Unix, Debian and hosting

Introduction

This page is for notes and links on the software behind WatchOtaku, namely Debian, Confluence and the like.

Service providers and references

• DNS is provided by the excellent EveryDNS
• Connectivity by AT&T U-verse DSL
• Domain registration by Network Solutions
• Site email provided by Google Apps for your domain
• Site software is
  • Debian Linux
  • Confluence wiki
  • Sun JVM
  • Adaptivist Theme Builder
  • Postgres database
  • Awstats for site stats

Hardware

Site hardware is the low-power Intel Atom 330 dual-core, nVidia Ion chipset, with a low-power laptop hard drive. Pretty darn green!

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How-tos

• Hosting multiple sites with Apache2 and Debian Very helpful!
• Reverse-proxying confluence with Apache
• Changing the site icon
• Tweaking google apps