This article explains how to install Munin Server on CentOS and Redhat. This article doesn’t deal with the client (node) side of things. The Munin Node is documented here. Install the Munin Server packages: rpm -Uvh http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/6/x86_64/epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm yum groupinstall “Web Server” yum install -y munin php You can change the
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Minimal Nginx and PHP-FPM on CentOS
This article explains how to install a minimal Nginx server with php-fpm on a CentOS server. Install the packages: yum install nginx php-fpm php And here is the sample virtual-host config “/etc/nginx/conf.d/agix.com.au.conf”: server { listen 80; server_name agix.com.au *.agix.com.au; access_log /var/log/nginx/agix.com.au.access.log; error_log /var/log/nginx/agix.com.au.error.log; root /var/www/agix.com.au; index index.php; location / {
Read moreCreate a Linux based Minecraft Server
The following will guide you into creating a linux based Minecraft server, the example is running on a Ubuntu 12.04 box however this should work any similar distro. First if all we need to make sure that you have java installed, use the command below to do this. If you
Read moreInstall and configure VNC Server for Redhat/CentOS
This article explains how to install and configure VNC Server for Redhat or CentOS. This is the preferred graphical way to remotely manage a Redhat system. Our objective in this tutorial is to allow two users to log in via VNC; the “root” user and the “agix” user. Both will
Read moreTerminal Tip – Find your IP quicker
This one is old and simple but can save you time when trying to get the IP address of the machine you are working with, you will not have to scroll through other bits of information just to find your IP, this is designed for a system with a single
Read moreInstall VMWare Tools on Redhat/CentOS
This article explains how to install VMWare Tools on a CentOS or Redhat system. Consider taking a snapshot of the guest first as the installer plays around with the kernel. From within the VMWare client on your Windows system, right click on the virtual machine and choose “Guest” and then
Read moreGet notified of Yum updates
You can use this script to get notified of YUM updates. Just add it to your crontab and wait for the emails: Create the script file in “/usr/bin/yum-update-notification.sh” and make it executable. Make sure to change the variables at the top of the script and also the packages to check
Read moreBasic Website Stress-Test with Gatling2
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
Read moreInstall 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 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
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