http://wiki.blackboxframework.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Ivan 2026-06-15T13:49:11Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.37.1 http://wiki.blackboxframework.org/index.php?title=Center_Server_Administration_Guide&diff=10176 2026-05-19T04:43:19Z

<p>Ivan: /* Server reboot */</p> <hr /> <div>== Server control panel==<br /> <br /> For controlling technical aspects of the server (POWER ON, POWER OFF, RESET, etc.) a web-based control panel is used.<br /> <br /> Login at [https://manage.edis.at/whmcs/clientarea.php?action=productdetails&amp;id=214299 https://manage.edis.at/whmcs/clientarea.php?action=productdetails&amp;id=214299],<br /> use Login credentials<br /> <br /> email: &lt;edisUser&gt;<br /> <br /> password: &lt;edisPassword&gt;<br /> <br /> == Server login==<br /> <br /> The server allows secure (ssh) logins only. From a Windows machine it is recommended to use the PuTTy tool as the ssh client.<br /> <br /> Login at blackboxframework.org on port 22 with SSH selected.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Server reboot ==<br /> <br /> Use the control panel for rebooting the server in case it shows any anomaly such as out-of memory error messages.<br /> <br /> Then login to the server and start Redmine:<br /> <br /> cd /var/www/redmine-5.1.10<br /> <br /> unicorn_rails -c config/unicorn.rb -E production -D<br /> <br /> == Certificate extension ==<br /> <br /> Certificates should be extended every 3 months.<br /> <br /> sudo su<br /> <br /> service nginx stop<br /> <br /> certbot renew<br /> <br /> or use the long form if you need to deal with virtual hosts explicitly:<br /> <br /> certbot certonly --standalone -d blackboxframework.org -d forum.blackboxframework.org -d community.blackboxframework.org -d wiki.blackboxframework.org -d www.blackboxframework.org -d redmine.blackboxframework.org<br /> <br /> then<br /> <br /> service nginx start<br /> <br /> For checking the web server status use:<br /> <br /> service nginx status<br /> <br /> exit<br /> <br /> == MySql Database control panel ==<br /> <br /> This can be used for example for creating backups of MySql databases. The administration tool is a php-based web application. <br /> <br /> Login at [http://178.209.50.165/phpmyadmin/ http://178.209.50.165/phpmyadmin/]<br /> <br /> user: &lt;mysqlUser&gt;<br /> <br /> password: &lt;mysqlPassword&gt;<br /> <br /> == Backup Files ==<br /> <br /> Before running the following bash command you should copy your public key to this server in order to login without password (modify it for user/serveradress you want to use):<br /> <br /> ssh-copy-id -i .ssh/id_rsa.pub user@serveradress<br /> <br /> bash command for backup of all files starting from /var/www (modify it for user/serveradress you want to use).<br /> <br /> nohup tar -c /var/www 2&gt;/dev/null | ssh user@serveradress &quot;dd of=.../backup_of_var-www.tar&quot; &gt; result.out 2&gt;&amp;1 &amp;<br /> <br /> <br /> == Cleaning up Disc Space ==<br /> <br /> The servers running on the host produce a lot of log files, summing up to several gigabytes over time.<br /> Therefore it is required to check the available disc space periodically and to clean up old log files.<br /> The log files are located in /var/log. With the following commands it is easy to identify large log files,<br /> which are potential candidates for cleaning up. <br /> <br /> cd /var/log<br /> <br /> sudo du -had 1<br /> <br /> If the result of 'df' and 'du' differ largely, check if there are deleted files that are still open in some program.<br /> Use the following command to get a list of such files.<br /> <br /> lsof | grep deleted<br /> <br /> For checking and trimming the systemd journal use<br /> <br /> sudo journalctl --disk-usage<br /> <br /> sudo journalctl --vacuum-size=10M<br /> <br /> == Virtual Hosts ==<br /> <br /> The web-based services on our Edis server use so-called ''virtual hosts'' in order to provide nice URLs such as<br /> ''forum.blackboxframework.org'', ''wiki.blackboxframework.org'', etc.<br /> For every distinct service, there exists a corresponding virtual host. <br /> All virtual hosts are entered in the domain name system (DNS) on [http://name.com name.com] in addition to <br /> the root domain name ''blackboxframework.org''.<br /> <br /> If a new service needs to be added, a new entry in the domain name system is required and our web server (nginx) needs to be<br /> configured to serve this new virtual host in ''/etc/nginx/sites-enabled''. In addition, the list of virtual hosts for certificate renewal needs to be extended (see ''Certificate extension'').<br /> <br /> After any change to the nginx configuration, a HUP signal may be sent to the nginx process in order to reload the configuration without a server restart: ''kill -HUP `cat /var/run/nginx.pid''`<br /> <br /> Virtual Hosts served by ''nginx''<br /> # blackboxframework.org (root domain name; content management system)<br /> # www.blackboxframework.org (redirected to blackboxframework.org)<br /> # forum.blackboxframework.org<br /> # community.blackboxframework.org<br /> # wiki.blackboxframework.org<br /> # redmine.blackboxframework.org<br /> <br /> All http requests are redirected to https automatically.</div>

