Elena Rossini on GoToSocial ⁂11h ago

Oh happy day!

This newbie #sysadmin is VERY HAPPY because in less than 5 minutes I:

  • installed tmux (thank you for the recommendation & instructions @teapot_ben and @drfyzziks)

  • upgraded PeerTube from Terminal using tmux

now the stakes weren't super high because I did this for my second VPS which is running test apps... the real challenge will be to do this on my primary VPS and my in-production PeerTube instance.

Grabbing another coffee, taking a VPS snapshot and trying this.

As always THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT. I couldn't do this without you πŸ’–β€‹

Oh but the larger point in this message was to vouch for tmux - it really is super beginner friendly. I know NOTHING and I was able to easily install it and use it. So you could recommend it to your normie friends for sure β˜ΊοΈβ€‹

#MySoCalledSudoLife #YunoHost

Show threadElena Rossini on GoToSocial ⁂

SUCCESS!!! πŸ₯³β€‹

I was finally able to upgrade my #YunoHost #PeerTube installation (thanks to the advice of Fedi people).

Long story short, yesterday I tried to upgrade using YunoHost's graphical user interface but I lost the connection to the server, my PeerTube installation broke and was automatically removed from my list of apps. I could restore to the pre-update backup but my PeerTube site was still broken, showing a "welcome to nginx" message. Thankfully I had taken a snapshot of my VPS, so I was able to restore everything within a few minutes.

Following my accounts of what happened, @teapot_ben and @drfyzziks recommended I install tmux and do app upgrades from terminal, inside tmux, so that server connection issues wouldn't interfere with app upgrades. So I did. And this time everything worked! (huge sigh of relief)

It's so much fun upgrading YunoHost apps from Terminal. I think this will be the way for me from now on πŸ€—β€‹

#MySoCalledSudoLife

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Show threadralf tauscher 11h ago

@elena @teapot_ben @drfyzziks

love tmux too and just to share: i learned it way too late. a tmux terminal session can also be shared over the internet and i could type together with someone else helping me.

Show threadElena Rossini on GoToSocial ⁂10h ago
@stereo @teapot_ben @drfyzziks whaaaaaat?!? πŸ€―β€‹ that sounds amazing!!!
Show threadralf tauscher 10h ago

@elena @teapot_ben @drfyzziks

someone was so kind to write it up: https://www.howtoforge.com/sharing-terminal-sessions-with-tmux-and-screen#sharing-between-two-different-accounts-with-tmux

and yes, playing interactive fiction together over the network is possible ;)

Sharing Linux Terminal Sessions With Tmux and Screen

Tmux and GNU Screen are well-known utilities which allow multiplexing of virtual consoles. Using either, it is possible to start a session, detach, m...

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Show threadDr. Fyzziks6h ago
@elena @stereo @teapot_ben Oh yeah I totally forgot about the terminal-sharing capabilities of tmux, too! Good point!
Show threadNizar Kerkeni πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡³ Ω†Ψ²Ψ§Ψ± Ψ§Ω„Ω‚Ψ±Ω‚Ω†ΩŠ11h ago
@elena @teapot_ben @drfyzziks
The charm of the command line πŸ₯°
Support team on matrix are also available to help :
https://matrix.to/#/%23yunohost:matrix.org
You're invited to talk on Matrix

You're invited to talk on Matrix

Show threadElena Rossini on GoToSocial ⁂10h ago
@nizarus thank you! ❀️​
Show threadπ™Ήπš˜πšŽπš• π™²πšŠπš›πš—πšŠπš β™‘ πŸ€ͺ11h ago

@elena congratz! πŸ₯³πŸŽ‰

Which reminds me I have to upgrade mine. And I’m not that confident as it runs on FreeBSD and not Linux…

@teapot_ben @drfyzziks

Show threadElena Rossini on GoToSocial ⁂10h ago
@joel sending you lots of positive lucky vibes for that upgrade πŸ€β€‹βœ¨β€‹πŸ€β€‹
Show threadtrainguyrom10h ago
@elena @teapot_ben @drfyzziks oh hell yeah! That's the best way to learn how to be an admin is roll up your sleeves and get in there! The more you do it the more comfortable you'll feel (and the more you'll get to understand the underlying systems without really realizing it)
Show threadElena Rossini on GoToSocial ⁂10h ago
@trainguyrom totally! It also helps to share my journey on the fediverse because I get superb tech support in less than 2 minutes πŸ₯°β€‹
Show threadFranz Graf7h ago
@elena
Uhh I'm wondering when this hits me... Until now I was lucky everytime.
Great that it worked out well for you!