AWS MarketPlace - Floating Cloud
Technical Support
Personal Human Tech Support in English on the phone, via video chat and email.
Floating Woocomerce
Assistance in expanding your business. Using Woocommerce and other open source solutions. You can sell via ebay Amazon and your website using wordpress Woocommerce backend.
Cloud Security
We have open source solutions and advice for the most annoying hack, cracks and DDOS for Small Business sites.
Email Solutions
Configure email for your business from a few accounts through massive marketing campaigns that don’t get filtered as Spam or Promotions
Floating Small Businesses Server AMI
A Secure and useful cloud server that houses your web server and email server, with appropriate scripts and responsive security.
Floating Cloud
We at Floating Cloud are committed to helping you get your story out and to keep it there through security protections. Our AWS Floating Small Business Server AMI brings together tons of our experience. We specialize in giving floating support services, these include dozens of years of experience in Tech Support, System/Network administration and artistic web design.
Give us a ring when you are tired of being bamboozled into deals that provide kind words but no real support. We will install a server for you on AWS using the free tier (for those eligible by AWS rules) We will design and support your website and ecommerce server. This includes a security tier which blocks malicious IP addresses using the native Linux firewall.
This server also comes with a sendmail ready to receive mail for your domain. Using Amazon SES (also depending on Amazon approval) you can send mass mailings to your mail list. We can guide and assist you to get the emails past Junk Mail Filters into the inbox.
We configure your cloud services especially for you, AWS, Azure, Google, etc. We offer Support via the phone, email, etc
We make your website do what you want it to do, using Wordpress, Woocommerce, HTML, CSS and much more
Amazon Machine Image - LAMP, Wordpress, Email@yourdomain.com, Webmail, Responsive Firewall, much more
Cloud Security especially designed for your biz. Even if you don't know the source of Security hole. Over 20 years experience seeing hacks, cracks, spam, DDOS, IAM ,you name it, just ask us!
Floating Blog
Gmail is bounced as spam
I am installing my easy to install floating cloud email server in AWS Marketplace: I am in the Final test stages. I have implimented only a small amoiunt of spam protection, however this is enough to block the biggest spammer in the multiverse. The blocked ip address is owned my google and used to send Read more about Gmail is bounced as spam[…]
Set Windows Scheduler to reset mongoDB password on first boot
This task is run at every boot, password reset is set before boot, by reset-password-to-prep-mongo-AMI.ps1 Go Windows Scheduler Trigger at startup, the password is only reset if it isn’t already the Instance ID Action is to run -noprofile -executionpolicy bypass -file C:\Windows\Charming-Scripts\reset-passwd-4-mong-and-jscript.ps1 Conditions settings Hits: 401
Setup DNS with AWS Route 53 from Scratch – Most Convenient
Always use AWS Route 53. I have dealt with may DNS issues for clients. Some popular DNS hosts won’t even allow you to point an MX record towards your mail server. AWS charges a fair price starting from $9 for .click domains. Of course I have purchased charming.click Which leads right back here. IN honor of Read more about Setup DNS with AWS Route 53 from Scratch – Most Convenient[…]
Postfix Containerized Version 1 is out
HATE Gmail? Everyone hates Gmail and some put up with hotmail. A personal email server is best to have. We have helped people to install a great email server on Windows, but linux was too complicated for ordinary folks. We stopped installing the Windows Hmail Server, since Windows Vulnerabilities have been frightening and we couldn’t Read more about Postfix Containerized Version 1 is out[…]
DevOps consultant VS. DevOps Employee | ProdOps
Will read later https://www.prodops.io/blog/devops-consultant-vs-devops-employee Hits: 650
Containerizing WordPress.
