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How to use SSH comfortably from the terminal
Marco Franssen
Set up SSH keys, an SSH agent, host aliases, and Bash autocompletion to connect to servers and use Git from macOS or Git Bash on Windows.
Install a fresh Raspbian image on your Raspberry Pi — Part 2
Marco Franssen
Set up Git, Vim, and Bash on Raspbian, mount NFS shares from a Synology NAS, and configure Kodi to start automatically on your Raspberry Pi.
Install a fresh Raspbian image on your Raspberry Pi — Part 1
Marco Franssen
Flash a Raspbian image with Etcher, enable SSH, update packages, and configure Wi-Fi with a static IP in this Raspberry Pi Stretch setup walkthrough.
Upgrade Raspbian Stretch to Raspbian Buster on a Raspberry Pi
Marco Franssen
Follow my Raspberry Pi upgrade from Raspbian Stretch to Buster: update packages, change APT sources, resolve broken packages, clean up, and verify the release.
Upgrade Raspbian Jessie to Raspbian Stretch on a Raspberry Pi
Marco Franssen
Follow my Raspberry Pi upgrade from Raspbian Jessie to Stretch, including backups, firmware updates, APT sources, Bluetooth audio changes, and cleanup.
Get an SSL certificate for an Azure website with Let's Encrypt and Vagrant
Marco Franssen
Use the original Let's Encrypt client in a Vagrant VM to request an Azure website certificate through a reverse proxy, then export and upload a PFX.
Put your SSH experience on Windows on steroids
Marco Franssen
Configure SSH keys, Pageant, agent forwarding, and Git Bash on Windows to work with Linux VMs and Git without repeatedly entering key passphrases.
Packer variables and provisioners for a Debian VM: part 2
Marco Franssen
Customize a Debian VirtualBox VM with Packer user variables, file uploads, and shell provisioners in this 2014 tutorial covering MySQL and Apache setup.
Build a Debian VirtualBox image with Packer: part 1
Marco Franssen
Build a reproducible Debian Wheezy VM with Packer and VirtualBox in this 2014 tutorial, using a JSON template and preseed file for unattended installation.