You are here
Hi,
Chances are if you're reading this, you have applied for a TurnKey website user account.
Considering that 95% of all signups are spammers and/or seo farmers, plus the hammering the site has got from spammers earlier in the year, blocking auto signups was probably overdue. However, it can be really hard to tell the difference between a potential spammer and a legitimate user. So I'm almost certain that I delete legitimate accounts when I cleanup the obvious spammer ones.
So this thread has 2 main purposes:
- A place where prospective users, waiting for account approval, can introduce themselves, share a little about what they are using TurnKey for and demonstrate that they are a legitimate human; and
- A place where TurnKey users who are looking for support can post their question(s)/issue(s) while they are awaiting account approval.
Intro post
The first is pretty self explanatory, but I anticipate that spammers and seo farmers will want to try to game the system and will likely post friendly messages in the hope that they will convince me. So if you fit into this category, please be sure to mention specifically which appliance you are running (or plan to run) and on what platform. Also if you can give some context to your username and/or email, that might help me too. I'm not going to go into what sort of things I use to tell the difference (because spammers will adapt their behaviors) but I'm hoping that this will give some solid hints for legit users, but won't get read by too many spammers. One thing I can say is that the more detail you share, the harder it is to "fake" it, the more specific you can be, the less likely you are to be a spammer.
Guest support post
For the second category, please be sure to include lots of info. The reason for that is two-fold. Firstly, so I can tell you're not faking it to try to get your spam account enabled. Secondly, so that we can provide a useful response (rather than just asking you more questions). Definitely include the specific TurnKey appliance and version that you are using (and/or the output of 'turnkey-version'), plus details of the problem you are experiencing or thing you are trying to do but need advice on. Please provide as much info as possible.
Final words
If you're still reading, I'm almost certain that you aren't a spammer. Please post a new post below (as a guest). In the provided space for email address (which won't be publicly visible), please be sure to include the same email as you used for your account signup. Please note that your post may need to be manually reviewed before it is public visible.
Note too that support type posts will be moved. Other posts might be cleaned up from time to time too, so please don't be put off if there are no posts below.
Not Spam!
Account created and new thread started
Hi supercon99, apologies on the slow turnaround (or at least the slow response). I have approved your new TurnKey website user account and reposted your question as a new thread (perhaps overkill, but oh well...).
Replace SSL certificate manually Turnkey Stable version: 17.1
Hi Lennart
Your new account is live and I have responded to your question(s) in a separate thread. Please respond over there if you have further relevant questions, or make a new thread if you have new unrelated questions.
Finally signing up
Your account is live and I sent an email
Hi Cameron, your account is now live and I sent an email to you.
Not spam, just new
Hi Hmos, you're good to go! :)
Your new TurnKey website account is now active. I also sent you an email.
Please feel free to start new thread(s) for any questions/concerns/issues/feedback you have.
Cannot create pid file /webmin.pid
User account active and moved this to a new thread.
Hi Vitor, Your new TurnKey website user account is all systems go and I have reposted your question to a new thread - and responded (TL;DR I need more info...).
New User account - NOT Spam
Your new account is live
Trying to run tklbam
Sign up to the Hub to get an API key for backups
To get an API key for remote encrypted backups, please sign up to the Hub (the user accounts between the Hub and the website are separate).
I have also approved your TurnKey website user account so you're good to go there too.
Tracks crashes when changing language in preferences
Hi kinu - your account has been created
Hi kinu. Welcome to TurnKey. Firstly, your website user account has been created (using the email you used for this post). I st a random password so you'll need to reset your password to be able to log in.
Regarding the issue you are reporting, I can't reproduce it? I just tested and I can change the language to 'es' in the Tracks UI and it appears to work fine?! I tried logging out and back in again and still it just works...
Obviously you aren't the only one experiencing this issue, but there must be something specific that you (and the others hitting this issue) are (or aren't) doing and/or something that I am (or aren't) doing to not be able to reproduce it.
So I suggest that you start a new thread in the support section and provide more information about your install (which version, where it is running, etc) and step-by-step instructions to reproduce the issue. If I can reproduce the issue, then I'm sure I can fix it.
Fixed now
I was using release 16.1-1. This is fixed in release 17.1-1, so all ok now. Thank you!
Happy to be here!
Hi Will, your account has been created
Hi Will. Your TurnKey website user account has been created (using the email you noted in this post). I set a random password so you'll need to reset that before you can log in.
Thank you!
Configuring the File Server now
Not sure what you mean by "cloudflared"?
