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@consti
consti / hosts
Last active May 14, 2025 15:51
/etc/hosts to block shock sites etc.
# This hosts file is brought to you by Dan Pollock and can be found at
# http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/
# You are free to copy and distribute this file for non-commercial uses,
# as long the original URL and attribution is included.
#<localhost>
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain
255.255.255.255 broadcasthost
::1 localhost
@vibegui
vibegui / nodejs-ubuntu-bind-port-80.md
Last active September 8, 2025 14:08
Allow Node.js to bind to privileged ports without root access on Ubuntu

How to: Allow Node to bind to port 80 without sudo

TL;DR

Only do this if you understand the consequences: all node programs will be able to bind on ports < 1024

sudo setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' /usr/local/bin/node

Important: your node location may vary. Use which node to find it, or use it directly in the command:

@mmoulton
mmoulton / README.md
Last active November 7, 2020 18:19
Docker Container Stats Collection Using Collectd

Docker stats collection for collectd

This script can be used to feed collectd with cpu and memory usage statistics for running docker containers using the collectd exec plugin.

This script will report the used and cached memory as well as the user and system cpu usage by inspecting the appropriate cgroup stat file for each running container.

Usage

This script is intented to be executed by collectd on a host with running docker containers. To use, simply configure the exec plugin in collectd to execute the collectd-docker.sh script. You may need to adjust the script to match your particulars, such as the mount location for cgroup.

@MikeRogers0
MikeRogers0 / backup-to-s3.sh
Last active May 19, 2020 15:33
A method of backing up your website to Amazon S3.
#!/bin/bash
## Email Variables
EMAILDATE=`date --date="today" +%y-%m-%d`
EMAIL="[email protected]"
SUBJECT="[servername] Backup Script Started! - "$EMAILDATE
EMAILMESSAGE="/tmp/emailmessage1.txt"
echo "Just to let you know that the backup script has started."> $EMAILMESSAGE
/bin/mail -s "$SUBJECT" "$EMAIL" < $EMAILMESSAGE