Ivan http://wiki.blackboxframework.org/index.php?title=Center_Server_Administration_Guide&diff=10175 2026-05-19T04:43:02Z

<p>Ivan: /* Server reboot */</p> <hr /> <div>== Server control panel==<br /> <br /> For controlling technical aspects of the server (POWER ON, POWER OFF, RESET, etc.) a web-based control panel is used.<br /> <br /> Login at [https://manage.edis.at/whmcs/clientarea.php?action=productdetails&amp;id=214299 https://manage.edis.at/whmcs/clientarea.php?action=productdetails&amp;id=214299],<br /> use Login credentials<br /> <br /> email: &lt;edisUser&gt;<br /> <br /> password: &lt;edisPassword&gt;<br /> <br /> == Server login==<br /> <br /> The server allows secure (ssh) logins only. From a Windows machine it is recommended to use the PuTTy tool as the ssh client.<br /> <br /> Login at blackboxframework.org on port 22 with SSH selected.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Server reboot ==<br /> <br /> Use the control panel for rebooting the server in case it shows any anomaly such as out-of memory error messages.<br /> <br /> Then login to the server and start Redmine:<br /> <br /> cd /var/www/redmine-5.1.10<br /> <br /> unicorn_rails -c config/unicorn.rb -E production -D<br /> <br /> == Certificate extension ==<br /> <br /> Certificates should be extended every 3 months.<br /> <br /> sudo su<br /> <br /> service nginx stop<br /> <br /> certbot renew<br /> <br /> or use the long form if you need to deal with virtual hosts explicitly:<br /> <br /> certbot certonly --standalone -d blackboxframework.org -d forum.blackboxframework.org -d community.blackboxframework.org -d wiki.blackboxframework.org -d www.blackboxframework.org -d redmine.blackboxframework.org<br /> <br /> then<br /> <br /> service nginx start<br /> <br /> For checking the web server status use:<br /> <br /> service nginx status<br /> <br /> exit<br /> <br /> == MySql Database control panel ==<br /> <br /> This can be used for example for creating backups of MySql databases. The administration tool is a php-based web application. <br /> <br /> Login at [http://178.209.50.165/phpmyadmin/ http://178.209.50.165/phpmyadmin/]<br /> <br /> user: &lt;mysqlUser&gt;<br /> <br /> password: &lt;mysqlPassword&gt;<br /> <br /> == Backup Files ==<br /> <br /> Before running the following bash command you should copy your public key to this server in order to login without password (modify it for user/serveradress you want to use):<br /> <br /> ssh-copy-id -i .ssh/id_rsa.pub user@serveradress<br /> <br /> bash command for backup of all files starting from /var/www (modify it for user/serveradress you want to use).<br /> <br /> nohup tar -c /var/www 2&gt;/dev/null | ssh user@serveradress &quot;dd of=.../backup_of_var-www.tar&quot; &gt; result.out 2&gt;&amp;1 &amp;<br /> <br /> <br /> == Cleaning up Disc Space ==<br /> <br /> The servers running on the host produce a lot of log files, summing up to several gigabytes over time.<br /> Therefore it is required to check the available disc space periodically and to clean up old log files.<br /> The log files are located in /var/log. With the following commands it is easy to identify large log files,<br /> which are potential candidates for cleaning up. <br /> <br /> cd /var/log<br /> <br /> sudo du -had 1<br /> <br /> If the result of 'df' and 'du' differ largely, check if there are deleted files that are still open in some program.<br /> Use the following command to get a list of such files.<br /> <br /> lsof | grep deleted<br /> <br /> For checking and trimming the systemd journal use<br /> <br /> sudo journalctl --disk-usage<br /> <br /> sudo journalctl --vacuum-size=10M<br /> <br /> == Virtual Hosts ==<br /> <br /> The web-based services on our Edis server use so-called ''virtual hosts'' in order to provide nice URLs such as<br /> ''forum.blackboxframework.org'', ''wiki.blackboxframework.org'', etc.<br /> For every distinct service, there exists a corresponding virtual host. <br /> All virtual hosts are entered in the domain name system (DNS) on [http://name.com name.com] in addition to <br /> the root domain name ''blackboxframework.org''.<br /> <br /> If a new service needs to be added, a new entry in the domain name system is required and our web server (nginx) needs to be<br /> configured to serve this new virtual host in ''/etc/nginx/sites-enabled''. In addition, the list of virtual hosts for certificate renewal needs to be extended (see ''Certificate extension'').<br /> <br /> After any change to the nginx configuration, a HUP signal may be sent to the nginx process in order to reload the configuration without a server restart: ''kill -HUP `cat /var/run/nginx.pid''`<br /> <br /> Virtual Hosts served by ''nginx''<br /> # blackboxframework.org (root domain name; content management system)<br /> # www.blackboxframework.org (redirected to blackboxframework.org)<br /> # forum.blackboxframework.org<br /> # community.blackboxframework.org<br /> # wiki.blackboxframework.org<br /> # redmine.blackboxframework.org<br /> <br /> All http requests are redirected to https automatically.</div>

