SLUUG Wiki

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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

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. Misc – miscellaneous packages installed
5. SSH - a more secure remote access method
6. Backups - a more secure remote access method
7. Sudo - so we can grant access without giving away root password (also logs who did what)
8. DNS – caching-only name server (using BIND 9)
9. Domain Names – how authoratative DNS for SLUUG.ORG is handled (hosted externally)
10. Logging – what is logged, to where, reports, and to whom
11. NTP – Network Time Protocol configuration
12. Kernel – our custom kernel build
13. Postfix – email transport (SMTP MTA)
14. Apache – installation and configuration of Apache web server, including PHP, virtual hosts, etc.
15. MySQL – database required by most Open Source projects
16. Content Management System – Drupal
17. Wiki – DokuWiki
18. IMAP – Cyrus IMAP email access
19. SpamAssassin – spam filtering
20. Mailing Lists – mailing list server (Majordomo) and web archival (MHonArc)
21. Users - how to add/migrate users to the new systems
22. Webmail – browser access to email

• OpenLDAP – integrating LDAP into all locations requiring user authentication
• 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