This category relates to managing and maintaining the systems and networks that support IT environments, including server configurations, troubleshooting, automation, and command-line operations.

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System Administration

Project Plan: Copying a Drupal Website from AWS Lightsail to a Local MAMP Server Instance

Are you familiar with MAMP on macOS? MAMP is a powerful local server option that allows you to create a local copy of website running Drupal, WordPress, or Joolma.  

This project plan walks you through how to copy a Drupal website from AWS Lightsail to a local MAMP server instance. Here’s how the project plan could look:

Advanced Command-Line Utilities

Date: September 13, 2023

Abstract: Below I've listed 30 powerful shell commands along with real-world examples for each one. This should be a super handy reference as you work through different bash tasks on your Mac! Contact us if you’d like more clarification or help. 😊

Here’s an expanded list of Command-Line utilities with examples for each command:

Creating a Personal Backup Plan for your MacBook Laptop or Desktop

Ever wonder how to sort out the best strategy for backing up your MacOS desktop or laptop given all the utilities out there available? Here's a Standard Operating Procedure to (A) help you create a personal backup strategy for your laptop or desktop using a collection of common tools you likely have access to or similar. Then there’s a step-by-step guide that incorporates best practices and leverages your available systems:

Pandoc Installation in Obsidian

Title: A Step-by-Step Guide to Installing Pandoc

Plus Troubleshooting Integration with Obsidian & YAML.

Below please find a comprehensive, yet summarized guide, for integrating Pandoc with Obsidian.  The guide provides installation commands and the troubleshooting commands used to get everything working smoothly in Obsidian in MacOS environment.

Note, if you already have Homebrew installed skip to step 3.