Resizing my Ubuntu Server AWS Boot Disk

AKA: Building a Bigger GeoSandbox (Note: This article has been updated to make it clear that expanded EBS volumes will = additional charges from AWS. Something that is not clearly stated in the AWS documentation.) If you’ve been reading my last few blog posts, you know I’ve been experimenting with various Ubuntu server configurations using Amazon Web Services (AWS) to serve web-maps and spatial data. As my procedures have evolved, the micro-instances I started working with have outgrown their usefulness. Lately, I’ve been testing GeoWebCache, and seeing how that works with GeoServer and the rest of the OpenGeo Suite. As…

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Not Just Another MacBook

An account of my recent adventures in repairing and setting up a tri-boot MacBook Step one – Obtain the MacBook I do not recommend obtaining a MacBook the way I did (or wish it upon anyone), but I do believe in making lemonade from lemons whenever possible. Last week I got a call from one of my daughters explaining that her sister, who attends the same college as her, had spilled “something” on her computer, rendering it inoperable. Luckily my girls attend a college that’s not far from home, so the next day was spent bouncing between the Apple store…

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Linux OpenGeo Apache Server–Tweaked

Over the past week I’ve probably generated enough material for a half-dozen blog posts. However, since I have to get some billable hours in and invoices sent out this week, I’ll just post a short update for now on one aspect of project “Linux OpenGeo Apache Server”. In my prior post I described the steps I took to get an Ubuntu based Apache/GeoServer up and running. Since then I’ve tweaked the process, and with a lot of help, been able to get everything in working order. One of the roadblocks I faced was how to get Apache/Tomcat and GeoServer working…

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Linux OpenGeo Apache Server

Moving the GeoSandbox to Full OpenSource I’ve run into a couple of roadblocks recently, regarding my experiments with my GeoSandbox. I want to be able to play with some of of the JavaScript libraries available, so I can continue my education on those fronts. Some cross domain issues arose when I started putting JavaScript in my web pages as my website is on a different server than is my GeoServer. So, that means learning some more about setting up web servers and how proxy servers work. Also, my old Dell 600m is starting to feel the effects of the increased…

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