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Make me a new CentOS linode

Notes:

Change, me, myhost, myip etc. to your username, hostname, ip address and so on.
Run all commands as root unless otherwise directed.
You might want to look at mounting /var and /home on separate partitions.
I've just allowed all members of the wheel group to operate as root. This is the height of laziness and highlights the fact that I'm just a developer that's stolen a sysadmin's woolly hat. It works fine, but the phrase "can do better" springs to mind.

	rds-modify-db-parameter-group {param-group-name} \
	--parameters="name=character_set_server, value=utf8, method=pending-reboot" \
	--parameters="name=collation_server, value=utf8_general_ci, method=pending-reboot" \
	--parameters="name=tmp_table_size, value={DBInstanceClassMemory/16}, method=pending-reboot" \
	--parameters="name=max_heap_table_size, value={DBInstanceClassMemory/16}, method=pending-reboot" \
	--parameters="name=query_cache_type, value=1, method=pending-reboot" \
	--parameters="name=query_cache_size, value=131072, method=pending-reboot" \
	--parameters="name=table_open_cache, value=2500, method=pending-reboot" \
	--parameters="name=join_buffer_size, value={DBInstanceClassMemory/64}, method=pending-reboot" \
	--parameters="name=thread_cache_size, value={DBInstanceClassMemory/12582880}, method=pending-reboot" \

	# Guide
	# Configure the essential configurations below and do the following:
	#
	# Repository Creation:
	# cap deploy:repository:create
	# git add .
	# git commit -am "initial commit"
	# git push origin master
	#
	# Initial Deployment: