puppetmasterd and passenger

It seems like some people have trouble configuring/undestanding how to combine puppetmasterd and Passenger (aka mod_rails). Let’s get it on:

Install depencies

You need the following components on your puppetmaster server:

Configure puppetmaster

Your puppet package should contain a config.ru. I found mine in /usr/share/doc/puppet-0.25.4-r1/ext/rack/files/config.ru.bz2 (Gentoo).

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New helper script: SVN updater using Growl notifications

This small helper script should be added to cron and checks your local working copies against the online repository. It can automatically update your working copies if a newer revision is available. The user will be informed using Growl popups. As Growl is only available for Mac users it’s a Mac only tool by now.

The script currently registers with Growl using the classes from Python bindings. This is not necessary and would also be done by growlnotify. I was just interested in how this whole Growl stuff works. Feel free to remove this parts. … » Read more

Zattoo: Watch (free) TV on your PC

Always been looking for a good, reliable, fast and free solution to watch TV on your PC? Take a look at Zattoo. There are binaries for Mac, M$ and Linux. Give it a try!