Working With Forge Servers

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Overview of this book.

Part 1 - Before your first server

Chapter 1.1 - Git Your Code on Forge.

1. The rules:
2. The example:

Part 2 Using Forge Servers

Chapter 2.1 - Finding Stuff

1. Using the ‘find’ command
2. Finding an executable in your path.
3. Finding config files

Chapter 2.2 - Various paths

1. Ubuntu
2. Laravel
3. fail2ban
4. nginx
5. Postgres
6. Maria DB / MySQL
7. MySQL/MariaDB

Chapter 2.3 - Updating the path

1. Background
2. Path convenience
3. Path confusion: when there is more than one version of the same program on your system
4. Troubleshooting path issues.
5. How to update the path.
6. Seeing the current path
7. Editing the path

Chapter 2.4 - Restarting stuff.

1. To Restart mysql
2. To Restart mariaDB
3. To Restart postgres
4. To Restart Apache
5. To Restart Nginx:
6. To Restart the PHP loader for Nginx:
7. To Restart the server
8. To Restart fail2ban

Chapter 2.5 - Using Databases

1. Databases on Forge.
2. Creating a database on your DB server.
3. Other DB stuff
4. How to load a SQL dump file into a new Mysql DB
5. To restore a SQL dump from Sequel Pro:

Chapter 2.6 - Keeping the server up to date:

1. To update the update system: sudo apt-get update
2. To update the server: sudo apt-get upgrade

Chapter 2.7 - Backups

1. Always backup your server
2. Ottomatik
3. SPATIE Backup (open source)
4. Backing up to Dropbox is genius.
5. Backing up to Dropbox is the smartest thing ever.

Chapter 2.8 - Scheduling

1. Overview of the Laravel Scheduler
2. Steps to enable scheduled tasks for a forge server.

Chapter 2.9 - Adding a swap file to low memory Virtual Machines.

1. Overview
2. Steps to add a swapfile

Chapter 2.10 - Removing an unused Postgres database

1. Why remove Postgres
2. Removing posrgres

Chapter 2.11 Connecting to your server with SSH.

Chapter 2.12 - When things go wrong.

1. Tips & Commands for troubleshooting

Part 3 Bonus

Chapter 3.1 - Fixing Valet or MAMP Errors

1. Errors that happen in production that don’t show up in your Development environment
2. Notes on mysql/maria db:

Chapter 3.2 - Fixing Composer update permissions issues.

1. Background
2. tempting/easy fix:
3. possibly ‘better’ fix.

Chapter 3.3 Case Insensitive Change Directory Command

1. Background:
2. Steps to enable Case Insensitive CD mode:

Chapter 3.4 - Webmin as a mouse driven alternative

1. Another way
2. What is Webmin?
3. Installing in Forge
4. Opening up port 10000
5. Accessing Webmin for the First Time
6. Install NGINX Module
7. Correct PostgreSQL Config File Location

Chapter 4.0 - References and Links