Blober
v1.0

Table of Contents

  • 1. Preface
    • 1.1. What is This Manual About?
    • 1.2. What is the Blober Project?
    • 1.3. Why the Blober Project?
      • 1.3.1. Technical Reasons
      • 1.3.2. Social Reasons
  • 2. Technical Overview
  • 3. Set up the Host System
    • 3.1. Basic Setup and Preparation
      • 3.1.1. Create an Admin User
      • 3.1.2. Update the System
      • 3.1.3. Install Admin Tools
      • 3.1.4. Store Logs Persistently
      • 3.1.5. Reboot
    • 3.2. Install Docker
      • 3.2.1. Set up Docker Storage Options
      • 3.2.2. Enable and Start Docker
      • 3.2.3. Miscellaneous Setup for Convenient Administration
    • 3.3. Set up Dnsmasq
      • 3.3.1. Install And Configure Dnsmasq
      • 3.3.2. Auto Update DNS Record of Docker Containers
    • 3.4. Configure Postfix
      • 3.4.1. Install and Enable Postfix
      • 3.4.2. Configure Postfix for Admin
      • 3.4.3. Configure Postfix for Software Running in Docker Containers
      • 3.4.4. One More Test
    • 3.5. Enable SELinux (Optional but Recommended)
    • 3.6. Set up the Host System on Other GNU/Linux Distributions
  • 4. Install Essential Software in Docker Containers
    • 4.1. Install Nginx
    • 4.2. Install MariaDB
    • 4.3. Install OpenLDAP
      • 4.3.1. Start the OpenLDAP Container
      • 4.3.2. Configure OpenLDAP
      • 4.3.3. Manage the LDAP Database with a GUI frontend
  • 5. Common Administration Tasks
    • 5.1. Create a New Database and User in MariaDB
    • 5.2. Common Group Related Tasks in the OpenLDAP Database
      • 5.2.1. Add a New Group into the OpenLDAP Database
      • 5.2.2. Add a Member to an Existing Group
      • 5.2.3. Exit
  • 6. Install Internet Apps in Docker Containers
    • 6.1. OwnCloud, A File Synchronization and Cloud Service
      • 6.1.1. Configure DNS
      • 6.1.2. Configure the MariaDB Database
      • 6.1.3. Set up OwnCloud Container
      • 6.1.4. Configure Nginx
      • 6.1.5. Basic Configuration of OwnCloud
      • 6.1.6. Use OwnCloud with OpenLDAP
      • 6.1.7. Other Settings
      • 6.1.8. Update OwnCloud
    • 6.2. Piwik, A Web Analytics Platform
      • 6.2.1. Configure DNS
      • 6.2.2. Configure the MariaDB Database
      • 6.2.3. Set up Piwik Container
      • 6.2.4. Configure Nginx
      • 6.2.5. Configure Piwik
      • 6.2.6. Use Piwik with OpenLDAP
      • 6.2.7. Update Piwik
    • 6.3. Prosody, An XMPP Communication Server
      • 6.3.1. Configure DNS
      • 6.3.2. Configure the MariaDB Database
      • 6.3.3. Configure the OpenLDAP Database
      • 6.3.4. Set up Prosody
    • 6.4. Isso, A Commenting Server
      • 6.4.1. Configure DNS
      • 6.4.2. Configure Isso Options
      • 6.4.3. Start the Isso Docker Container
      • 6.4.4. Configure Nginx
    • 6.5. LTB Self Service Password, Allowing Users to Change Their Passwords
      • 6.5.1. Configure DNS
      • 6.5.2. Start the LTB Self Service Password Container
      • 6.5.3. Configure Nginx
    • 6.6. Firefox Sync Server, Synchronizing Firefox Across Devices
      • 6.6.1. Configure DNS
      • 6.6.2. Configure the MariaDB Database
      • 6.6.3. Configure Firefox Sync Server
      • 6.6.4. Configure Nginx
      • 6.6.5. Configure Firefox
      • 6.6.6. Verify Whether the Setup Works
      • 6.6.7. Disable New Users Signups
  • 7. Appendices
    • 7.1. Why Should We Use Our Own Server?
      • 7.1.1. Privacy and Censorship Concerns Rise at the Age of the Internet
      • 7.1.2. Organizations and Working Groups are Subjugated to Proprietary Network Service and Software
      • 7.1.3. Solve the Issue by Using Our Own Server
    • 7.2. Dnsmasq Auto Update Script
    • 7.3. List of Template Nginx Configuration Files
    • 7.4. Source Code of This Manual
    • 7.5. References
    • 7.6. License
  • 8. Help and Feedback
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7. Appendices¶

Appendices of this manual.

Table of Contents¶

  • 7.1. Why Should We Use Our Own Server?
    • 7.1.1. Privacy and Censorship Concerns Rise at the Age of the Internet
    • 7.1.2. Organizations and Working Groups are Subjugated to Proprietary Network Service and Software
    • 7.1.3. Solve the Issue by Using Our Own Server
  • 7.2. Dnsmasq Auto Update Script
  • 7.3. List of Template Nginx Configuration Files
  • 7.4. Source Code of This Manual
  • 7.5. References
  • 7.6. License
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