I'm not clear what you mean by "cloudflared TurnKey app"?!
If you have any problems and/or feedback for us, please feel free to start a new thread.
Migrating OLD dokuwiki to new server
Hi Raul
Hi Raul, your TurnKey website user account has been created, using the email you used here. I set a random password, so you'll need to reset that before you can log in.
Having said that, if you want to use TKLBAM you will need a (separate) TurnKey Hub account. Also, please be aware, that whilst TKLBAM can still be useful in transferring data between instances, depending on the age of your old server, you may well still need to make some adjustments manually. Please check out the TKLBAM doc page for a bit more context and detail.
If you want a hand with anything and/or have questions or feedback, please feel free to start a new thread.
prove I'm not a bot
Your account is ready to go! :)
Your account is ready to go! :) You'll need to reset the password before you can log in.
Install LAMP on linux with Browser interface like Turnkey Linux
Hi Draco - your account is ready to go
Hi Draco, your account has been created. I set a random password, so you'll need to reset that before you can log in.
Re your question, TBH, I'm not completely sure what the issue might be. I'm a Linux daily driver and test our ISOs in KVM, VirtualBox and VMware WorkStation (all on Linux - Debian to be precise) and they "just work" for me?! FWIW I have hit intermittent issues with the Grub install step when installing on VMware, but that can be worked around by selecting "manual" and entering the device name manually (e.g. '/dev/sda'). AFAIK Qubes OS uses KVM.
I suggest that you start a new thread and provide some more detail about what you tried and what specific issues you hit, e.g. explicit error messages, etc.
redis
My use case is the Redis
Are you running as a LXC container on Proxmox?
If you are running in an LXC container (e.g. on Proxmox), you will need to run it in an unprivileged container with "nesting" enabled. Without that, Redis will have issues starting.
Otherwise, please start a new thread describing your issue(s) - the info you can give the better. If I can reproduce the issue, there is a really good chance I can work out how to resolve it (or at least hack around it).
PS apologies about ridiculously slow response. I've been very distracted over the last month (mostly non-TurnKey stuff - but I have been doing some work on the upcoming v18.x release).
New account created by a real user
To get an API key, you'll need to sign up to the Hub
Firstly, apologies on such a slow response...
If you want a Hub API key, you'll need to sign up to the TurnKey Hub.
Please note that depending on how old your server is, you will likely still need to do some manual tweaks to get your data migrated and your new server up and running. The TKLBAM doc page (scroll down to third paragraph, between the horizontal lines) - gives some guidance on the expectations you can have of a TKLBAM data migration.
If it doesn't just work (which seems likely if it's quite old), please do not hesitate to open a new support thread. The more info you can give me about the appliance and the migration, and as much detail as possible about the actual issue - the easier it will be to assist you.
Introduction
Hi there
Apologies that my response has been so slow...
Welcome to TurnKey! :) Please don't hesitate to start a new thread if you have any questions, problems or feedback.
New User Request
Hi Shawn
Hi Shawn, apologies on such a slow response (I've had lots on and have only had time and energy for paid support lately - hopefully I can get back on top of the forums really soon...).
Anyway, welcome to TurnKey and please do not hesitate to start a new thread if you have any questions, concerns, issues and/or feedback for us.
[edit] PS apologies that I didn't directly address your note re API key. To get an API key, you'll need to sign up for a separate TurnKey Hub account.
Hello everyone, I installed
Hi there
Apologies on my slow response...
Your website account is now live and ready to go.
With regards to the Torrent Server, it should "just work". So if you have any problems, questions and/or feedback (regarding the Torrent Server, running LXC containers and/or anything else TurnKey related) please do not hesitate to start a new thread.
If you want an API key, you'll need to sign up for an account via the TurnKey Hub (the Hub has a completely separate user management system).
Newish to Turnkey
Hi Maglin
Hi Maglin, welcome to TurnKey. Apologies on such a slow response...
If you want to enable TKLBAM (our remote, encrypted backup tool) or other TurnKey Hub features, you'll need to sign up for a separate TurnKey Hub account (the Hub has a completely separate user database).
Having said that, you can use Webmin without a Hub API key. You can use the left hand menu to jump straight to other pages. Also our Webmin doc page notes how to change the default landing page (regardless of whether you use TKLBAM or not, you may wish to set a different default landing page). Hopefully that helps?!
Getting an account
You posted fine - just had to wait for me to approve...
You posted as a guest perfectly - it's just that the spam filter on guest posts is fairly sensitive so usually they require manual intervention from me to be published.
