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These instructions will help you set up Dreamwidth on Linode hosting, brought to you by <ljuser>exor74</ljuser>.
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== Ordering ==
 
== Ordering ==
  
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Newark is the best choice for a node location for because it has a guaranteed 64-bit host.
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Newark is the best choice for a node location because it has a guaranteed 64-bit host.
  
 
== Setting up a Linux Deployment ==
 
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This will bring you to the Linode Distribution Wizard.
 
This will bring you to the Linode Distribution Wizard.
  
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# Click on "Ubuntu 8.10 64bit"
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# Click on "Ubuntu 9.04 64bit"
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# Enter "3096" as the disk image size if you are going to be using the Dreamwidth Image.  Or, if you are planning on installing from scratch, you can use whatever space you have left for this disk image.
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# Enter at least "3096" as the disk image size; ideally, you can just use whatever space you have left in your account.
 
# Enter "256" for Swap
 
# Enter "256" for Swap
 
# Enter password, and hit "Create Profile"
 
# Enter password, and hit "Create Profile"
  
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{{Warn|text="The image shows selecting an outdated version of Ubuntu.  Select 8.10 instead to be updated.}}
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[[Image:LinodeDistributionWizard.png]]
 
[[Image:LinodeDistributionWizard.png]]
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Wait for it to complete, and then hit "Create new disk image".
 
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# Label: "Dreamwidth Image"
 
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# Size: "1024"
 
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# Filesystem Type: "ext3"
 
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# Hit "Create Disk"
 
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[[Image:CreateDiskImage.png]]
 
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# Click on "My Ubuntu 8.10 64bit Profile"
 
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[[Image:LinodeConfigurationProfile.png]]
 
  
 
Go to the "Network" tab, and click on "Add Private IP".
 
Go to the "Network" tab, and click on "Add Private IP".

Revision as of 12:32, 24 August 2009

These instructions will help you set up Dreamwidth on Linode hosting, brought to you by [info]exor674.

Ordering

Newark is the best choice for a node location because it has a guaranteed 64-bit host.

Setting up a Linux Deployment

Click on "Deploy a Linux Distribution":

DeployDistribution.png

This will bring you to the Linode Distribution Wizard.

  1. Click on "Ubuntu 9.04 64bit"
  2. Enter at least "3096" as the disk image size; ideally, you can just use whatever space you have left in your account.
  3. Enter "256" for Swap
  4. Enter password, and hit "Create Profile"
Warning: "The image shows selecting an outdated version of Ubuntu. Select 9.04 instead to be up-to-date.

LinodeDistributionWizard.png

Go to the "Network" tab, and click on "Add Private IP".

AddPrivateIP.png

And take note of the text after "eth0"--this is your node's public IP--and the text under "for manual configuration"--your private network IP.

LinodeNetworkConfiguration.png

Getting into the node

Go back to the "Dashboard" tab, hit "Boot", and wait for the task to complete. Open your SSH client and SSH to root@noted eth0 address, and enter your root password:

LinodeSSH.png

Tada! You are now logged in and can issue commands.


Installing from scratch

You can now proceed with the Dreamwidth Scratch Installation on the profile you created.

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