Author: James Bradach

  • LEMP stack deployment script for Ubuntu 12.04

    LEMP stack deployment script for Ubuntu 12.04

    I use Cloud Servers from Rackspace for most of my application hosting. Through their control panel I can quickly create, rebuild, and delete virtual private servers quickly and easily whenever I want. The only frustrating part has been having to spend time doing the same initial configuration and LEMP stack installation tasks on each new […]

  • LEMP stack set up with Nginx, uWSGI, and MariaDB on Ubuntu 12.04

    LEMP stack set up with Nginx, uWSGI, and MariaDB on Ubuntu 12.04

    Over the past six months I’ve been deploying my Python projects using uWSGI and NGINX almost elusively. While they each have an overwhelming number configuration options available, deploying basic apps with them can be pretty painless. Here’s one simple option for setting up your LEMP stack on Ubuntu 12.04 and deploying a Flask application. Getting…

  • Make Chromebook more Versatile by Installing Ubuntu

    Make Chromebook more Versatile by Installing Ubuntu

    This summer I was looking around for a new laptop. I wanted something lightweight and simple, preferably running a Linux variant. A lot of what I’ve been working on lately doesn’t require Windows and I’m often moving projects to virtual private servers hosted with Rackspace or Linode anyway. Most of the laptops I was finding…

  • Google Voice with CREDO Mobile

    Google Voice with CREDO Mobile

    Switched to CREDO Mobile I recently switched from using AT&T for my wireless carrier to a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), CREDO Mobile. They’re a pretty cool company that’s been around for a while and uses their profits to fund progressive organizations and activism. If you don’t necessarily care about that, they’re worth checking out…

  • Does TLD make a difference in domain transfers

    Does TLD make a difference in domain transfers

    For years I’ve done all my domain registration through DreamHost. They’re fine for basic domain registrations, especially if you don’t plan on needing to update your DNS records often or especially if you host sites with them anyway. As I’ve started to experiment more with managing servers, I’ve been doing many more DNS tweaks, which…