How I Configure MySQL InnoDB Cluster from Scratch
First we need to install some dependencies. sudo apt update sudo apt -y install wget lsb-release gnupg Next we will download and configure repositories from mysql. sudo apt-key adv –recv-keys –keyserver ha.pool.sks-keyservers.net 5072E1F5 wget https://repo.mysql.com/apt/ubuntu/pool/mysql-apt-config/m/mysql-apt-config/mysql-apt-config_0.8.36-1_all.deb sudo dpkg -i mysql-apt-config_0.8.36-1_all.deb On the MySQL servers we will install the server application and shell. sudo apt update sudo […]
Cosy News Corner for Week 46 – Your source for Open Source news
Title: Debian Mandates Rust for APT, Reshaping Ubuntu and Other Linux Distros By: Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols – TheNewstack https://thenewstack.io/debian-mandates-rust-for-apt-reshaping-ubuntu-and-other-linux-distros/ The Complexity of Simplicity Keynote given at TalosCon by Oxide Co-Founder and CTO Bryan Cantrill in Amsterdam on October 17, 2025. "He went into Rust pretty skeptical honestly and it came back realizing that there were […]
How I Built a Self-Updating YouTube Media Kit
The video explains how to create a self-contained HTML media kit using the YouTube API, covering how to fetch channel and …
Setting Up a Fast, Self-Hosted Search Engine – Meilisearch
Dependencies and building meilisearch First we need to setup some dependencies and install rust. sudo apt install git curl curl –proto '=https' –tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh Downloading and compiling the large executable for meiliesearch. This can take up to 30 minutes. git clone https://github.com/meilisearch/meilisearch.git cd meilisearch cargo build –release sudo cp target/release/meilisearch /usr/local/bin/ Setup […]
Installing SearXNG from Scratch on Debian
First we ensure that our system is up to date. sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade Next we will install a couple of required packages to create the python environment, read html, xml and communicate with the internet. sudo -H apt-get install -y python3-dev python3-babel python3-venv python-is-python3 uwsgi uwsgi-plugin-python3 git build-essential libxslt-dev zlib1g-dev libffi-dev libssl-dev […]
Building a Self-Hosted LLM Chat System Overview
This video explores how to set up and run LibreChat, a locally hosted, multi-component LLM interface integrating tools like Olama, …
Expanding My Ceph Cluster with a New Storage Node
The video documents the installation of new hardware for a node in the creator’s SE cluster, detailing challenges with sourcing a …
How I Configure Cloud-Init for Fast VM Startup
This video explains how to use Cloud-Init with Debian cloud images to automate VM initialization, covering image preparation, …
Fast Setup of an Open-Source Search Engine
This video explores Marginalia, an open-source search engine built as an alternative to commercial platforms, showing how to …
Building PostgreSQL HA the Quick and Clean Way
This video demonstrates how to set up a highly available PostgreSQL cluster using Patroni, ETCD, and HAProxy on Debian, covering installation, configuration, environment variables, database initialization, user setup, security rules, and Patroni management commands for failover and switchover, while also showcasing read/write splitting with HAProxy for improved scalability. Patroni installation First we install all the […]
Automated Debian VM Installs — Once you go auto…
The video demonstrates how to create and customize automated Debian installation images using Simple CDD, focusing on building a streamlined ISO for the new Debian Trixie release. It explains configuration steps, bug fixes, and workflow optimizations that allow rapid setup of multiple virtual machines with predefined settings such as SSH keys and keyboard layouts.
Did you buy a 🔌♨️🍞? No, a NAS for my Ceph cluster (AOOStar R1 N150)
I bought a new NAS box for my Ceph cluster. I loved the form factor when I saw it and knew that I had to have one. Launch your …