Ivan http://wiki.blackboxframework.org/index.php?title=Center_Server_Administration_Guide&diff=540 2022-05-30T07:47:51Z

<p>Ivan: /* Certificate extension */</p> <hr /> <div>== Server control panel==<br /> <br /> For controlling technical aspects of the server (POWER ON, POWER OFF, RESET, etc.) a web-based control panel is used.<br /> <br /> Login at [https://manage.edis.at/whmcs/clientarea.php?action=productdetails&amp;id=214299 https://manage.edis.at/whmcs/clientarea.php?action=productdetails&amp;id=214299],<br /> use Login credentials<br /> <br /> email: &lt;edisUser&gt;<br /> <br /> password: &lt;edisPassword&gt;<br /> <br /> == Server login==<br /> <br /> The server allows secure (ssh) logins only. From a Windows machine it is recommended to use the PuTTy tool as the ssh client.<br /> <br /> Login at blackboxframework.org on port 22 with SSH selected.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Server reboot ==<br /> <br /> Use the control panel for rebooting the server in case it shows any anomaly such as out-of memory error messages.<br /> <br /> Then login to the server and start Redmine:<br /> <br /> cd /var/www/redmine-2.5.2<br /> <br /> unicorn_rails -c config/unicorn.rb -E production -D<br /> <br /> == Certificate extension ==<br /> <br /> Certificates should be extended every 3 months.<br /> <br /> sudo su<br /> <br /> service nginx stop<br /> <br /> certbot renew<br /> <br /> or<br /> <br /> certbot certonly --standalone -d blackboxframework.org -d forum.blackboxframework.org -d community.blackboxframework.org -d wiki.blackboxframework.org -d www.blackboxframework.org -d redmine.blackboxframework.org<br /> <br /> then<br /> <br /> service nginx start<br /> <br /> For checking the web server status use:<br /> <br /> service nginx status<br /> <br /> exit<br /> <br /> == MySql Database control panel ==<br /> <br /> This can be used for example for creating backups of MySql databases. The administration tool is a php-based web application. <br /> <br /> Login at [http://178.209.50.165/phpmyadmin/ http://178.209.50.165/phpmyadmin/]<br /> <br /> user: &lt;mysqlUser&gt;<br /> <br /> password: &lt;mysqlPassword&gt;<br /> <br /> == Backup Files ==<br /> <br /> Before running the following bash command you should copy your public key to this server in order to login without password (modify it for user/serveradress you want to use):<br /> <br /> ssh-copy-id -i .ssh/id_rsa.pub user@serveradress<br /> <br /> bash command for backup of all files starting from /var/www (modify it for user/serveradress you want to use).<br /> <br /> nohup tar -c /var/www 2&gt;/dev/null | ssh user@serveradress &quot;dd of=.../backup_of_var-www.tar&quot; &gt; result.out 2&gt;&amp;1 &amp;<br /> <br /> <br /> == Cleaning up Disc Space ==<br /> <br /> The servers running on the host produce a lot of log files, summing up to several gigabytes over time.<br /> Therefore it is required to check the available disc space periodically and to clean up old log files.<br /> The log files are located in /var/log. With the following commands it is easy to identify large log files,<br /> which are potential candidates for cleaning up. <br /> <br /> cd /var/log<br /> <br /> sudo du -had 1<br /> <br /> If the result of 'df' and 'du' differ largely, check if there are deleted files that are still open in some program.<br /> Use the following command to get a list of such files.<br /> <br /> lsof | grep deleted<br /> <br /> <br /> == Virtual Hosts ==<br /> <br /> The web-based services on our Edis server use so-called ''virtual hosts'' in order to provide nice URLs such as<br /> ''forum.blackboxframework.org'', ''wiki.blackboxframework.org'', etc.<br /> For every distinct service, there exists a corresponding virtual host. <br /> All virtual hosts are entered in the domain name system (DNS) on [http://name.com name.com] in addition to <br /> the root domain name ''blackboxframework.org''.<br /> <br /> If a new service needs to be added, a new entry in the domain name system is required and our web server (nginx) needs to be<br /> configured to serve this new virtual host in ''/etc/nginx/sites-enabled''. In addition, the list of virtual hosts for certificate renewal needs to be extended (see ''Certificate extension'').<br /> <br /> After any change to the nginx configuration, a HUP signal may be sent to the nginx process in order to reload the configuration without a server restart: ''kill -HUP `cat /var/run/nginx.pid''`<br /> <br /> Virtual Hosts served by ''nginx''<br /> # blackboxframework.org (root domain name; content management system)<br /> # www.blackboxframework.org (redirected to blackboxframework.org)<br /> # forum.blackboxframework.org<br /> # community.blackboxframework.org<br /> # wiki.blackboxframework.org<br /> # redmine.blackboxframework.org<br /> <br /> All http requests are redirected to https automatically.</div>

Ivan