Run a OpenStack all-in-one in Google Cloud

With this recipe I have installed a VM in Google Compute Engine with an all-in-one OpenStack setup for testing purposes.

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Set window title in tmux or screen to the hostname you are connecting by ssh

To set the window title in tmux or screen to the hostname you are connecting by ssh, add this to your ~/.bashrc:

settitle() {
    printf "\033k$1\033\\"
}

ssh() {
    local sshargs=("$@")
    local do_settitle=1
    tty -s || local do_settitle=0
    if [ "${TERM:0:6}" != "screen" ]; then
        local do_settitle=0
    fi
    if [ $do_settitle -eq 1 ]; then
        if [ "$1" == "-l" ]; then
            shift 2
        fi
       settitle "$*"
    fi
    command ssh "${sshargs[@]}"
    if [ $do_settitle -eq 1 ]; then
        settitle "bash"
    fi
}

Configure an instance of old versions of Java and Firefox

Everyday is harder to manage old hardware or access outdated intranet websites because the browser security is tighter with every release. Many appliances use unsigned Java applets or insecure ciphers and protocols.

My first solution to this problem was to have a Windows VM in my laptop with old versions of everything: Firefox, Java, Flash… but running the VM in my underpowered laptop was too slow and made the system sluggish.

Here I describe how to run an old Firefox instance with an old Java.

Internet connection sharing with NetworkManager

With this recipe we will create a wireless access point in our laptop to share our wired Internet connection. This is quite useful where you only have a wired Internet connection (e.g. my work place) for giving access to your phone.

This is done in Fedora 25 Workstation with NetworkManager.

Monitor Salicru SPS SOHO+ UPS with NUT

I’ve successfully monitored a Salicru SPS SOHO+ UPS with NUT following these steps.

In this example I have two Fedora servers, a master where the UPS is connected by USB and a client which is also powered by this UPS but monitors its status by network. With the default configuration the clients will be powered down in an outage when the battery reaches critical levels.

Sandbox Steam running it under a different account

To improve my system’s security, I’ve configured Steam to be run as a different Linux account. This guide is inspired in this thread.

Configuración de router pfSense con Internet de fibra Orange

Voy a describir cómo configurar un router neutro con la conexión a Internet FTTH de Orange en España. El router en cuestión tiene el sistema pfSense basado en FreeBSD.