Bernard's Wiki - deb11

apache-proxy

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-01-18T05:21:15+00:00

Apache Server through Proxy This guide covers setting up a proxied Apache Server. This is an Apache Server which is accessed through a Proxy Server, and itself is not directly visible to the “outside”. We therefore do not need SSL or any other access protection, as this needs to be handled by the Proxy Server.

apache

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-01-31T08:26:59+00:00

Apache 2.4 and PHP 7/8 Apache 2.4 Installation * Install apache 2.4 $ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install apache2 * Add one of the two commands to add the user to apache's user group: $ sudo adduser www-data $ sudo usermod -a -G www-data

audacity

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-12-02T08:36:43+00:00

Audacity 3 (snap) The following walk through works on Debian 9, 10, and 11. Installation * Install snapd sudo apt update sudo apt install snapd sudo snap install core sudo snap refresh core * Remove audacity installed through packet manager sudo apt remove audacity

autossh_public

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-03-17T06:58:04+00:00

This is not a design flaw in Windows 11 but intended to make WSL2 less prone to security issues. I would suggest the following alternative if you need access to WSL2 from your LAN or even WAN: * Establish an autossh connection from your Windows 11 host (WSL2) to a server or machine in your

backuppc

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-12-21T08:18:05+00:00

BackupPC This guide is written when installing BackupPC V4.4.0 which is included in the repository of Debian 11 Bullseye. Server Setup Installation * Make a backup of /etc/BackupPC or /etc/backuppc, and /etc/apache2 if you install it over a previous BackupPC installation

calypso

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-03-30T12:50:28+00:00

Web Server Installation - Debian Bullseye 11.9 (Calypso) Installation * Install basic system * Download latest Debian image * Attach the image iso file to the VM's optical drive * Run the installation and select XFCE and SSH to be installed along the way

certbot

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-03-06T05:39:02+00:00

Let's Encrypt Certbot The following walk through works on Debian 9, 10, and 11. Installation * Install snapd sudo apt update sudo apt install snapd sudo snap install core sudo snap refresh core * Remove previously installed certbot packages sudo apt remove --purge certbot sudo rm /usr/local/bin/certbot-auto

deb10to11

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-01-20T07:07:26+00:00

Upgrade Debian 10 to Debian 11 This walk-through explains the steps to upgrade from Debian 10 to Debian 11. Since I had to upgrade my motherboard (after 16 years of operation!) (see Machines) I could not access the internet before upgrading Debian to Bullseye

epione

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-04-20T15:04:41+00:00

Backup Server - Debian Bullseye 11.6 Ixion - Upgrade from Debian 10 * Upgrade Debian 10 to Debian 11 from previous install Backup Server - Debian Buster 10.3 Epione - Installation on Debian 11 * Debian 11 setup * Change desktop from LXDE to XFCE * RAID - mdadm (Software RAID) * Apache Server through Proxy * BackupPC * Sendmail Ixion - Original Installation on Debian 10 Valid for Debian 11 * Installation * SSH Client and Server * LVM - Logical Volume Manager *

hestia

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-04-27T16:01:52+00:00

Backup Server - Debian Bullseye 11.6 Hestia - Upgrade Debian 9 to 10 to 11 * Follow entire chapter 4 in detail: Upgrades from Debian 9 (stretch) * Follow entire chapter 4 in detail: Upgrades from Debian 10 (buster) * Modifications: * During the upgrade process you need to uninstall ping, we therefore need to reinstall:

lxde-xfce

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-01-18T07:05:18+00:00

Change Desktop from LXDE to XFCE Steps * $ sudo apt update * $ sudo apt install task-xfce-desktop * Log out of the current session or restart the system * From the login screen, click the gear icon, select the desired desktop environment and log in to your user account as usual

mariadb

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-09-26T05:03:23+00:00

MariaDB 10.5 Installation from Debian 11 repositories * Install MariaDB $ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install mariadb-server * Run the initial security configuration script $ sudo mysql_secure_installation * The first prompt will ask you to enter the current database root password. Since you have not set one up yet, press

mdadm

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-12-14T08:23:00+00:00

RAID - mdadm (Software RAID) (Re)build RAID Replace a failing or failed disk * Check the RAID was created cat /proc/mdstat * Check disk status smartctl -H /dev/sdX * Find serial number smartctl -i /dv/sdX * If the new disk contains partitions

migrate

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-09-27T18:05:53+00:00

How to migrate a (web) server This guide explains the steps to take when migrating a web server to a new machine and/or a new platform. Most of it will also apply to any other type of server. Prerequisites * Source (Pandora): running existing server with Debian 9 installed

network

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-04-27T16:25:02+00:00

Network * Main server * NetworkManager: static IP address for one of the NICs, make sure the settings is assigned to the correct NIC * Set the second NIC to unmanaged in NetworkManager's command line interface (nmcli) * Define the second NIC in

phpmyadmin

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-11-21T17:11:26+00:00

phpMyAdmin Installation * Download the latest phpMyAdmin from the Downloads page, scroll down to the table with download links for the latest stable release, and copy the download link ending in tar.gz: $ wget https://files.phpmyadmin.net/phpMyAdmin/5.2.3/phpMyAdmin-5.2.3-english.tar.gz

pluto

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-09-25T16:37:32+00:00

Web Server - Debian Bullseye 11.4 (VPS) * I originally switched my VPS from a provider in Thailand to a VPS provided by Server4you 24th September 2021, but they announced to discontinue offering VPS in 2022. * I switched 27th July 2022 to Contabo which is a German company running servers in all parts of the world. I chose server location Düsseldorf/Germany and Debian 11.4 as

sendmail

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-01-17T05:47:30+00:00

Sendmail * If sendmail isn't installed, install it: sudo apt-get install sendmail * Configure /etc/hosts file, make sure the line looks like this: 127.0.0.1 localhost yourhostname * Run Sendmail's config and answer Y to everything: sudo sendmailconfig

setup

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-12-21T07:48:46+00:00

Setup Server Setup * Login to the server via SSH as root * Install sudo, create the main user, and add him to the sudoers group # apt install sudo # adduser # vi /etc/group (add to line "sudo:x:27:") * (VPS) change the machine name:

virtualboxvm

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-06-06T05:23:49+00:00

VirtualBox VM Guest Additions * To upgrade the Guest Additions after upgrading the VirtualBox version, download the guest additions pack, shut down all virtual machines then start VirtualBox as root sudo virtualbox * After installing the Guest Additions, close VirtualBox and restart it under your user account