This article demonstrates how to run a basic website stress-test using Gatling2. See the previous article on how to install Galting2. In this example, i’m running Gatling2 from “/root/gatling2/”. Create a file in the “/root/gatling2/user-files/simulation/” directory called “MyTest1.scala” (/root/gatling2/user-files/simulation/MyTest1.scala). Add the following content to it: import io.gatling.core.Predef._ import io.gatling.core.session.Expression import
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Install Gatling Website Stress-Tester on CentOS 6/Redhat 6
Gatling is a website stress-testing tool. It runs on Java so you need to install JRE7. This article is based on CentOS 6.4. Note that “good” documentation for Gatling basically doesn’t exist. The website (http://gatling-tool.org/) doesn’t have much information and i can’t find anything significant elsewhere. So here are my
Read moreDisplay a message when users login (MOTD)
To display a message to all users who log into your server, you should edit the file “/etc/motd” as root. #### This is the Web Server for AGIX. #### Note that this message is displayed ‘after’ someone has logged in, not before. Nothing further needs to be done. Just try
Read moreSudo Without a Password & Restricted Commands/Groups – CentOS and Redhat
This article explains how to use SUDO without being prompted for the password. We can restrict which users and/or groups can do this. As root, edit the file “/etc/sudoers”. Add the line: agix ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL The above means that the user “agix” can use sudo without being prompted for
Read moreUsing Varnish to “Cap” Server Load – Redhat/CentOS
This article demonstrates how to Cap or Limit the load on a Web Server using Varnish. The idea here is to specify a timeout value which, if exceeded, the web surfer will be diverted to a customised error page. By adjusting the timeout value, the administrator can choose what kind
Read moreInstalling Debian on a Raspberry Pi using a Mac OSX
This article explains how to install Debian on a Raspberry Pi. You will need to download the Debian distro prepared for the Pi. Get it from here: Downloads TIP: Use a fast SD card. They come rated: Class Minimum Speed Class 2 2 MB p/s Class 4 4 MB p/s
Read moreInstall Cobbler on CentOS/Redhat
This article explains the installation process for Cobbler on CentOS 6.4 64bit. Install Cobbler and the other services. TIP, you need the EPEL repo available: yum install cobbler* tftp* httpd Edit the “/etc/xinetd.d/tftp” file to enable the TFTPd service: service tftp { socket_type = dgram protocol = udp wait =
Read moreVarnish Cache as a Load Balancer on CentOS/Redhat
This article explains how to configure the Varnish Cache as a load balancer. In other words, you have two Web Servers with a Varnish server in-front of them. As illustrated below: Internet -> Varnish -> Web Server 1 -> Web Server 2 Varnish does it’s load balancing in a round-robin
Read moreBackup all MySQL databases into their own backup file
This is an example Bash script that will backup the MySQL databases on the local system. It will backup all databases except those called “Database”, “information_schema” and “mysql”. In other words, it will backup ‘your’ databases. Just remove those from the “egrep” command if you want all databases (including the
Read morePuppet err: Could not retrieve catalog from remote server: hostname was not match with the server certificate
This article explains the error “err: Could not retrieve catalog from remote server: hostname was not match with the server certificate”. This error suggests that the Puppet servers SSL certificate’s name is not when the Puppet client expect. On the Puppet server, issue the command: puppet cert print $(puppet master
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