Guide on Janik von Rotz

Package Java Spring Boot service into rpm

Fri, 12 Apr 2019 11:38:15 +0200

This post is a follow-up to my last post The final rpm packaging guide. What I did not cover in the “final” guide was how to deal with the common case of packaging a service. In this post we are going to build a simple java spring boot application and package it as a systemd service into an rpm.

The final rpm packaging guide

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 14:22:16 +0100

A customer required that every component of a software project I worked for is delivered as rpm.

This was problematic for Apache ActiveMQ Artemis as there is no rpm available.

But, the maintainer publishes a binary tarball and this is all we need to build an rpm.

So in this post I am going to show how to build an rpm from a tarball and explain the rpm build process in detail.

Install Koken website

Mon, 31 Aug 2015 06:45:57 +0000

This post is part of my Your own Virtual Private Server hosting solution project.
Get the latest version of this article here: https://gist.github.com/2b582ca4e08a6a0e4de2.

Introduction

Koken is a content management system and image publishing application for photographers. Head over to http://koken.me/ to learn more about Koken.

Photography Filter Cheat Sheet

Sun, 12 Jul 2015 21:58:09 +0000

Ever wondered what effect photography filters have on the resulting image? Well here’s a handy guide:

Install LimeSurvey webapp

Wed, 08 Apr 2015 09:07:55 +0000

This post is part of my Your own Virtual Private Server hosting solution project.
Get the latest version of this article here: https://gist.github.com/169c177fe3927247f579.

Introduction

LimeSurvey is the leading open source survey application.

Let’s write a Laravel application - Introduction

Wed, 28 Jan 2015 18:36:10 +0000

I’m going to develop a Laravel application with my friends. The application is called RowBook. It will be a simple tool to log all the trips of the row club Lucerne.

My Dogecoin experience: mining server

Fri, 30 May 2014 14:07:11 +0000

In my last post I’ve written about the hardware components I’ve bought for my dogecoin mining server. This time I show you the finished mining rig and summarize the most important configurations for the mining software.

Step by Step: Install WordPress Blog

Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:26:15 +0000

Latest Version of this guide: https://gist.github.com/9320678

Finishing this guide you’ll get:

A running WordPress installation
Nginx proxy with PHP and Fast CGI
MySQL server accessible with phpMyAdmin

Your own Virtual Private Server hosting solution

Sun, 09 Mar 2014 11:16:23 +0000

VPS (Virtual Private Server) hosting is the next level up from shared hosting. Due to the explosive progress in cloud computing now everybody can afford a virtual private server.

Compared to a conventional cloud hosting solution with VPS you’ll gain full control of your data. With VPS you are responsible that your data is secured, available and always backed up.

There are many hosters which offer a VPS soution. However the bigger the company in this business the cheaper is their VPS service.

Step by Step: Install Ghost Blog

Mon, 03 Mar 2014 16:34:55 +0000

Latest Version of this guide: https://gist.github.com/8542013

Finishing this guide you"ll get:

A running Ghost installation
Amazon SES mail configuration
Simple ssh hardenings
Nginx proxy
Node.js configured with forever

Specification of latest running installation:

Date: 21.01.2014
OS: Ubuntu 64 bit - 12.04.4 LTS
Provider: Amazon EC2
Mail service: Amazon SES
Browser: Google Chrome - 31.0.1650.63
Ghost: 0.4
Node: 0.10.24
npm: 1.3.21