BNKops Server Build¶
Purpose: a Ubuntu server build-out for general application
This documentation is a overview of the full build out for a server OS and baseline for running Changemaker-lite. It is a manual to re-install this server on any machine.
All of the following systems are free and the majority are open source.
Ubuntu OS¶
Ubuntu is a Linux distribution derived from Debian and composed mostly of free and open-source software.
Install Ubuntu¶
Post Install¶
Post installation, run update:
Configuration¶
Further configurations:
- User profile was updated to Automatically Login
- Remote Desktop, Sharing, and Login have all been enabled.
- Default system settings have been set to dark mode.
VSCode Insiders¶
Visual Studio Code is a new choice of tool that combines the simplicity of a code editor with what developers need for the core edit-build-debug cycle.
Install Using App Centre¶
Obsidian¶
The free and flexible app for your private thoughts.
Install Using App Center¶
Curl¶
command line tool and library for transferring data with URLs (since 1998)
Install¶
Glances¶
Glances an Eye on your system. A top/htop alternative for GNU/Linux, BSD, Mac OS and Windows operating systems.
Install¶
Syncthing¶
Syncthing is a continuous file synchronization program. It synchronizes files between two or more computers in real time, safely protected from prying eyes. Your data is your data alone and you deserve to choose where it is stored, whether it is shared with some third party, and how it’s transmitted over the internet.
Install¶
# Add the release PGP keys:
sudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings
sudo curl -L -o /etc/apt/keyrings/syncthing-archive-keyring.gpg https://syncthing.net/release-key.gpg
# Add the "stable" channel to your APT sources:
echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/syncthing-archive-keyring.gpg] https://apt.syncthing.net/ syncthing stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/syncthing.list
Post Install¶
Run syncthing as a system service.
Docker¶
Docker helps developers build, share, run, and verify applications anywhere — without tedious environment configuration or management.
# Add Docker's official GPG key:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ca-certificates curl
sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings
sudo curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
# Add the repository to Apt sources:
echo \
"deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \
$(. /etc/os-release && echo "${UBUNTU_CODENAME:-$VERSION_CODENAME}") stable" | \
sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin
Update Users¶
Enable on Boot¶
Cloudflared¶
Connect, protect, and build everywhere. We make websites, apps, and networks faster and more secure. Our developer platform is the best place to build modern apps and deliver AI initiatives.
sudo mkdir -p --mode=0755 /usr/share/keyrings
curl -fsSL https://pkg.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-main.gpg | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/cloudflare-main.gpg >/dev/null
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/cloudflare-main.gpg] https://pkg.cloudflare.com/cloudflared any main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cloudflared.list
Post Install¶
Login to Cloudflare
Configuration¶
The ./config.sh and ./start-production.sh scripts will properly configure a Cloudflare tunnel and service to put your system online. More info in the Cloudflare Configuration.
Pandoc¶
If you need to convert files from one markup format into another, pandoc is your swiss-army knife.