#DRBD: Synchronization of sites after the failed DR (disaster recovery) site is recovered

By | April 24, 2017

This is a follow-up tutorial on the DRBD replication posts about resynchronization of sites after the failed DR site is recovered. More than a year ago I described in a long tutorial how to use DRBD in a real production environment and the challenges associated to it. See: DRBD based disk replication of a production… Read More: #DRBD: Synchronization of sites after the failed DR (disaster recovery)… »

#DRBD: Resynchronization of sites after the failed PR site is recovered (DRBD split brain recovery)

By | March 6, 2017

This is a follow-up tutorial on the DRBD replication posts about resynchronization of sites after the failed PR site is recovered (DRBD split brain recovery). More than a year ago I described in a long tutorial how to use DRBD in a real production environment and the challenges associated to it. See: DRBD based disk… Read More: #DRBD: Resynchronization of sites after the failed PR site is… »

#DRBD: Promoting the DR site as the main site when PR is failed

By | March 6, 2017

This is a follow up tutorial on the DRBD replication posts about promoting the DR site as the main site when PR is failed. More than a year ago I described in a long tutorial how to use DRBD in a real production environment and the challenges associated to it. See: DRBD based disk replication… Read More: #DRBD: Promoting the DR site as the main site when… »

#DRBD: Gracious role switching of live sites configured with DRBD replication

By | March 6, 2017

This is a follow up tutorial on the DRBD replication posts about gracious role switching of live sites configured with DRBD replication. More than a year ago I described in a long tutorial how to use DRBD in a real production environment and the challenges associated to it. See: DRBD based disk replication of a… Read More: #DRBD: Gracious role switching of live sites configured with DRBD… »

#Apache: Use #letsencrypt.org certificates with an apache server behind a secure reverse proxy

By | March 8, 2017

As I described in a previous post Apache: How to use reverse secure proxy to chain secure apache servers – updated I have a configuration of chained secure apache servers, where one of the servers provides https resources but also acts as a reverse proxy for another server providing https resources. On the first server… Read More: #Apache: Use #letsencrypt.org certificates with an apache server behind a… »

Blog Links: Anonymity of cryptocurrencies

By | December 14, 2016

A very interesting article about the anonymity issues of Bitcoin and alternatives. Bitcoin Isn’t Anonymous Enough. There are companies that already offer Bitcoin OFAC and AML: Elliptic You may think again if you want to switch from cash to cryptocurrencies for your “under the radar” payments. But still even with cash you have to keep… Read More: Blog Links: Anonymity of cryptocurrencies »

Docker: Install a Nexus Raw Repository for Docker-compose files

By | December 14, 2016

This is a continuation of the post Install a Nexus Repository. In the following I will describe how to deploy a raw maven repository for the docker-compose files, docker make files and other text files. This repository will be used as the main entry point to the docker repository. STEP 1: Create a raw repository… Read More: Docker: Install a Nexus Raw Repository for Docker-compose files »