aegir
Friendly Drupal: More Aegir: Installing Barracuda and Octopus
Once again, we're using a fresh install of Ubuntu 11.10 on Virtualbox for convenience (it's even easier on a server with a properly resolving domain name).
Note: the god of backups has erased this screencast from the site. I've restored the article but all comments are gone.
Installing Barracuda Aegir
The screencast goes through the installation of high performance Barracuda Aegir stack on Ubuntu. It's going to install and configure Nginx, PHP-FPM 5.2.17, MariaDB or Percona and other necessary components. All you need is a freshly installed server and the script will take care of the rest. You'll also find out about a couple of issues you may run into.
Drush Site Aliases and Interactive Shell
In this new Drupal tutorial see how to set up and use Drush site aliases. They allow you to quickly administer your sites or save even more time with Drush interactive shell. Finally, we'll look at the common "gotcha" when using the interactive shell with aegir (or other non-root users).
Aegir Site Tasks: Backup, Restore, Clone, Migrate
In this Aegir screencast, we'll learn how to backup and restore your site, use the migrate feature to move your site to another platform (or upgrade it) and quickly create a copy of your site (for development or testing, for example).
Install Platforms and Sites with Aegir Drupal Hosting System
Following up on Aegir installation tutorial, we'll actually be using Aegir, starting with creating platforms and sites. We'll explore both methods of setting up platforms: manually and using drush make.
How to Install Aegir Drupal Hosting Platform on Ubuntu
This tutorial covers installing Aegir hosting system for Drupal websites on Ubuntu, including all the requirements such as Apache and Drush. If you administer more than a handful of Drupal websites and regularly use Drush and Git, check it out, it's definitely a lifesaver.