I would like to containerize my sites, especially this FloatingCloud.io site. Here are some links that I will use for guidance, wish me luck. https://blog.kontena.io/running-your-wordpress-site-in-containers/ – This uses Docker build instead of the official image from Docker Hub http://roycornelissen.com/walking-the-talk/ https://stephenafamo.com/blog/moving-wordpress-docker-container/ – Uses NginX reverse proxy https://www.sitepoint.com/how-to-use-the-official-docker-wordpress-image/ https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45714456/how-to-migrate-docker-volume-between-hosts https://docs.docker.com/storage/volumes/#backup-a-container https://medium.com/@pybrarian/mysql-databases-that-dont-retain-data-293bc2ed7f02 https://hub.docker.com/_/wordpress/ https://www.wpexplorer.com/migrating-wordpress-website/ – uses initdb.d create Read more about Containerizing WordPress.[…]
MongoDB Replica Set in Docker Swarm Quick Installation Guide
MongoDB Replica Set in Docker Swarm These scripts Use Docker Swarm with the Community Edition of the official MongoDB container. This MongoDB Replica set can be spread throughout the World. The first script is an AWS Cloudformation that asks a few questions. This creates an EC2 instance which serves as the Docker Swarm Manager. A Read more about MongoDB Replica Set in Docker Swarm Quick Installation Guide[…]
make xfs failed, “mkfs.xfs: No such file or directory” How to format XFS
mkfs.xfs no such file or directory Amazon Linux does not come with mkfs to format a volume with xfs , as MongoDB likes. The simplest way to create a multi region MongoDB Replica set using Docker Swarm is to use our scripts that are already written. They launch a CloudFormation and the scripts written below. In Read more about make xfs failed, “mkfs.xfs: No such file or directory” How to format XFS[…]
Sr-IOV network-environment settings for TripleO Openstack installation
ComputeOvsDpdkParameters: KernelArgs: “default_hugepagesz=1GB hugepagesz=1G hugepages=120 intel_iommu=on iommu=pt” OvsPmdCoreList: “17,53,35,71” OvsDpdkCoreList: “0,36,18,54” ## OvsDpdkMemoryChannels should be 4 (default), refer to Hardware Manual or run dmidecode -t memory OvsDpdkMemoryChannels: “4” ## OvsDpdkSocketMemory: “1024,1024” is the recommended setting without dpdk nic OvsDpdkSocketMemory: “1024,4096” TunedProfileName: “cpu-partitioning” NovaReservedHostMemory: 4096 OvsEnableDpdk: true ## IsolCpusList A set of CPU cores isolated Read more about Sr-IOV network-environment settings for TripleO Openstack installation[…]
Setup MX Record in Route 53 with a domain that you registered with AWS
Register a domain with Route 53 Many people get stuck setting up an EC2 Instance as a mail server. Did you send a test message to your new instance and never receive the email ? To set up a mail server you first need the MX record to be properly setup in Route 53 or Read more about Setup MX Record in Route 53 with a domain that you registered with AWS[…]
Upgrade MongoDB 3.4 to 3.6 on Windows Server 2016
Perfect MongoDB upgrade instructions from 3.4 to 3.6 Run these instructions on each Windows Server with MongoDB 3.4 First Backup each server with an image. In case something breaks an image can be launched like the original. Snapshots are very hard to recover an OS from, so be sure to do an Read more about Upgrade MongoDB 3.4 to 3.6 on Windows Server 2016[…]
Install Docker-Compose on CoreOS Container Linux
CoreOS Container Linux is more secure and compact than others. I installed docker-compose with the following script from https://gist.github.com/sourcec0de/5cf7d36a5f696c2ffc68 #!/bin/bash mkdir -p /opt/bin LATEST_URL=`curl -Ls -o /dev/null -w %{url_effective} https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/latest` COMPOSE_VERSION=${LATEST_URL##*/} DOWNLOAD_URL=https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/${COMPOSE_VERSION}/docker-compose-`uname -s`-`uname -m` curl -L ${DOWNLOAD_URL} -o /opt/bin/docker-compose chmod +x /opt/bin/docker-compose Hits: 1873
How to set up Outlook 2019 to use a different SMTP and IMAP servers and users including amazon ses
For AWS SES use starttls But fortunatelly, there is way around. As i linked before, i can run Outlook 2019 with parameter “outlook.exe /manageprofiles”. It will start similar dialog to one IanMosley uploaded. It looks little retro, it is little chaotic, but it allows set everything i needs, especially username. Thanks again, even if we did Read more about How to set up Outlook 2019 to use a different SMTP and IMAP servers and users including amazon ses[…]
How to remove a user in mongodb
db.removeUser() On this page Definition Deprecated since version 2.6: Use db.dropUser() instead of db.removeUser() Definition db.removeUser(username) Removes the specified username from the database. The db.removeUser() method has the following parameter: Parameter Type Description username string The database username. Hits: 478
Change User name in MongoDB
I need to change a username in mongodb 3.4 due to re-branding to floatingcloud.io db.system.users.update({“user”:”oldname”}, {$set:{“user”:”newname”}}) From: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35265277/how-to-rename-a-user-in-mongodb Hits: 720
Reset AWS AMI Windows 2016 Password for use in Marketplace
In Windows PowerShell, run the following command to schedule the script to run as a Windows Scheduled Task. The script runs one time during the next boot and then disables these tasks from running again. PS C:\> C:\ProgramData\Amazon\EC2-Windows\Launch\Scripts\InitializeInstance.ps1 -Schedule https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/WindowsGuide/ec2launch.html Hits: 368
I’ll give it a try mailcow
https://blog.zerosector.io/2018/04/04/mailcow/amp/ https://mailcow.email Hits: 408
HowTo: Install MongoDB Replica Set with Docker Swarm in Multiple Regions
