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| − | These instructions will help you set up Dreamwidth on Linode hosting, brought to you by <dwuser>exor674</dwuser>.
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| − | == Ordering ==
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| − | Newark is the best choice for a node location because it has a guaranteed 64-bit host.
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| − | == Setting up a Linux Deployment ==
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| − | Click on "Deploy a Linux Distribution":
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| − | [[Image:DeployDistribution.png]]
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| − | This will bring you to the Linode Distribution Wizard.
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| − | # Click on "Ubuntu 9.04 64bit"
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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.
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| − | # Enter "256" for Swap
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| − | # Enter password, and hit "Create Profile"
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| − | {{Warn|text="The image shows selecting an outdated version of Ubuntu. Select 9.04 instead to be up-to-date.}}
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| − | [[Image:LinodeDistributionWizard.png]]
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| − | Go to the "Network" tab, and click on "Add Private IP".
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| − | [[Image:AddPrivateIP.png]]
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| − | 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.
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| − | [[Image:LinodeNetworkConfiguration.png]]
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| − | == Getting into the node ==
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| − | Go back to the "Dashboard" tab, hit "Boot", and wait for the task to complete.
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| − | Open your SSH client and SSH to root@<i>noted eth0 address</i>, and enter your root password:
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| − | [[Image:LinodeSSH.png]]
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| − | Tada! You are now logged in and can issue commands.
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| − | == Installing from scratch ==
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| − | You can now proceed with the [[Dreamwidth Scratch Installation]] on the profile you created.
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| − | [[Category: Dreamwidth Installation]]
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