LXD is a hypervisor for Linuxcontainer, which is available in Ubuntu since several versions. A Linux container is basically like a virtual machine, only more lightweight. We use LXD / LXC for many of our applications at school. LXD is easy to use and there are several reasons why we Read more…
Koha is a free library software that we use at our school. We use it to manage both our teaching materials and our school library. Previously we used LITTERA for this, but since last summer we have switched completely to Koha. The core of our school infrastructure is a linuxmuster.net Read more…
linuxmuster.net is an open source school server solution for schools of any kind and size. Version 7 is currently under development and the beta phase is about to start. A lot has happened in the last months and I would like to give you a short overview of the current Read more…
Most of our web applications run in LXD containers. Not without reason LXD is one of the most important features of Ubuntu Server for me. There are many ways to access a web application in an LXD container from outside. For example, you can use a reverse proxy to control Read more…
Baseline Setting up a computer lab can quickly become very expensive. Computers, monitors, keyboards, cables, switches, etc. need to be purchased in order to have a reliable computer room that is often used later on. Especially small schools and clubs, which only have small budgets, are barely or poorly equipped Read more…
At our school there are always power outages. Sometimes they last only a few seconds, sometimes several hours. To ensure that our IT infrastructure does not suffer from this, we have installed a UPS for our servers and network devices. These help to bridge short power outages (up to 1 Read more…
Linuxcontainer and the Container-Hypervisor LXD are one of my favorite technologies since Ubuntu 16.04. We use Linuxcontainer in our school for our web applications or other services. There are some things I really like about LXD. So: Why LXD? 1. LXC Client and REST API In addition to LXD, there Read more…
Every school is faced with the decision to choose a solution for its school server. Many manufacturers have discovered this market for themselves in recent years. In this comparison, I would like to compare 4 Linux school server – most of them from Germany. There are a few other international Read more…