Please put all build info in the build/ namespace. If you're on this page, start the name with "build/" and then the rest of the name of the page. If you're on a page already in a "build" page, just reference the page using the name.

Please don't post any passwords on the wiki!

Here are our current build documents:

• Goals -- what we're trying to accomplish in building the new servers
• Basics -- system names, etc.
• TODO -- what's left to do before moving to production
• Timeline -- order in which things need to proceed
• IPs -- what needs to be changed when changing IP addresses and/or domains

Here's the order that the build should generally proceed:

1. Hardware -- description of the hardware configuration
2. Debian -- base OS installation and configuration (including hard drive partitioning)
3. Firewall -- we're using Shorewall to configure iptables
4. SSH -- a more secure remote access method
5. Security -- security changes to base installation
6. IMAP -- Courier IMAP email access
7. Mailing Lists -- mailing list server (Mailman) and web archival (Pipermail)
8. Users - how to add/migrate users to the new systems
9. Postfix -- email transport (SMTP MTA)
10. SpamAssassin -- spam filtering
11. Apache -- installation and configuration of Apache web server, including PHP, virtual hosts, etc.
12. Misc -- miscellaneous packages installed
13. Logging -- what is logged, to where, reports, and to whom
14. Wiki -- DokuWiki
15. DNS -- caching-only name server (using BIND 9 in a chrooted environment)
16. NTP -- Network Time Protocol configuration
17. Backups -- how we back up our important data
18. Domain Names -- how authoratative DNS for SLUUG.ORG is handled (hosted externally)

The following are works in progress:

• OpenLDAP -- integrating LDAP into all services requiring user authentication
• MySQL -- database required by most Open Source projects
• Webmail -- browser access to email
• Content Management System -- Drupal
• Kernel -- our custom kernel build (no longer using custom build)
• Web Calendar -- Plans calendar or other calendar
• Webmin -- Web-based system administration
• Web Forum -- Online web-based forums to dicuss various topics (similar to DISCUSS mailing list)
• Blog -- currently testing WordPress, to see if we can use it as a CMS
• PostgreSQL -- database required by some Open Source projects
• Sudo - we WERE using sudo to grant access without giving away root password, but it did not work out well