This site is a Wiki any SDF-EU MetaARPA user can edit. To do so, create an account with the maint command on the shell. Wikis use a very simple syntax which make anything from a quick spelling fix to writing complete pages very easy and a quick thing to do. Previous versions are saved and can be restored anytime, so don´t be afraid to get started.
1. SDF Basics
- Unix - Introduction to Unix & SDF, by G.M.Stover
- Finding help - How to get help from within the shell
- COM is not IRC - An introduction to the chat program 'COM'
- bboard - Using the SDF-EU bulletin board.
- Instant Messaging - How to use Instant Messaging on SDF
- File transfer - How to move files to and from SDF
- Ultimate Differences Amongst UNIX® Shells - Comparing shell differences/similarities
- File permissions - Changing file permissions
- Basic File and Shell Operations - Working with files and directories
- ASCII Gaming - All work and no play makes Jack a dull SDFer.
- How to Donate and why - A page to explain how and why your friends and family (or you) should help fund SDF.
- Jabber IM - Using the SDF Jabber XMPP Instant Messaging Server
- StatusNet Microblogging - Using the SDF Chatter StatusNet Microblogging Server
- Procmail on SDF - general implementation notes
- Game Servers on SDF - A listing of multiplayer gaming servers running on SDF
2. Website Setup and Hosting Features
- Websites - Building a website on SDF
- Custom error pages - Creating custom error pages using .htaccess
- Ruby on Rails @ SDF
- Ruby on Rails - Ruby on Rails on SDF
- Trac on SDF - Setting up and using a Trac instance
- Gopher - Build your Gopherspace
- Htaccess - Useful .htaccess tips and tricks for the Apache HTTP server
3. Advanced Topics
- Using skeys - Logging in securely over insecure protocols
- Emacs Tutorial - Emacs Basics, using Emacs as a work environment
- Advanced E-Mail Topics - forwarding messages, and fighting spam
- Greylisting at SDF - system policy spam reduction
- SSH - Using SSH to secure and route client applications through SDF
- SSHFS - Using SSHFS to mount SDF folders on linux local machine
- PSSHFS - Mounting SDF Folders on a NetBSD Local Machine
- VPN - Connecting to the SDF VPN.
- rsync - Backing up $HOME using rsync.
- Cvs - Using cvs on SDF
- GCI - The SDF Green Computing Initiative
- MDNS - Automatic MDNS examples (MetaARPA)
- RubyGems at SDF - Setting up the 'gem' command
- scmgit - GIT Source Control Management introduction
- SMTP AUTH - Tutorial for users of Mac OS X Leopard (10.5) and Mail.app
- SDFARC Repeater List - A list of repeaters used by The SDF Amateur Radio Club
- X11 Forwarding - Setting up and running X11 applications (MetaARPA)
- $HOME/bin - User compiled programs in SDF's multi-architecture environment (ARPA)
- Gnu Screen - Multiplexing your terminal (MetaARPA)
- Keepass with Git - Manage and distribute your KeePass database with Git
- Weechat's relay plugin - Configure Weechat's relay plugin
- Mew - Configuring Mew (mail reader for Emacs)
4. SDF VoIP Telephony Service
5. Cheat Sheets
6. Dotfile Repository
- Browse Annotated Dotfiles - Find working examples to help you configure your favorite program.