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Sources

NASpberry Pi - Designed for the Raspberry Pi and PogoPlug, but it can work on anything that runs Debian Linux.

Home Server

Guides to configuring Debian home servers.

Installation

Debian Netinstall - Barebones system with only what you need.
Crunchbang - God Save the Crunch. Minimal Desktop Debian, with BunsenLabs and CB++.
CentOS - What if Red Hat Linux was free?

Network Configuration

Port Forwarding - To remotely access a server on the open internet, you must port forward the services.
Static IP - You should set a static IP for a server within the router DHCP subnet.

Remote Access

SSH - Remotely administer your server.
SSH Client - Access the SSH Server.
OpenVPN
WebDAV
FTP
DNS
- DuckDNS
- Namecheap

Services

Torrents - Torrent Servers
IRC Bouncer - IRC Bouncers are critical to idling on IRC servers and receiving private messages.
- Quassel - Effective, elegant, and powerful IRC client for multiple platforms, including Android.
- ZNC - Great for Palaver (iOS).
Web Server - Which web server is right for you?

Storage

Partitioning - How to arrange the partitions.
- LVM - Alternatively, Logical Volume Management allows partitions to be expanded or resized at will.
- fstab - Automount partitions at boot.
Bind Mount Directories
NAS - Build a Network Attached Storage array.
LTO Tape - The holy grail of archival storage on the cheap.

Misc

Disable Lid Suspend - Don't suspend when the laptop lid is down.
Disable PC Speaker Beep - It can be annoying if you accidentally press a wrong command and your server at home beeps randomly.

Dedicated Server

Guides for configuring and setting up a true CentOS dedicated server/VPS.

Testing

Always thoroughly test your dedicated server before you use it.

Memtest - Test the sanity of your memory (especially non-ECC)
Hard Drive Test - Test the reliability of your hard drives.
Speed Test - Test connection speeds and peering worldwide, as well as read/write speeds.
Stress Test - Test the overall performance of the computer.

Networking

Hostname - The hostname is related to your server's primary domain.
Firewalls - Easy firewalls with FirewallD.

Services

Web Server - A production dedicated server has a more complex web server design.
Rsync Server - Rsync Servers are a reliable way of transmitting and syncing data across the internet, without resending what was already synced
- Rsync with SELinux

Account Management

Handling Admin Privileges
- King in the Mountain - Create an emergency root account with a special SSH key put in a safe place.
- Sudo - Give certain trusted users administrative (root) privileges, which are revokable.
  - Passwordless Sudo - If you have SSH keys anyway, why type a second password?.

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