Monitoring & Maintenance
When running your own server, it's important to have ways to monitor your system and perform any required maintenance. This server will always be operating which makes it even more important to take our system apart to remove dust and dirt.
Sustainable Solutions
It's important not to create a system that is difficult to maintain or rather becomes easier to i...
Network Access
We need to make sure we have network access to our server even if we don't have a display.
Remote Terminal
SSH – or Secure Shell – allows us to connect to our server over our local network to run commands...
Remote Desktop
We will be installing xrdp, a service that allows us to remotely access our computer over the loc...
File Sharing
We will be installing Samba, a protocol that allows us to share your files over the local network...
Backup Solutions
All servers need an effective and consistent backup solution in case something goes wrong.
Administration
Hardware Monitoring Cockpit is an excellent way to monitor your server's CPU, memory and st...
Troubleshooting
Periodic manual restarts of your server may find the most basic of errors through the POST (Power...
Cleaning
It is greatly recommended that you periodically clean the inside of the computer system to remove...
Next Steps
We need to connect our server to the outside world now that everything is ready behind-the-scenes...