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 ====== Ivan Linux Server ====== ====== Ivan Linux Server ======
 +
 +This is a 32-bit machine!
 +
 +<code bash>
 +$ uname -a
 +Linux ivan 3.16.0-6-686-pae #1 SMP Debian 3.16.57-2 (2018-07-14) i686 GNU/Linux
 +</code>
  
 Available only inside the local network at 192.168.0.10. This DNS'ed by the DSL router to "dancoIvan." (Ivan stopped working, perhaps ivan.Home became taken externally.) Available only inside the local network at 192.168.0.10. This DNS'ed by the DSL router to "dancoIvan." (Ivan stopped working, perhaps ivan.Home became taken externally.)
  
 +  * [[investigation|Investigation - Troubleshooting]]
  
 ===== Installation ===== ===== Installation =====
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 Under that it makes a subdirectory with the same name as the project name, e.g., cantata2 Under that it makes a subdirectory with the same name as the project name, e.g., cantata2
  
 +**3/10/2016 Reinstalled Linux**
  
 +Over the past few days, bought a SSD, installed Linux Debian 8.3 on it, then have mounted directories from the one terabyte hard drive into the SSD space. Mostly working OK.
 +
 +===== PostGres =====
 +
 +//initdb is in /usr/lib/postgresql/9.4/bin//
 +
 +  # su - postgres
 +  $ initdb -D /var/postgresql/data
 +  
 +<code text>
 +Success. You can now start the database server using:
 +
 +   ./postgres -D /var/postgresql/data
 +or
 +   ./pg_ctl -D /var/postgresql/data -l logfile start
 +   
 +</code>
 +
 +As ''postgres'' run ''psql''
 +
 +
 +===== Dynamic DNS =====
 +
 +This server is set up to allow a DNS name from the public internet, to hit this server, even though its IP address changes regularly by the ISP.
 +
 +Previously I had DynDNS.com services, but I discontinued them because they doubled their rates. I've moved to ''afraid.org''
 +
 +  * Instructions/cron example: http://freedns.afraid.org/dynamic/index.php?action=script&method=example&data_id=18623878
 +
 +I installed a wget line in the root crontab (I removed part of the password string).
 +
 +<code text>
 +4,9,14,19,24,29,34,39,44,49,54,59 * * * * sleep 7 ; wget -O - http://freedns.afraid.org/dynamic/update.php?VHlPcEBLMzFVMVVBQUN2c2hV== >> /tmp/freedns_quizkid_isageek_net.log 2>&1 &
 +</code>
  
 +[8/14/2021] Today I received an email from freedns.afraid.org telling me that I hadn't logged in for 5.5 months, so I logged in there. The cron described above is still active on server Ivan. However, both servers Ivan and Joshua are accessible on selected ports.
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