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- ⏰ Scheduling a Reboot in Advance on Debian Linux (Using shutdown)
To schedule a reboot for 5:30 PM today (based on the number of minutes from now), with a time check, follow these steps.
- ⚕️ ggRock Remote Access (Static IP) Configuration
Configuring a static IP address on your Debian-based ggRock server is essential for consistent network communication and remote access. Here's a streamlined guide to set it up:
- 🌐 [Advanced] PXE Boot Across Subnets
This guide covers a more advanced ggRock PXE boot scenario involving clients located across multiple subnets, VLANs, or network segments.
- 🌐 Set System Language/Locale to en_US.UTF-8 (Required for ggRock)
The ggRock Server Application requires the system locale to be set to en_US.UTF-8 to function properly. Using a different locale may cause:
- 📝 Enable Persistent Logging in Debian
By default, ggRock does not configure your Debian server to keep logs between reboots. This means important logs may be lost after a restart—which can make troubleshooting much harder if something…
- 🔄 Replacing the Network Card in Your ggRock Server
You need to replace or upgrade the network card in your Debian-based ggRock server—either due to failure, hardware upgrade, or performance reasons.
- 🔐 Accessing a Debian Linux Host Using WinSCP
This guide walks you through using WinSCP, a free SFTP and FTP client for Windows, to connect to your Debian Linux host. WinSCP allows for secure file transfers and basic file management over SSH.
- 🔐 Enabling Remote Root SSH Access
Sometimes, ggCircuit staff may request that you enable remote SSH access as the root user. This allows them to assist with system administration, image backups/restores, or troubleshooting.
- 🔓 Enabling Root Login in Debian Control Panel (Debian 12 and 13)
By default, Cockpit restricts root user logins via the disallowed-users list. To allow root access, you'll need to remove or comment out the root entry from this file.
- 🔧 Resetting the Root Password on Debian
If you've forgotten the root password on your Debian system, you can reset it by following these steps:
- 🖥️ Accessing the Debian Control Panel
Boot or reboot your server. On the console login screen, you’ll see the server IP address displayed.
- 🗄️ggRock Server NIC Teaming / Bonding / Link Aggregation
This guide outlines recommended bonding configurations between a ggRock Server and network switches to ensure optimal performance and reliability.
- 🧠 How to Find the ggRock Server Address Using Command Prompt
This article explains how to quickly locate the ggRock Server IP address using the built-in ipconfig /all command. The default gateway is typically your router’s IP address and is required for…
- ggRock Server NIC speed checking
Access the server console via a direct connection to the server, SSH, or via Debian Control Panel.
- How to Access the Debian ggRock Server Console
This article describes how to access the console of your Debian server running ggRock.
- How to Check ggRock Server NIC Speed
This article describes steps necessary to check the NIC speed of your ggRock Server using the ifconfig command.
- How to find your ggRock Server IP
The intention of this article is to provide different ways to locate your ggRock server for admin tasks.
- Prevent Debian from Failing to Boot When a USB Backup Drive Is Missing
When a removable drive (such as a USB backup disk) is listed in /etc/fstab, Debian will attempt to mount it during boot. If the device is missing, the system may pause while waiting for the device to…
- Setting your ggrock server back to DHCP so that it may get a new IP address
Grab a copy of these commands before proceeding
- Steps to locate your ggRock Server IP address
Open a Command Prompt window on a PC booted to your ggRock server.
- Upgrading to Debian 13 (From Debian 11 or Debian 12)
ggCircuit provides an upgrade script that moves a ggRock server from Debian 11 (Bullseye) or Debian 12 (Bookworm) to Debian 13 (Trixie). It upgrades one release at a time, reboots, and carries on by…
- Using Cockpit Virtual Machines on ggRock (Advanced)
The Debian Control Panel can manage virtual machines, but the Virtual Machines tab is not installed by default. This guide shows how to add it and how to use it for one common task: changing a VM's…
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