Configuring Ubuntu Server

Changing Hostname & Password

sudo passwd root

sudo hostnamectl set-hostname new-computer-name-here

Installing GUI

Ubuntu-mate-core in this case, is for the sake of easiness in integrating Google Drive

Ref: https://linuxconfig.org/install-gui-on-ubuntu-server-18-04-bionic-beaver

# note that this should be done via vnc to avoid unnecessary compatibility errors
sudo tasksel install ubuntu-mate-core
sudo service lightdm start

The login screen will start, login with root

If any error found after logging saying inappropriate ioctl:

1) open /root/.profile
2) remove mesg || true
3) replace it with:

tty -s && mesg n

Change Timezone

Ref: https://vitux.com/how-to-change-the-timezone-on-your-ubuntu-system/

sudo apt install ntp
sudo unlink /etc/localtime
sudo ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/Asia/Jakarta /etc/localtime
timedatectl

Make appropriate settings to ensure local time is always synced with server time

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Integrating Google Drive compatibility

Integrating Google Drive compatibility as drive mount

Ref: https://www.linuxuprising.com/2018/07/mounting-google-drive-on-xfce-or-mate.html; choosing OCamLFuse as gnome-control-center account is defective as it can’t open mounted GDrive device

# OCamLFuse
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:alessandro-strada/ppa
sudo apt update
sudo apt install google-drive-ocamlfuse
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# exit sudo environment by typing: exit
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# this is unnecessary if you are satisfied with OCAMLFUSE
# prerequisites rust
curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh
# Choose option 1 to continue installation
source $HOME/.cargo/env
rustc --version (to verify installation)
# installing gcsf
# depending on the errors you might encountered, sometime you need to install libssl-dev beforehand
sudo apt install libssl-dev
cargo install gcsf
gcsf login ostechnix ; then follow the instruction to authorize app accessing gdrive
mkdir ~/GCSF-GDrive
sudo vi /etc/fuse.conf ; uncomment user_allow_other
gcsf mount ~/GCSF-GDrive -s ostechnix
-- to run process in background
press Ctrl+Z
bg
jobs
--
df -h ; to see where your Google drive is mounted
mount | grep GCSF
sudo fusermount -u ~/GCSF-GDrive ; to unmount

Installing Samba Share

Ref: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-a-samba-share-for-a-small-organization-on-ubuntu-16-04#step-1-%E2%80%94-installing-samba

Install python

Ref: https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-install-python-3-7-on-ubuntu-18-04/

sudo apt update
sudo apt install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa
sudo apt install python3.7
python3.7 --version ; to check the installed python version
sudo apt install python3-pip ; install pip3

# set python 3 for default when run python
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.6 1
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.7 2
sudo update-alternatives --config python
# choose python3.7 as primary

# install pip
sudo apt install python3-pip
sudo apt install python3-venv

pip3 install virtualenv

----- create snapshot

Create phpmyadmin username & database

Configuring mod_wsgi

Tutorial how to use mod_wsgi on Apache https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/how-to-run-python-scripts-with-apache-and-mod_wsgi-on-ubuntu-18-04/

Mod_Wsgi with virtual environment https://modwsgi.readthedocs.io/en/develop/user-guides/virtual-environments.html

Deploying Django

# open ubuntu shell
export DJANGO_SECRET_KEY='{YOUR_SECRET_KEY}' ; copy from django settings.py
export DJANGO_DB_USERNAME='root'
export DJANGO_DB_PASSWORD='{db_password}'
export DJANGO_DEBUG=False

# uncomment SECRET_KEY and DEBUG in settings.py
# add these new lines
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# install mysqlclient
# first dont forget to activate virtualenv
sudo apt install python-dev 
sudo apt install default-libmysqlclient-dev
sudo apt install libmysqlclient-dev
sudo apt-get install libmysqlclient-dev
pip install pymysql
pip install mysqlclient