@scottalanmiller said in Open Source hosting control panel - to host real websites for learning and fun!:

@openit said in Open Source hosting control panel - to host real websites for learning and fun!:

@scottalanmiller said in Open Source hosting control panel - to host real websites for learning and fun!:

I'd heavily recommend not doing this at all. You get such a better, simpler system but just doing... nothing. Web hosting is easy, control panels are hard.

Sorry, not clear, could you elaborate?

Web hosting is a pretty basic task. Like... you copy files, you copy the database... voila. That's all you really do. It's all super easy stuff. Using a "panel" adds a lot of complication that you have to manage the panel and learn how it works - all stuff you could just skip by just doing a normal web server without the panel.

I've never seen a panel that made things easier, only harder. And it limits you a lot, generally they don't work with all of the pieces that you'd want to use so you end up with a half assed web server, with a heavy panel on top, that's more risky and more work, with no benefits.

I thought he was talking about something like how web hosts use cPanel. I like Vesta Control Panel, but there are some others such as CentOS Web Panel and ISPConfig. They all do everything.

@Pete-S said in Parental Control options: AD, LDAP, piHole, Other:

To keep the kids on track, allow internet only at certain times, block sites that are distracting during school hours, etc. That kind of stuff.
If they have a schedule and they know what restrictions are in place, they can plan their school work around it. For instance if youtube is only allowed one hour in the afternoon any projects that need youtube could be done then.

If you can't trust the kid to get school work done when it's the time and place to get school work done... I think there are bigger issues to fix first TBH.

@WrCombs said in Huge Mistake:

@Obsolesce said in Huge Mistake:

@WrCombs said in Huge Mistake:

Update to my Update:
None of the files that I recovered are correct. I'm missing Huge portions of all files recovered.

Why not restore from the backup?

What backup ?

Then obviously it being just a PC with no backup, what could be so important? Are you saying they have LoB data on a PC and no backup? If it's a LoB data-containing device, why was no backup done prior to any technical work?

@gjacobse said in Parental Control options: AD, LDAP, piHole, Other:

Was asks recently about what options he could look at to try to keep his kids on task with the up coming school year

What does this mean exactly?

The Cloudflare for families as others have mentioned will only help to keep the kid off of porn and malware sites.

I think you need to define what "keep kids on task" means. If it means only allow school work and that's it, then an "allow list" (trying to stay PC) will help the most.

@WrCombs said in Huge Mistake:

Update to my Update:
None of the files that I recovered are correct. I'm missing Huge portions of all files recovered.

Why not restore from the backup?

Do the clients find it by DNS service records? Remove the DNS records.

Registry settings via GPO?

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

Just found out that the world's busiest airport is now DFW.

What was it before? JFK?

I gave RLCraft modpack for Minecraft a try. It's definitely a keeper!

Anyone else play it?

Youtube Video

@Dashrender said in Dish Network Alternative:

@Obsolesce said in Dish Network Alternative:

What useful things does a roku bring to the table that a smart TV doesn't? Last time I looked, I couldn't use roku in Europe.

I'm not for using smart TVs at all. Unlike a Roku/Amazon Fire Stick, etc it's highly likely that television manufacturers will not stay on top of updates.
With a Roku/Fire Stick, you just swap in a new one when the old one fails, is no longer getting updates and you keep on using the TV.

In my case, all is needed is Netflix, YouTube/YT Kids, and maybe eventually disney+

@scottalanmiller said in Dish Network Alternative:

@Obsolesce said in Dish Network Alternative:

What useful things does a roku bring to the table that a smart TV doesn't? Last time I looked, I couldn't use roku in Europe.

Roku is the leading maker of Smart TVs

How does a Roku not work in Europe? I've not tried mine there, we switched to it quite recently, but it's lesser alternatives work transparently across regions. I'm unsure how Roku COULD be affected, let alone would be.

Oh I'm sure it would work. I meant I couldn't find one because they weren't sold here. So not sure about the included services in roku.