Linux Home Server HOWTO

This HOWTO will explore the concepts and configurations for establishing a fully functional Internet connected network environment for your home or small office. This setup uses a dedicated Linux server as the gateway device to provide all of your network connections, Web / Email / FTP servers, packet filtering firewall, and most of the other services required to configure and secure a complete small scale network.

This documentation is developed specifically for the Fedora Core versions of Linux, however the configurations will still be suited to most Linux distributions that use the same applications and configuration settings.

-    About This HOWTO
-    Reader Assumptions
-    Providing Feedback
-    Document Conventions
-    Acknowledgments and Thanks
-    Copyright Notice
-    Registered Trademarks

-    Your ISP's Acceptable Use Policy
-    Server Requirements
-    Internet Domain Name
-    Network Topology

-    Pre-Installation Requirements (Checklist)
-    Installation Procedure (Step by Step Guide)
-    Post Installation Tasks

-    Loading the Drivers
-    Internal Network Device
-    External Network Device
-    Starting the Interfaces
-    IP Routing Table
-    ZEROCONF

-    Ethernet Modems
-    PPPoE Configuration
-    Dynamic DNS Services
-    Dynamic DNS Automation

-    Packet Forwarding
-    Packet Filtering
-    Network Address Translation
-    Source NAT
-    IP Masquerading
-    Destination NAT
-    Example Firewall Script

-    Yum Update Manager
-    Changing Your Mirror

-    Initial Configuration
-    Setting Daemon Options
-    Adding Your Domain
-    Starting BIND
-    Testing The Server
-    Configuring Dynamic DNS

-    Basic Configuration
-    Starting the Server
-    Client Configuration

-    Basic Configuration
-    Setting Fixed Addresses
-    Setting Daemon Options
-    Starting DHCP
-    Testing The Server

-    Basic Configuration
-    Starting The Server
-    Setting Access Controls
-    Authenticating Users
-    Configuring a Transparent Proxy

-    Basic Configuration
-    Dovecot IMAP Server
-    Starting The Services
-    Preventing Abuse
-    Full SSL/TLS Encryption
-    Clam Antivirus
-    SpamAssassin

-    Basic Configuration
-    Starting the Server
-    Creating a Favicon
-    User Directories
-    Enabling CGI Scripts
-    Authenticating Users
-    Virtual Hosts
-    Using SSL Certificates
-    Webmail Configuration

-    Initial Configuration
-    Starting The Server
-    Controlling User Access
-    Enabling TLS/SSL Encryption

-    Configuring CUPS
-    Adding CUPS Printers
-    Installing The Driver File

-    SSH Daemon
-    Using SSH
-    Secure File Transfers

-    Initial Configuration
-    Setting Root Password
-    phpMyAdmin Web Administrator

-    Setting Global Options
-    Creating User Accounts
-    Sharing Network Directories
-    Adding Network Printers
-    The Microsoft Client
-    The Samba Client

-    Setting the Exports
-    Starting and Testing
-    Selecting the Server Version
-    Imports and Mounting
-    NFS Version 4

-    Initial Concepts
-    Basic Configuration
-    Address Book Entries
-    TLS Link Encryption
-    phpLDAPadmin Web Administrator
-    Email Client Settings

- TODO - Draft Status

- TODO - Draft Status

- TODO - Draft Status