Homelab & Experiments Archives - Page 5 of 9

Configuring GD and Freetype on WordPress Docker Image

March 8, 2025June 19, 2016 by Vik

This applies to official WordPress image but can be used with PHP image also. Create Dockerfile with following contents: FROM wordpress:latest # Install gd and freetype RUN apt-get -y update \ && apt-get -y install php5-gd freetype* \ && docker-php-ext-configure gd –with-freetype-dir=/usr/include/ –with-jpeg-dir=/usr/include/ \ && docker-php-ext-install -j$(nproc) gd Build your image docker build -t wordpress . Or you can use …

Using WordPress and MySQL Docker Containers

March 8, 2025June 17, 2016 by Vik

I am just starting out on Docker and so far it’s been fun. Here I am going to show how I used Docker WordPress and MySQL containers. Before I delve into the details, I want to tell you that I am going to be working on Windows using SSH on Docker VM. If you want to know how to do …

Configuring Docker SSH on Bitvise on Windows

March 8, 2025June 17, 2016 by Vik

Docker on Windows has a lot to be desired. One thing I found uncomfortable to use is the Docker Shell on Windows. As of version 1.11.2, Docker uses MINGW64 extension to provide the UNIX Shell on Windows and even then it operates on the host, i.e. the Windows machine. If you know the current architecture, Docker runs on a Linux …

PyCharm on Windows and Docker

March 8, 2025June 16, 2016 by Vik

I have recently started using Python and Docker. As a novice, I wanted to configure PyCharm on Windows to use my Docker Python image. Here are couple of things I had to do to successfully accomplish this: Your Project folder must be inside your Windows home folder, i.e. c:\users\user. If not, PyCharm will not be able to run your Python …

Creating SSH Key Based Authentication using Bitvise on CentOS

March 8, 2025June 15, 2016 by Vik

On your client machine (e.g. Laptop) Start Bitvise Client Key Manager, and click “Generate New” Select Algorithm “RSA” and Size 4096 (or any other) Set a Passphrase if required. Enter some comments, and click Generate. After Key is generated, select it, and click on “Export”. In the Export options, make sure you select “Export public key” and underneath it “OpenSSH …

Configuring SELinux for WordPress Uploads

March 8, 2025March 20, 2016 by Vik

These two commands should help you fix your uploads folder for WordPress semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_sys_rw_content_t “/webapps/wp-content/uploads(/.*)?” restorecon -Rv /webapps Here /webapps contains your WordPress files. Hope it helps!

PyCharm & Git

March 8, 2025October 16, 2015 by Vik

Install Git for Windows first Using Git Bash, generate private and public keys Add public key to ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file on the remote server Create a local folder to store repository On server, create a new repository or initialize a repository from existing files cd some_dir git init git add . git commit In PyCharm, use ssh://vik@jarvis/~/code/jarvis/.git

Playing with wit.ai

March 8, 2025October 15, 2015 by Vik

wit.ai is a NLP (Natural Language Processing) api. Think of it as something that can be used to create next Cortana or Siri. Basically, the api allows you to send a text statement (or voice), and convert into meaningful form that your program can understand and respond to. I have started playing with it. First thing I am doing is install on Jarvis …

Trick 2: Bulk download 4K wallpapers from alphacoders.com

March 8, 2025October 5, 2015 by Vik

A year ago I had posted about how you can bulk download 1080p wallpapers from Microsoft’s website. You can read the post here. That tricked worked very well and allowed me to download a total of 543 1080p wallpapers in one go. Now, I am using the same concept to download wallpapers from alphacoders.com albeit this time it’s 4K, baby! (3840×2160) …

Bought a cheap 4k display

March 8, 2025September 25, 2015 by Vik

Plan to use a desktop monitor to replace my dual monitor set up. Seiki SE39UY04 39″