Unattended use of mysql_secure_installation
After installing MySQL on any Linux distribution you run the mysql_secure_installation script, or at least you should! It will prompt you to set a new root password, remove anon access and a few other...
View ArticleMove MySQL database storage location
It's always a good idea to keep storage away from the boot device. If you run out of space on the boot device the system will halt. If you make a new install it's easy enough to move your storage and...
View ArticleRaspberry PI: Central kodi database
When you run more then one Kodi device with a shared media repository you should also run a shared library. With a shared library you only need to update the library on one of the Kodi devices when new...
View ArticleKodi central db backup
Using a central database for all your Kodi media players is convenient. Only one of them need to scan for new content or you can even update the database straight away. It holds state across all the...
View ArticleMySQL on Docker Swarm
For several applications around the house, I need a MySQL backend. The biggest database I run is about 60Mb of data for my Kodi media players. By using centralized storage like this I only need to...
View ArticleMySQL on Docker Swarm revisited
It all started with a central database for my Kodi media players. Then I migrated the setup from a dedicated Raspberry Pi to running MySQL on docker swarm. That gave me much more stability and...
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