So for whatever reason, I didn’t remember Google’s DNS addresses right and I set them up wrong on the actual server. Once the server was reliably able to communicate properly with DNS we seem to be golden and everything is working the way it should and is pretty fast. So I guess I can start addressing the email to the database I was talking about, and figure out what the hell to do with docker, or podman, or whatever it is that allows that mechanism to work. More on that to come.
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All Primary Web Sites/Services Back
I believe I’m happy to announce that all services are back including asberry.org photos and news feeds. Now that we have that taken care of, we’re moving on to putting the mail connection stuff into a database, not sure which one yet but I’ll figure it out. Then it’s desperate that we figure out the docker situation or podman or whatever they want to call it. I do need to get that working. Also we can spin up some VM’s to see what’s going on with those. Super excited to be working with RHEL, it’s all that and a bag of chips so far.
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Email up and running
I’m still sometimes baffled about what I can do when I set my mind to it. The email server is back up and running as well as it was before. Oddly enough this was fixed basically by overwriting what was already there from a default install with backups. I used Meld on my Mint desktop to connect in and compare files in the live RHEL vs the legacy Fedora that it replaced. I’m still not sure how it all comes together but even the TLS is working. Now I can get around to moving the users to a DB so things like changing passwords will work properly. Still need to speed up WP but I’ve got leads and am working on it.
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Server Upgraded, WP Still Slow
Well I did get the server RAM upgraded to 64GB and I’ve seen some impressive speed increases when it comes to Cockpit but that’s about it, I’m still seeing some major lag on the WordPress sites. I’ll need to figure out what is going to with WordPress and I still need to get email up and running. I had hoped it would be just a drop in but I just haven’t had a chance to pay attention to get it running properly. Missing saslauthd or something like that. Oh well, it’s okay, I’m happy with the drives and memory upgrade, it’ll last me another 5 years as the home-based Linux server.
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On My Own
I’m all by myself this weekend, that’s a good thing, gives me a chance to just chill by myself and geek out. I got the 64 GB of ram for my T30 server and it works!!! Still didn’t speed up my word press instances but quadrupling the ram is never a bad thing. This will allow for the use of virtual machines and pods/dockers if I can ever figure that out. I speced out a new T40 and they come with 8GB of ram and you can add another 8 for $200 more, so it’s $1400 to get to 64GB, it cost me $333 and I was pissed about that. Oh well, it’s upgraded and I probably won’t have to do anything more for another 5 years hopefully.
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Another Taste of Winter…
Middle of March and tomorrow it’s going to be a high of 38 and a low of 28, that’s not what we’re used to seeing in the middle of March. Sandy is taking off for the Springs tomorrow, I’m not sure that’s going to work because as crumby as it will be here it’ll be worse on the way there. We’ll see how it goes.
Mom came for lunch today, it was nice, we went to the Brookside cafe, it’s usually pretty good but Sandy’s pot roast was cold. Mom and I had the rise and shine and it was good. Mom brought cheesecake too, it was a nice surprise. Need to remember to take pictures when we’re out like that. That’s why I bought the camera I did after all…
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Hump Day
We made it halfway through the week. Work is beginning to pick up and it looks like it will be that way through the rest of the 2nd quarter. This is primarily because other companies are dropping support for the ATS, but any news is good news.
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Funeral for a Friend
A guy I worked with at PDS passed away about a week ago. I can’t say I knew Olin Oliver well, he worked in the financial department and he got in super early as did I so we talked occasionally in those early morning hours. We didn’t see eye to eye politically and I had snoozed him for 30 days at the beginning of the year but that had passed and I saw a post about two weeks ago of him and his wife out at an event. The next thing I knew I got a FBM from Regina saying he had passed. Still not sure of what. He was 59 and spent 42 of those years married to the love of his life Debbie. I’m sad to say I learned more about him after he passed than when he was alive, it would have been good to learn that from him when he was alive to tell me.
Rest in peace my friend, I’m sorry I didn’t get to know you better and I pray for comfort for those you left behind, those whose life won’t be the same without you. You left a beautiful legacy.
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Cold Spell
Haven’t posted in a bit, I’ll work on that. But I’ve been keeping busy. There’s a cold spell in these parts, we’ll be freezing in the overnights until Monday. Right now it’s wanting to rain and then freeze tonight, so not fun. Winter in Texas is painful for the simple fact we just don’t have enough of it to be ready for it. There’s no nice snowfall that gently fills the fields, it’s usually an ice storm, and everything that’s close to a bridge (like half the roads) freezes. I remember snow in PA, I guess with a lot fewer people and the equipment to clear the roads and a little common sense, it wasn’t all that bad. Too many people, no common sense, and sparse equipment make for bad winter events here.
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Sunday Project
I got a new antenna post and put it up, it’s 16’9″ long and light as all get out. But with the extra height, it crumpled the supports I had mounted for the use of the PVC mast. They don’t sell anything locally so I had to go on Amazon and get them, it’s a casted offset, and with two of them mounted on a couple of lagged in 2×4’s it seems really sturdy, I don’t think I’ll have an issue unless the mast breaks.
