimsufi dedicated server (KDS) and in order to own the ‘Beast’, I’m exploring the file system and I also set up some procedures, like changing the .profile, etc.
In the meanwhile, I’m also reading loads of documents about VSFTPD to set this application right. I guess I’d need some SSL functionality and thus work my way through openssl too =)
Once VSFTPD will be correctly configured and securized, I’ll be able to upload files to my KDS. Then, installing ownCloud looks like a walk in the park :
Afterwards, I’ll be working on the web hosting functionality I want to provide to my friends, and why not, future clients. This whole thing is mainly for testing and playing around with a dedicated server but who knows ^^
Thus the apache configuration needs to be modified (especially the virtualhosts directive) and, while I’m at it, I’ll finely tune everything I can =)
More later ^^
Published on: 28 Jan 2015 @ 23:00
I managed to properly configure a web server on my debian dedicated server! I installed the following applications :
- apache2
- php5
- MySQL
- php5-mysql
- PhpMyAdmin (see picture below)
- bin9 was already installed
- Postfix
- VSFTPD
Right now I’m configuring Apache2 (virtualhosts especially) then I’ll configure the FTP and Postfix and I guess I’ll be almost done. Afterwards, I’ll run some tests and see how I can improve this base, but it’s going pretty well ^^
image of the default index (of course, I coudn’t resist to personalize it =)
image of phpMyAdmin (PHP_test = OK, MySQL_test = OK)
Published on: 27 Jan 2015 @ 15:18
The reason why I’ve published just a few articles lately is that I was searching for a solution for personal cloud : I wanted something I could entirely manage, i.e. my ownCloud.
After a few talks with the OVH’s commercial support (awesome thanks Alexis M.) I decided to buy a dedicated server at kimsufi.com
I will keep my OVH account for now and once I’ll be done sorting what I really want to keep and the tons of websites I used to play with, I’ll make a decision about migrating everything on Kimsufi or keeping my OVH account (FYI, I formerly bought cybermaohi.com and a OVH account 15ish years ago – which was discontinued when I was in French Polynesia from 2006 to 2008, though)
First and foremost, I’ll have to migrate this blog contents to another wordpress I will create from scratch today.
Lazy as I am, I didn’t foresee how efficient and huge this blog would be and I just hit the “create a blog in one click” button. I must admit this OVH feature is a real great opportunity for people who have no-to-very-few technical knowledge, but now I need to modify scripts and finely tune my blog so it can be a lot more awesome than it is right now. (done @ 2015-01-27-17h58m)
Secondly, I’ll start to play with my dedicated server and figure out what I would need to install ownCloud. Cool thing is that I will be able to host stuff from friends, like files with my perso cloud, but also websites!
I’m guessing I’ll need a LAMP first : its quite a tough task, especially for me who is not a shell guru bit nothing’s impossible when it comes to a challenge =)
Stay tuned!
Below, some pics of what I’ve done this early morning :
login test with Putty : w00t it r000xXXX!!!
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