[Blackpool] Hi!

[Rick Vause]

Hi James,

Webmin/Virtualmin are really cool and handy but I found them incredibly
cumbersome. I administer quite a number of servers 7 of which are VPS
servers hosted by Linode. I'd suggest that if you can get to grips with a
good text editor like VIM, between that and getting to know bash a little
you will be far more productive on the command line. It is also likely that
you will earn a deeper understanding of what you are doing.

I name dropped Linode, not as a recommendation but because they have a great
base of how-to articles here: http://library.linode.com/ When I am doing
something new, I always start there as the articles don't overload you with
information and define clear steps and recommendations to get stuff done. A
lot of their articles are presented multiple times for a number of distros
including Cent OS.

I don't get to the meetings because of my weird working schedule but I
follow the mailing list.

~Rick

On 26 January 2011 19:29, James Page <jmsp.1983 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the welcome, Les :)
>
> Yes, I'm using the VPS for web (a couple of Wordpress sites, a forum and
> hopefully a Drupal multi-site installation), alongside a few mail accounts
> and DNS. Because I'm on a shoestring budget, I decided to forego cPanel and
> went with Webmin/ Virtualmin to manage the system. There's still a bit of a
> learning curve involved, but not as much as there would be had I tried to
> do
> everything from the command line. What I particularly like about Webmin is
> the ability to import accounts from cPanel, which has made things a bit
> easier. Fortunately, my VPS provider is incredibly helpful and at a fiver
> per month, a bit of a bargain, too.
>
> I'll try to pop down one Saturday - 10am's usually a little on the early
> side for me! :P
>
>
> James
>
> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 7:12 PM, Les Pounder <lespounder at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi James, welcome to the group.
> >
> > CentOS is a great OS, building on the stability of Red Hat, but with none
> > of the cost.
> > VPS' are strange beasts compared to hosting, but webmin will.steer you
> > well. Are you using the VPS for a website?
> >
> > Please feel free to.pop down and meet us on Saturday, we meet at pc
> > recycler at 29/35 Ripon Rd
> >
> > http://maps.google.com/maps?q=29-35+Ripon+Rd+Blackpool+FY1+4DY,+UK
> >
> > We meet at 10am every Saturday, any closures are announced in advance on
> > this list.
> >
> > Hope to see you soon.
> >
> > Les
> > On 26 Jan 2011 18:04, "James Page" <jmsp.1983 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hi everyone... Just thought I'd introduce myself and say hello.
> > >
> > > I'm fairly new to Linux and am undergoing a baptism of fire at the
> > moment,
> > > trying to run a VPS with CentOS 5.5 and Webmin. It's a bit of a
> learning
> > > curve, coming from a shared hosting environment where everything is
> done
> > for
> > > you.
> > >
> > > I thought it might be handy to get to know other Linux users in the
> area,
> > so
> > > here I am!
> > >
> > >
> > > James
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