Libera now requires SASL authentication for dedicated servers network ranges, for example IP ranges for Scaleway. You can check quickly this behavior with nc irc.ipv4.libera.chat 6667 (IPv6 ranges seem less an issue than IPv4 ranges) or with openssl s_client -connect sodium.libera.chat:6697 command::mercury.libera.chat NOTICE Odderon :*** Notice — SASL authentication to a NickServ account with a […]
Read moreDeploy a darkbot or a simple generic service with SaltStack (part 2)
This is the part 2 of our service deployment walkthrough. See also: Part 1 — Service accounts, sudo capabilities In the first part, we’ve seen how to create an user account for the service, a group to put users with access to the service into, and sudo capabilities to allow full control on the service […]
Read moreDeploy a darkbot or a simple generic service with SaltStack (part 1)
SaltStack is one of the main configuration as code software. Written in Python, it uses Jinja templates. It can be easily used to deploy a service, like here a C application. In this post, we’ll walk through the different steps to deploy the service and allow it to be managed by relevant trusted users, without […]
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