Install nginx on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

List of actions (taken from nginx: Linux packages):

• wget http://nginx.org/keys/nginx_signing.key
• sudo apt-key add nginx_signing.key
• Add following lines to the file /etc/apt/sources.list:
  deb http://nginx.org/packages/ubuntu/ codename nginx
  deb-src http://nginx.org/packages/ubuntu/ codename nginx
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install nginx

Change Ubuntu hostname

sudo vim /etc/hostname

sudo vim /etc/hosts

How to change Ubuntu Server timezone

Here is a link to fine post How to set the timezone on Ubuntu Server. Here I just briefly repeat main steps:

• Check you local timezone with command more

  /etc/timezone

• If timezone is incorrect the type command

  sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata

  and follow screen instructions.
• If necessary restart cron (if any cron jobs are scheduled)

  /etc/init.d/cron stop
  /etc/init.d/cron start
  

Install python-software-properties pn Hetzner

wget http://mirror.hetzner.de/ubuntu/packages/pool/main/s/software-properties/python-software-properties_0.82.7.7_all.deb


sudo dpkg -i python-software-properties_0.82.7.7_all.deb

Quick tip: Create MySQL database, add user and access rights

Quick tip: Create MySQL database, add user and access rights

 
  CREATE DATABASE `mydb` CHARSET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;
  GRANT USAGE ON *.* TO 'webapp'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'SecretP@ssw0rd';
  GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON `mydb`.* TO 'webapp'@'localhost';
  flush privileges;
  SHOW GRANTS FOR webapp@localhost;

Install Java7 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Install Java7 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.

Just console commands:

  sudo aptitude install python-software-properties

  sudo apt-add-repository ppa:webupd8team/java

  sudo apt-get update

  sudo apt-get install oracle-java7-installer

See more: http://www.webupd8.org/2012/01/install-oracle-java-jdk-7-in-ubuntu-via.html

Online courses for financial math

If you are interested in financial math and in investing then consider following free learning opportunities:

• Coursera - Mathematical Methods for Quantitative Finance
• Coursera - Computational Investing, Part I
• CQI Global - Introduction to Quantitative Investment
• Coursera - Financial Engineering and Risk Management Part I
• Coursera - Financial Engineering and Risk Management Part II
• University of Toronto- Stochastic Methods for Actuarial Science
• University of Toronto- Pricing Theory I / Applied Probability for Mathematical Finance
• University of Toronto- High Frequency & Algorithmic trading
• MIT Open Courseware- Analytics of Finance