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Persistently Change Hostname on Ubuntu Server

By nPm October 27, 2023Canonical, Hostname, Linux, Raspberry Pi, Tutorial, Ubuntu Server

OK, this one drove me nuts because there is some conflicting information out there on the Interwebz. I installed Ubuntu Server on a Raspberry Pi 4 w/ 8GB of RAM, and when I used Raspberry Pi imager it wouldn't let me use my preferred hostname because of the inability to…

Easy Backups for Concerto Digital Signage

By nPm October 23, 2023Backups, Concerto Digital Signage, Linux, Logs, Systemd, Tutorial, Virtual Machines, Virtualization

If you have read any of my earlier posts you know that I am running the pre built VM of Concerto. You should still backup your instance, otherwise, you may find yourself having to rebuild the whole setup, including all your screens and content, should something go horribly wrong. I…

Maintaining Concerto Digital Signage Step 2 – Cache Management

By nPm October 16, 2023Concerto Digital Signage, Linux, Tutorial, Virtual Machines

In the last post we discussed log rotation to prevent Concerto from filling up the hard drive of the VM which would keep the application from starting. There is an additional step you should take to ensure you don't encounter problems with space down the road, and that is clearing…

Maintaining Concerto Digital Signage Step 1 – Log Management

By nPm October 15, 2023Concerto Digital Signage, Debian, Linux, Logs, Tutorial, Virtual Machines

After I got Concerto running at work, everyone was super happy with it, it was working great and was very reliable. I barely touched it for the first 60 days that it ran. The HR folks made their updates and all was good with the world, until it wasn't. I…