Create automatic updates for Ubuntu
Here is a method to set up automatic updates on your Ubuntu server, avoiding the need to manually check and apply important security updates and patches. Start by updating your…
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Installing FFmpeg on Ubuntu
How to install the popular media processing library FFmpeg on an Ubuntu server. The steps are straight forward and minimal. First start by updating your package list with: sudo apt…
Bootstrap 4 Form only CSS file
Bootstrap 4 without all the clutter, including only the responsive grid, form and button styles. Bootstrap 4 is such a large and feature-packed style framework that you don’t need every…
dotBun fulfilling bunny content
Picked up on HackerNews Show, dotBun shows a random bunny image or video each visit. It is a throwback to what made the internet great in the early 2000’s; random…
Manage, add and delete users on Ubuntu
An important part in Linux server management, creating and deleting users. Despite being simple these commands form the basis of administration alongside permissions. Add a user Creating new users can…
Overlay frame number on video with FFmpeg
Watermarking a video with the current frame number using FFmpeg. This method involves using the video filter option with the frame_num. For this, I had Arial.ttf sitting in the root…
Download YouTube video as MP3 with YouTube-dl
Downloading a YouTube video as an MP3 file with YouTube-dl, this command automatically gets the best available quality for the audio, saves it as an mp3 file with the video…
GIF to MP4 with FFmpeg
Converting a large GIF image file to MP4 video is a modern approach, The end result file size will be smaller for no noticeable quality loss. It will then also…
Cutting a video into segments with FFmpeg
Creating video segments from a large video can easily be achieved with FFMpeg, the process is fully automated complete with sequential file naming. Cutting a video into 5-minute segments can…
Checking if image URL is valid in PHP
If downloading images using PHP the first step in avoiding errors is ensuring that the URL is valid. A great method for this is to check the URL HTTP response…