Set-up SSL encrypted connection in Postfix, Dovecot and Apache

Set-up SSL encrypted connection in Postfix, Dovecot and Apache This article is part 3 of our part 1 mailserver set-up with virtual users and domains using Postfix and Dovecot on a CentOS 6 VPS and part 2 which explains how to install and set-up the Roundcube webmail interface

The following post will show you how to set-up SSL encrypted connection to our mailserver installation.

At the end of this article you will end-up using IMAP/POP3 over SSL (IMAPs/POP3s) SMTP over SSL (SMTPs) and Roundcube Webmail over SSL (HTTPS)

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How to install SilverStripe CMS on a Linux Virtual Server

silverstripe vpsSilverStripe is a very popular open source Content Management System (CMS) and Framework that can help you to create and manage the content of your websites and web applications.
To install and run SilverStripe on a Linux virtual server follow the very easy steps described below.
The installation instructions apply to any Linux based server with LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) installed on it. Currently, SilverStripe requires PHP >= 5.3+ with MySQL, GD graphics library, tidy, curl and zlib extensions enabled, Apache Web Server >= 1.3.19 compiled with mod_rewrite module and ‘AllowOverride All’ set, and MySQL >= 5.0 installed on your Linux virtual server.

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How to Install Ruby 2.0 and RubyGems 2.1.11 on Ubuntu 13.10 from source

ruby 2.0 Ruby is an open source, object-oriented scripting language, best known for its use in the Ruby on Rails framework. The amount of Ruby code being written suggests it’s genuinely popular and will be around for quite some time.
This is a quick tutorial on installing Ruby 2.0 and RubyGems 2.1.11 on Ubuntu 13.10 from source. You can download, compile and install Ruby from source code on a Linux VPS with Ubuntu 13.10 OS in less than 5 minutes using the following steps:

Update the Ubuntu package lists from the repositories to get information on the newest versions of packages and their dependencies, then install Ruby dependencies using the following commands:

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Install And Set Up Roundcube Webmail Interface

Install and set-up Roundcube webmail interfaceThe following article is about how to install and set up the Roundcube webmail interface on a CentOS VPS.

It is actually part 2 of our mailserver with virtual users and domains using Postfix and Dovecot on a CentOS 6 VPS series.

What is Roundcube?

Roundcube is a web-based IMAP email client written in PHP. Roundcube’s most prominent feature is the pervasive use of Ajax technology to present a more fluid and responsive user interface than one of the traditional webmail clients. It provides the full functionality you expect from an email client, including MIME support, address book, folder manipulation, message searching, spell checking, etc.

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How to install WordPress Multisite on Centos VPS with Apache

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Today we will guide you through the installation process of WordPress Multisite on your Centos VPS. The WordPress Multisite option became available with WordPress 3.0. This feature allows you – the website administrator – to create multiple websites without the need of installing separate WordPress instances, creating separate home directories or separate databases. Or, you can allow other users to create their own websites on your WordPress installation.

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Mailserver with virtual users and domains using Postfix and Dovecot on a CentOS 6 VPS

mailserver-with-virtual-users-and-domains-using-postfix-and-dovecot-in-centos-6The following article will show you how to install and run simple POP3/IMAP/SMTP mail server in your CentOS VPS using virtual users and domains with Postfix and Dovecot

What is Postfix? It is a drop in replacement for the old and mature Sendmail. Postfix also attempts to be very fast, easy to administer, and secure.

What is Dovecot? It is an open source IMAP and POP3 server for *NIX-like systems, written primarily with security in mind.

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