Most likely will never public but here is a shitty idea I just had for hosting my website.
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Shitty Idea: Change webserver storage up
New Category: Shitty Ideas
So I have some ideas from time to time that I tend to forget or deem to crappy to execute. So I figure I would at least write them down as sometimes the crappy ideas will still bear a fruit of some sort. Thus I will write them crib note style and password protect them with the password “shitty idea”. This way they do not get indexed by search engines but still allow the random visitor to view the idea.
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Install Dell OpenManage on Ubuntu 16.04 (and up?)
So with this new server I am setting up I wanted to install the Dell OpenManage software but got a headache from doing so. Just about everything I was finding was pointing me to CentOS based info and I am using an Ubuntu based system. Hence my headache. After hours of googling I finally found the page I did and it helped me get Dell OpenManage installed. Of course I had to mangle their instructions some but it was not to bad. Below is what I used and a link to the page that was helpful.
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Reducing swap partition on lvm on ubuntu server
So the server I have hosted at Dacentec is starting to show its age and limitations. Luckily I can get my hands on some decent hardware thanks to ebay and other methods. So the past few days when time allows I have been working on building a replacement 1u server to what I currently have. In doing so I am taking the RAM from 16GB to 196GB. With that said the system is installed with a stock ubuntu 17.10 server using guided lvm partitioning. Which thinks like days of old where total ram equals the swap size needed.
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Disable Systemd DNS resolver
I ran into an issue recently where I tracked back that the systemd resolver was trying to be a tad to helpful and causing me pain through DNS. So I set out to kill and keep it disabled across reboots. In some quick googling I found a good answer on askubuntu.com.
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Disable Add App Icon To Home Screen
The newer version of the play store on Android phones moved the check box from what I would call a ideal location to one that while makes sense is the last place I would check.
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