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These docs make up the process and steps that made up the back-end of our technical configuration. These docs act not only as a resource as to how to take up and hack these things yourself, but also to present alongside this the histories, networks and inspirations that have led us to this infrastructure's existence.

Index of Sections

• 01 Setup a Local Collaborative Environment
• 02 Local Server Setup with Nginx
• 03 VPN with Tinc
• 04 Reverse Proxy with NginX

Prerequisites

If you would like to follow along, the following are necessary:

• Small board computer (SBC)
  • We used a raspberry pi, although You don’t necessarily need to use a pi to create a collaborative environment, you could use another type of computer. To understand more about why we chose to use a pi, you can find our notes here Chapter 2a: Server Issues: Platform Infrastructure
• Peripherals
  • HDMI screen, keyboard, mouse etc.
• A laptop or other personal computer
  • It would be good to have SSH installed on your laptop. Most OS have it by default now, if not then manually install following the steps under 01.3 SSH
• Knowledge of terminal/bash
  • For an intro to basic terminal/bash commands see 00.2 Terminal Unix Commands Cheat Sheet

Foundational information

If you're new to sever-ing and sysadmin, you may find the following guides useful:

• 00.1 Network terminology
  • Gives an overview of terms we will be using throughout this guide in relation to networking
• 00.2 Terminal Unix Commands Cheat Sheet
  • Is an introduction to working on the command line.

Access

We have tried to make these docs accessible and legible (as possible) to both technical and non-technical reading. We have done this through the concept of plain language that Kelsie Acton notes in here chapter Plain Language for Disability Culture in Crip Authorship.

If you want a light, but still deep exploration of the setup, check out the Index of each section listed above.