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Discussion in 'Introductions' started by eva2000, Mar 19, 2017.

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  1. Mar 19, 2017 #1
    eva2000

    eva2000 Administrator Staff Member

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    There is a lot of information documented and posted about Centmin Mod and to new folks it can seem overwhelming. So here's a quick 6 step guide to learning more about Centmin Mod.
    1. Get into the habit of reading the official site documentation, faq, getting started guides and Centmin Mod Install Info Slides everyday. Also the Quick Centmin Mod Install + Nginx Vhost Site + MySQL Database Setup guide. Make it a routine to read 1 new page per day everyday as you'll learn something new everyday. In 30 days you'll have read 30+ pages and learnt quite a bit :)
    2. Get to know Centmin Mod latest stable and beta branches via 131.00stable committed updates and 140.00beta01 committed updates threads - each new or improved feature has a link to a forum post or thread. Make it a daily routine to read these will allow you to develop an understanding of Centmin Mod.
    3. Get a cheap test VPS you can practice Centmin Mod installs, upgrades and setups on. Or install locally on your PC/laptop VirtualBox or VMware so you can create test virtual guest servers. These days I use US$5/month Upcloud.com KVM VPS for testing Centmin Mod - folks new to sign ups also get US$25 credit via my referral link ;) Good for 5 months of free hosting and Centmin Mod testing :D This is how I develop and test Centmin Mod. For example, CentOS 7 install on VirtualBox. I test new code for Centmin Mod in VirtualBox guest OS servers first. Then move testing to test VPSes and then to production VPSes and published/committed code. Make it routine to reload/reinstall fresh CentOS 7 OSes and reinstall Centmin Mod once a week, fortnight or monthly. Practice makes you more familiar with the routine and more comfortable with menu options and additional tasks outlined in getting started guide. The System Admin and Web hosting sub forums have relevant topics or news for system administration/management of your server or finding the latest dedicated hosting or vps hosting deals related to Centmin Mod.
    4. Watch/Subscribe to or follow the Centmin Mod Github Commit forum threads. Each and every Centmin Mod code committed gets a new thread entry there for you to read or participate in.
    5. Watch/Subscribe to or follow the Centmin Mod Insights sub forum for deep dive into inner workings of Centmin Mod itself. Example, Developer Overview: How Nginx is installed on Centmin Mod LEMP stack.
    6. Also search this forum and deliberately read all the threads where Centmin Mod user's reported errors or issues and read how the issue was resolved/fixed. Learning from others' problems and issues is another way to learn ;)
    7. Checkout Centmin Mod Blog for more advanced topics.
    FYI, outlined how I learn here.
     
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  2. Mar 20, 2017 #2
    boss

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    I have been doing a few of these steps and I am learning a lot, There is certainly a lot to learn, I'm currently learning about the letsencrypt SSL installation :)
     
  3. Mar 21, 2017 #3
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    George your unstoppable.
    This is precisely what I needed.
    I think I'll be processing this in a slow way though.
    I've also brought to the forums a pal of mine @Tango.
    I try to be always encouraging both in let and wht also.
     
  4. Mar 21, 2017 #4
    eva2000

    eva2000 Administrator Staff Member

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    Great to hear :)
    Cheers... you'll all be on your way to becoming Centmin Mod experts eventually https://community.centminmod.com/threads/attention-future-centmin-mod-experts.8021/ :D
     
  5. Jul 24, 2017 #5
    eva2000

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    Added a 6th step to 1st post
    • Added: July 24, 2017. A 6th step is to search this forum and deliberately read all the threads where Centmin Mod user's reported errors or issues and read how the issue was resolved/fixed. Learning from others' problems and issues is another way to learn ;)
     
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