[HowtoForge] Newsletter 11/11/2010

HowtoForge Newsletter 11/11/2010
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*** The ISPConfig 3 Manual is finally available (in PDF format)! ***
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On nearly 300 pages, it covers the concept behind ISPConfig (admin, resellers, clients), explains how to install and update ISPConfig 3, includes a reference for all forms and form fields in ISPConfig together with examples of valid inputs, and provides tutorials for the most common tasks in ISPConfig 3. It also lines out how to make your server more secure and comes with a troubleshooting section at the end.

Version 1.0 for ISPConfig 3.0.3 (Date: 09/30/2010)
Author: Falko Timme
299 pages

The manual can be downloaded from these two links:

http://www.ispconfig.org/ispconfig-3/ispconfig-3-manual/
http://www.howtoforge.com/download-the-ispconfig-3-manual
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New HOWTOs:
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* The Perfect Server - Fedora 14 x86_64 [ISPConfig 3]
* The Perfect Desktop - Fedora 14 i686 (GNOME)
* Installing Nginx With PHP5 (And PHP-FPM) And MySQL Support On Ubuntu 10.10
* CIITIX-VoIP 1.0 How-To
* Preventing Brute Force Attacks With BlockHosts On Debian Lenny
* How To Monitor Your Linux Server With SMS Alerts And Performance Graphs

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The Perfect Server - Fedora 14 x86_64 [ISPConfig 3]
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This tutorial shows how to prepare a Fedora 14 server (x86_64) for the installation of ISPConfig 3, and how to install ISPConfig 3. ISPConfig 3 is a webhosting control panel that allows you to configure the following services through a web browser: Apache web server, Postfix mail server, MySQL, BIND nameserver, PureFTPd, SpamAssassin, ClamAV, and many more.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect-server-fedora-14-x86_64-ispconfig-3

The Perfect Desktop - Fedora 14 i686 (GNOME)
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This tutorial shows how you can set up a Fedora 14 desktop (GNOME) that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-fedora-14-i686-gnome

Installing Nginx With PHP5 (And PHP-FPM) And MySQL Support On Ubuntu 10.10
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Nginx (pronounced "engine x") is a free, open-source, high-performance HTTP server. Nginx is known for its stability, rich feature set, simple configuration, and low resource consumption. This tutorial shows how you can install Nginx on an Ubuntu 10.10 server with PHP5 support (through PHP-FPM) and MySQL support.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/installing-nginx-with-php5-and-php-fpm-and-mysql-support-on-ubuntu-10.10

CIITIX-VoIP 1.0 How-To
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This document can be a used as a rough guide to installation of CIITIX-VOIP on a persistent media. It also describes the basic usage. CIITIX-VoIP is a carrier grade VoIP server distribution, leveraging upon the great efforts of the open source community. CIITIX-VoIP is based on rock solid Debian Lenny. This distribution comes as a turn-key solution to any company (small, medium to large scale) wishing to deploy a SIP-based presence service à la Skype. Laced with accounting, NAT and DB backend based features, setting up a SIP based setup is a breeze, achievable within 7 minutes.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/ciitix-voip-1.0-howto

Preventing Brute Force Attacks With BlockHosts On Debian Lenny
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In this article I will show how to install and configure BlockHosts on a Debian Lenny system. BlockHosts is a Python tool that observes login attempts to various services, e.g. SSH, FTP, etc., and if it finds failed login attempts again and again from the same IP address or host, it stops further login attempts from that IP address/host. By default, BlockHosts supports services that use TCP_WRAPPERS, such as SSH, i.e. services, that use /etc/hosts.allow or /etc/hosts.deny, but it can also block other services using iproute or iptables.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/preventing-brute-force-attacks-with-blockhosts-on-debian-lenny

How To Monitor Your Linux Server With SMS Alerts And Performance Graphs
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This tutorial shows how you can monitor your Linux server with a tool from Bijk - with email and SMS alerts. Bijk is an open source application, for creating live graphs and alerts, thus monitoring your server performance. With the Basic version of Bijk, you can easily set up email alerts for monitoring almost everything on your server (system overload, disk space usage, Apache troubles, MySQL, etc.).

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-monitor-your-linux-server-with-sms-alerts-and-performance-graphs

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