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Janovac

A very little Linux server, and how it got that way.

This page set is still in development, but the hardware/OS and some of the other pages are complete. Enjoy. — Andy West, 6 July 2009.

Hardware and OS

The Search for a Portable Server: Why I have been looking for a very small server.
Pico-ITX: The littlest motherboard form factor.
Serener & ARTiGO: Cases for the Pico-ITX motherboard.
Isis: The resurrection of the Serener box.
Fedora Linux: The descendant of Red Hat Linux makes the Janovac go.

Servers

Web: Setting up Apache and PHP, which makes the Web site run.
Database: Configuring MySQL, the database behind the Web site.
Windows File/Print: Setting up Samba, which provides file and print services to Windows boxes.
Printing: Setting up a local network printing service with CUPS.
Mail: Setting up an outgoing mail server, why it is needed, and why Postfix.

Programs

WordPress: Setting up a blog (Web log) with WordPress.
MediaWiki: Setting up a wiki (collaborative site) with MediaWiki.
EPrints: Setting up an archival repository with EPrints.
YAZ: The Z39.50 protocol, and accessing library card catalogs with YAZ.

Miscellany

Ports: Ports used by services on the Janovac.

Conventions: Conventions used in the Janovac series.
Links Index: Listing of external links used in this series.
About the Author: The guy who wrote up this series.

Written by Andy West on 5 July 2009.