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
This content is for members only.# OCamLFuse sudo add-apt-repository ppa:alessandro-strada/ppa sudo apt update sudo apt install google-drive-ocamlfuse This content is for members only. # exit sudo environment by typing: exit This content is for members only.
# 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
This content is for members only.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
This content is for members only.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
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