Tutorials and How-tos

Beginner

• Access Bubba Server via SSH
• Connect via SSH without a Password
• Edit Text Files with nano
• GNU Screen Quick Tutorial
• Installing NTFS Read Write Support
• Monitor Hard Drive Temperature
• Secure Remote Access to Bubba via WinSCP
• Troubleshooting DLNA
• Update your B3 to support 3TB disks

Intermediate

• Add symbolic links to the storage folder for easier file sharing
• Archiving social media data with ThinkUp
• Automatically download torrent files from torrent sites using rsstorrent
• Backup data from Bubba to external drive using Rsync
• Backup with rsync and rsync.net
• Bubba as Squeezebox
• Change Email Quotas
• Changing Horde Download Limit
• Connect your B3 as a device to a wireless network
• Controlling Homeautomation devices using wifi presence
• Create a working USB stick using Bubba|Two
• Create new language files
• Display HDD temperature in web interface
• Enable Playback of .flac Files from Bubba on Rhythmbox
• Getting magnetlinks to work - simplified
• Help on using Aptitude
• HP Printers - hplip
• Install a DynDNS Client
• Install a No-IP Client
• Install Debian Packages
• Install FluxBB
• Install Squid Proxy Server Transparently
• Install Subversion
• Install Subversion with Apache
• Install Tcpdump Packet Sniffer for Troubleshooting Network Connectivity
• Let your B3 beep and change the LED color
• MAC address filter for wireless network
• Monitor Network Traffic with Tcpick
• Mounting Popcorn Hour NFS share on B3
• Password-protect folders
• Prevent SSH Attacks with DenyHosts
• Recover lost administrator password
• Re-installing your B1/B2/B3
• Restrict access to /home/storage
• Restrict admin access to LAN
• Revert to minimal Debian installation
• Running graphical application from Bubba on your windows pc
• Running graphical applications from Bubba using VNC
• Running Vuze with B3
• Setup Transmission bittorrent on B3
• Stop DHCP INFORM flooding
• The B3 as a time capsule alternative
• Throttle Apache bandwidth
• Tweak B3 for better performance
• Use Bubba with Time Machine (Mac OS X)
• Using encFS on the B3

Advanced

• Backup using CrashPlan (installation guide/howto)
• Be your own Certificate Authority
• Build and Rebuild Packages
• Building a custom kernel
• Change certificates used by Apache
• Change Debian Sources easier
• Connect Two Bubba Servers via VPN
• Enable User Quotas on B3
• HomeAutomation and Tellstick
• How to set up multifactor authentication
• Install Bubba 2 on RAID-1 volumes
• Install Bubba 3 on RAID-1 volumes
• Install Clam AntiVirus
• Installing packages through the web interface
• Install MediaWiki
• Install ntop, a network traffic probe
• Install Snort Intrusion Detection System
• Install TrueCrypt Disk and File Encryption Software
• Install vnStat
• Make Hourly Snapshot Style Backups to an external disk
• Make Strongswan (ipsec vpn) start on a b3
• NFS installation - file permissions - Windows vs Bubba vs Ubuntu
• Overclocking the B3
• Password protect directories using htaccess
• Redirect all connections over SSL/HTTPS
• Reduce DHCP requests to ISP
• Running Arch Linux
• Safer shell access with one-time passwords
• Send mail using GMAIL
• Serial Console Access on B3
• Setting up postfix for authenticated relay
• Setting up postfix for sending mail using an external SMTP server
• Tunnel DNS and Web Traffic Through VPN
• Use a Rescue System to recover when your B3 doesn't boot anymore
• Use mobile internet 3g USB dongle as WAN
• Use procmail to sort incoming emails
• Using eCryptfs on the B3