How to auto-mount an NFS4 share after startup on macOS Monterey?

This blog post explains how to do it with basically one line in /etc/fstab:

192.168.200.200:/nfs_share /System/Volumes/Data/my_nfs_share nfs rw,resvport,hard,bg,intr,rw,tcp,nfc,rsize=65536,wsize=65536 …

Introduction

We'd like to set up an NFS 3 server on a Raspberry Pi with Linux, Mac, and Kodi clients. Kodi does not support NFS 4 out of the box, so we'll stick with NFS 3 for now.

Set up the Server

As a starting point, follow this tutorial to …

If the remote Ubuntu machine does not boot showing the following error

error: unknown filesystem
 Entering rescue mode...
 grub rescue>

the GRUB bootloader is broken and can be fixed in one of the following ways.

Using the GRUB rescue concole

Follow the steps described in this blog post.

Using a …

Install the following packages:

apt-get install  samba-common smbclient samba-common-bin smbclient  cifs-utils

Create a local directory:

mkdir /mnt/abc

Mount the Samba share using your username:

mount -t cifs //server/share /mnt/abc -o user=uwe

If the Samba share is provided by a FritzBox via its NAS feature and assuming …

Upgrading PHP from 7.0 to 7.1 or 7.2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS is almost trivial as this blog post (in German) explains:

First, add a PPA (personal package archive):

sudo apt-get install -y python-software-properties (falls nicht bereits installiert)
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:ondrej/php
sudo apt-get …

Here's a collection of links that provide helpful information when you have a brandnew Ubuntu machine with root access and you want to set it up as a webserver:

• https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/initial-server-setup-with-ubuntu-16-04
• https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/additional-recommended-steps-for-new-ubuntu-14-04-servers
• https://www.linode.com/docs/security/securing-your-server …

Starting with 15.04, Ubuntu uses systemd instead of Upstart as the default system and service manager. This page offers a good comparison between the two systems.

If you want to add a new systemd service (e.g. for running a Java application everytime your machine boots), create the following …

Assuming you are running an Apache server with a virtual host for abs.mydomain.com, put this into the virtual host's .conf file to redirect all traffic to a Jetty web server running locally behind your Apache:

<Proxy *>
    Order deny,allow
    Allow from all
</Proxy>

ProxyPass / http://localhost:1234/ retry …

A great way to configure a Raspberry Pi from scratch is PiBakery. After struggling a while with setting up a VNC server and some other things on a fresh Pi connected only via Ethernet (no display, keyboard, or mouse), finding PiBakery was very helpful.

Here's my configuration:

The long string …

Note to self: If the Let's Encrypt extension for Plesk fails to renew a certificate (when triggered manually), disable the automatic forwarding to an SSL connection in the Apache settings. This forced secure connection seems to disturb the renewal script.

The error I got was something like this:

Let's …