Running your MongoDB in replica set is a really great idea, using Docker is a quick way to deploy it. The simplest way to create a multi region MongoDB Replica set using Docker Swarm is to use our scripts that are already written. They launch a CloudFormation and the scripts written below. Please leave a comment Read more about HowTo: Install MongoDB Replica Set with Docker Swarm in Multiple Regions[…]
Dovecot imap send spam to junk – Server Fault
Still trying to make a spam solution for opensource Also see https://rspamd.com/doc/quickstart.html https://www.vultr.com/docs/simple-mailserver-postfix-dovecot-sieve-centos-7 https://www.vultr.com/docs/simple-mailserver-postfix-dovecot-sieve-debian I am using Ubuntu 18.04 64 bit dovecot 2.2.33.2 spamassassin 3.4.1 amavisd The goal is to run an e-mail server, which I achieved already. I can access the e-mails at the server using Thunderbird and the imap protocol. For the postfix Read more about Dovecot imap send spam to junk – Server Fault[…]
install horde for dovecot webmail with imp
https://www.horde.org/apps/imp/docs/INSTALL Configuring Horde for IMP [OPTIONAL]If you would prefer that your users authenticate directly with IMP, without having to authenticate through Horde first, load theAdministration/Configuration/Authentication page and from the What backend should we use for authenticating users to Hordepulldown menu select Let a Horde application handle authentication (see the note below about new installs). Select imp from the The application which is Read more about install horde for dovecot webmail with imp[…]
Automating deployments on Windows with Jenkins and PsExec
I went looking for a way to be able to remotely restart a Windows service from the Jenkins server. After googling for a bit I came across PsExec which is small utility program to run remote scripts on Windows machines which would me restart the Windows service from our remote Jenkins server. After downloading this Read more about Automating deployments on Windows with Jenkins and PsExec[…]
Jenkins integration on Windows
if you have even one server that requires any .Net compilation… well, life is not easy. You need this MSBuild plugin that needs the MSBuild dll. Surprisingly, Microsoft does not actually make a linux distribution of this tool (haha). If you rolled Jenkins on Debian or CentOS, well, you’re in a sticky place where you Read more about Jenkins integration on Windows[…]
Reset Windows password to random EC2
For our Floating Cloud images the proccess is to run the password reset scripts copy the config.xml file to C:\Program Files\Amazon\Ec2ConfigService\Settings directory: Create AMI without power off or reboot [Windows Server 2016 and later] Configure settings using EC2Launch. To generate a random password at launch time, use the adminPasswordType setting. For more information, see Configuring EC2Launch. Read more about Reset Windows password to random EC2[…]
Using API to send emails with HmailServer
COM API Overview The hMailServer COM API lets you write your own scripts and applications that integrate with hMailServer. Almost all objects in hMailServer are accessible using the COM library. As an example, both hMailServer Administrator and the PHP WebAdmin is entirely based upon the COM library. Besides writing application like theese two, you can Read more about Using API to send emails with HmailServer[…]
Setup MX Record in Route 53 with a domain that you registered with AWS
Register a domain with Route 53 Many people get stuck setting up an EC2 Instance as a mail server. Did you send a test message to your new instance and never receive the email ? To set up a mail server you first need the MX record to be properly setup in Route 53 or Read more about Setup MX Record in Route 53 with a domain that you registered with AWS[…]
How to get reverse DNS for your EC2 instance as well as to raise email sending limit. Amazon Web Services
Request to Remove Email Sending Limitations In order to maintain the quality of Amazon EC2 addresses for sending email, we enforce default limits on the amount of email that can be sent from EC2 accounts. If you wish to send larger amounts of email from EC2, you can apply to have these limits removed from Read more about How to get reverse DNS for your EC2 instance as well as to raise email sending limit. Amazon Web Services[…]
HmailServer with SES
HmailServer is mostly for receiving email to @yourdomain . SES is for sending email. Over the last year or so SES added the ability to receive emails but this is very complicated and confusing which is why I install Hmailserver to receive the email.Beware: In the SES panel there are DNS settings that AWS give Read more about HmailServer with SES[…]
SQL SERVER – How to Get Started with Docker Containers with Latest SQL Server? – SQL Authority with Pinal Dave
This sql server in docker is right up our alley! https://blog.sqlauthority.com/2019/03/06/sql-server-how-to-get-started-with-docker-containers-with-latest-sql-server/ Hits: 402
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Set WordPress all of your pages to private so that you can un-publish them
Just set them to private in the database, using the following query: This would set all posts to private, I guess you won’t really use that query. Instead, to only set articles to ‘private’ use: and to only disable pages, use: Post-revisions have the status ‘inherit’ and thus get the right inherited from the parent page or Read more about Set WordPress all of your pages to private so that you can un-publish them[…]
Upgrade Php 5.6 for Windows WAMP server
Within your Windows Server, Download the latest version of Php 5.6 of VC11 x86 Non Thread Safe 5.6 from https://windows.php.net/download/ Download the Zip File. the open it, It should be in your Downloads Folder. and select extract all, then extract them to a new sub-directory in downloads Copy the new sub-directory to C:\Program Files (x86)\PHP Read more about Upgrade Php 5.6 for Windows WAMP server[…]