This discussion demonstrates how to install the ownCloud platform on Linux residing in an AWS Free Tier (Amazon Web Services) environment. ownCloud is an open source application that allows for the synchronization of personal data (contacts, calendars, bookmarks, photos) from a variety of devices (desktop, tablet, phone). Some basic knowledge of Linux, networking, and computer… Continue reading Owncloud on EC2 (Linux Micro) + OS X Address Book and iCal + iPhone iOS 7
OpenVPN with multi-factor authentication on EC2
This is a brief illustration of how to setup OpenVPN with Multi Factor Authentication (using Duo Security), SSL Certificates, and TLS validation. For now I’m only offering the server and client configs. Please leave a comment if any of this needs clarification. First, a very fast and minimal setup is detailed here: http://holgr.com/blog/2009/06/setting-up-openvpn-on-amazons-ec2/ The holgr.com… Continue reading OpenVPN with multi-factor authentication on EC2
WordPress, multiple domains, AWS Linux micro
This is a part of a larger investigation to see how, or if, WordPress scales as a Content Management System on an Amazon Web Services EC2 Linux Micro Instance. This instructional could be disassembled in a myriad of ways to fit a number of Linux, UNIX, and even Windows environments (as WordPress is know to… Continue reading WordPress, multiple domains, AWS Linux micro
imapsync: or migrating gmail to luxsci
Here’s a quick post that I’ll clean up later. I recently completed a migration of 2Gb of gmail to a more secure service luxsci.com. What follows is how I automated the process. Very simply this could be accomplished over 24 hours or so on a home system with sufficient bandwidth (2-5Mb/s). Yet since this isn’t… Continue reading imapsync: or migrating gmail to luxsci
Munin on AWS EC2 (Linux Micro Instance)
Systems monitoring with visual representations of trending and resource consumption is an essential component of the bigger picture of infrastructure management and design. The open source (GPL) project Munin is an excellent approach to getting graphs of systems behavior quickly. A default installation producing useful information takes less than 30 minutes and requires only a… Continue reading Munin on AWS EC2 (Linux Micro Instance)
AWS EC2: Launch a Micro Instance (Linux, 32 bit) on Command Line
In red: ezekieldas-security-one, ezekieldas-keypair-one are the security group and ssh keypair name respectively In green: ami-8c1fece5 is the AMI ID for a 32-bit Linux In blue: t1.micro is the EC2 type. It’s necessary to specify type or a m1.small will be launched by default In fuschia: i-03d51662 is the instance ID In grey: 50.17.157.113 is… Continue reading AWS EC2: Launch a Micro Instance (Linux, 32 bit) on Command Line
Loggly with TLS
Loggly is a relatively new Bay Area startup, offering a free-tier plan, in a super intuitive, easy to use package (big button infrastructure service). Their mission statement is “Loggly is a cloud based logging service. With Loggly, you can collect logs from your servers and then quickly search them with an intuitive user interface.” All… Continue reading Loggly with TLS
Multi-Factor Authentication for ssh with Duo Security
Some time ago we realized general ssh access was increasingly becoming a security vulnerability. At some sites I’d witnessed a near non-stop stream of dictionary attacks. For large organizations, supporting many logins, it was no longer possible to offer offsite ssh without another layer of security like a VPN or the use of a IPS/IDS.… Continue reading Multi-Factor Authentication for ssh with Duo Security
music beta by Google
* note: recent updates at end of this post! So many months and weeks had passed since I requested an invitation to Google’s cloud based music project I had nearly forgotten all about it. I was surprised to see the invitation arrive in my email around mid-June. Since I’ve been keen on developments of digital… Continue reading music beta by Google