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 <h1>Installing LON-CAPA on a basic Debian 10 Server</h1>  <h1>Installing LON-CAPA on a basic Debian 10 Server</h1>
 <p>  <p>
 This document guides you through the process of setting up a new LON-CAPA  This document guides you through the process of setting up a new LON-CAPA
 server/VM running Debian 10 with only the base set of packages installed.    server/VM running Debian 10 with only the base set of packages installed. 
 The machine (virtual or real) will be configured solely as a LON-CAPA server and will be   The machine (virtual or real) will be configured solely as a LON-CAPA server and will be 
 expected to have no other services running.  Your server/VM is expected to have  expected to have no other services running.  Your server/VM is expected to have
 a reasonably fast connection to the internet.  a reasonably fast connection to the internet.
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        If you decide to customize partitioning, the following may be useful to know.         If you decide to customize partitioning, the following may be useful to know.
        LON-CAPA resource files are stored in the /home directory, so the         LON-CAPA resource files are stored in the /home directory, so the
        majority of the disk space should be allocated here.  If you have 20 GB          majority of the disk space should be allocated here.  If you have 20 GB 
        of space for Debian, /home should receive at least 10 to 12 GB.           of space for Debian, /home should receive at least 10 to 12 GB. 
        Since MySQL uses the /var filesystem to store its databases you should         Since MySQL uses the /var filesystem to store its databases you should
        have at least 4 gigs of space available on /var.  Be sure to          have at least 4 gigs of space available on /var.  Be sure to 
        include adequate swap space.  A minimum is 512 Megs, but you should         include adequate swap space.  A minimum is 512 Megs, but you should
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    <dd>The base system will be installed. Once that is complete you will have the option to select additional software collections. By default, "standard system utilities" will be checked -- leave that checked, and (optionally) also check SSH Server, if you plan to ssh into your Debian 10 Server/VM from another machine.</dd>     <dd>The base system will be installed. Once that is complete you will have the option to select additional software collections. By default, "standard system utilities" will be checked -- leave that checked, and (optionally) also check SSH Server, if you plan to ssh into your Debian 10 Server/VM from another machine.</dd>
 </dl>  </dl>
 <p>  <p>
 Finish installing your server, reboot it, and log in with the username you created during installation.    Finish installing your server, reboot it, and log in with the username you created during installation.
 </p>  </p>
 <h3>Enabling sudo>/h3>   <h3>Enabling sudo</h3>
 <p>If you wish to allow the username created during installation to have administration privileges using sudo, use su to become root and execute the following, replacing <i>&lt;username&gt;<i> with that specific username:  <p>If you wish to allow the username created during installation to have administration privileges using sudo, use su to become root and execute the following, replacing <i>&lt;username&gt;</i> with that specific username:
 </p>  </p>
 <pre>  <pre>
 apt-get install sudo  apt-get install sudo
 /sbin/adduser <username> sudo  /sbin/adduser <username> sudo
 exit  exit
 </pre>  </pre>
 <p>Now logout and log in again with that username. If you prefer not to use sudo, then you should omit all instances of <l>sudo<i> when executing all commands listed on the remainder of this page, after using su to become root.  <p>Now logout and log in again with that username. If you prefer not to use sudo, then you should omit all instances of <i>sudo</i> when executing all commands listed on the remainder of this page, after using su to become root.
 </p>  </p>
 <h3>Firewall Configuration</h3>  <h3>Firewall Configuration</h3>
 <p>  <p>
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       serious trouble. On a laptop, make this <tt>root@localhost</tt>.        serious trouble. On a laptop, make this <tt>root@localhost</tt>.
   </dd>    </dd>
   <dt>Support email address</dt>    <dt>Support email address</dt>
   <dd>If you enter an e-mail address here, then users of the system      <dd>If you enter an e-mail address here, then users of the system 
       will be able to click an "Ask Helpdesk" link in the system to         will be able to click an "Ask Helpdesk" link in the system to 
       display a web form which they will complete to request support from        display a web form which they will complete to request support from
       your institution's helpdesk. On form submission the contents         your institution's helpdesk. On form submission the contents 
       will be sent to the e-mail address you specify.         will be sent to the e-mail address you specify.
   </dd>    </dd>
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