Thank you for your kind words. Hopefully I answered all your initial questions in my previous response to you.
API Key
Welcome to TurnKey
Your website user account is live. If you want a Hub API key, you'll need to sign up for the TurnKey Hub separately.
API Key
Glad to hear it's going well.
As I noted above, if you want a Hub API key, please sign up to the TurnKey Hub.
If you have any other questions or feedback for us, please do not hesitate to start a new thread.
Trying to figure out if TKL is for me
Hi Petr - apologies on slow response
Hi Petr, welcome to TurnKey and apologies for my slow response...
Thanks for your kind words, although I'd be interested to hear more about the issues you had getting Nextcloud up and running. It should "just work"!? I'm glad to hear that WordPress was a bit more "TurnKey" for you.
Regarding the API key, that is optional. For self hosted servers, the Hub "Servers" are probably not that useful, but the remote encrypted backups (aka TKLBAM) should work from anywhere so long as your server has outgoing internet. FWIW TKLBAM can be used to migrate data between servers too. If you have any further Hub related questions, please don't hesitate to ask (here and/or via Hub support).
I hope that helps and good luck. If you have any further questions or feedback, please don't hesitate to start a new thread! :)
Customer. Pl accept registration https://www.turnkeylinux.org
Hi Tejas, welcome to TurnKey! :)
Hi Tejas, welcome to TurnKey.
Please feel free to open a new thread if/when you have questions and/or feedback for us. If you are a paid Hub user (and/or while on the free trial) please feel free to contact Hub support directly (chat box in the bottom right of every page while logged into the Hub - or email support@turnkeylinux.org).
not spam
Hi Casper
Hi Casper, your TurnKey website user account is now up and running. Please feel free to open a new thread if you have any questions or feedback for us.
Installation - New Clients
Hi Siggi, apologies for slow response...
Hi Siggi, apologies for slow response.
I only speak English, so I used Google Translate to translate your text and here is what I got:
Could you please share some more info about where you are trying to install? Are you installing to a VM? If so, what software platform? If you're installing to bare metal, then that could be the issue perhaps? FYI our installer should work fine with most older hardware, but can have issues with newer hardware.
If you are still struggling and/or interested in following this up further, please start a new thread and I'll respond ASAP.
PS if you wouldn't mind posting in English if possible, that would be fantastic. Or if you aren't comfortable with English, then write your post in German, but then use an online translation service (such as Google Translate) and post a translation as well. That will make my life a bit easier. Thanks! :)
Installation & Account ativated
Sorry to keep you waiting...
Sorry to keep you waiting. As I just posted above, you're up and running now.
FYI I try to do it at least once every couple of days, but this last month has been a bit crazy. I have had some (non TurnKey related) crisis to deal with lately. I'm pretty sure I'm over the worst of it now and am in the process of trying to get back on top of it all...
Homelab learner
Hi Nick
Hi Nick, deep apologies on my slow response.
To get a API key for TKLBAM, you'll need to sign up to the TurnKey Hub. Please be sure to cancel the free trial on the server plan (assuming you only intend to use TKLBAM).
If you have any further concerns or questions, please feel free to start a new thread (using your new TurnKey website user account).
onay
Hi there
Hi there. I only speak English, so I put your post into google translate and got this:
I've created an account for you, with a random password. You'll need to reset your password before you can log in. If you have any troubles, please don't hesitate to post back.
Please feel free to start a new thread if you have any further questions or feedback for us. If possible though, please post in English, or at least also include an English translation. Thanks.
account approval
Hi again Nick
Hi again Nick. Hopefully my previous post provides all the info you need?!
if you have any further questions or feedback, please post.
New Account Request
Hi Harry
Hi Harry, welcome to TurnKey. Apologies on my slow response.
Your TurnKey website account is now live, so please feel free to start a new thread if you have any questions or feedback for us.
To be clear, if you wish to sign up for a TurnKey Hub account, please do that separately (the website and the Hub have separate user databases). If you are happy self hosting and are only testing (or already have a remote backup regime - i.e. don't have need for TKLBAM) then you can skip the API key step on firstboot.
Hi!
Hi Sébastien - welcome to TurnKey
Hi Sébastien - welcome to TurnKey.
If you have any TurnKey questions or feedback, please do not hesitate to start a new thread.
New Account Real User
Hi there
To get a backup API key, you'll need to sign up for a TurnKey Hub account.
Newly Register Member
Hi Justin
Hi Justin. Welcome to TurnKey.
Firstly apologies for my slow response and extra apologies for deleting the user account you had already created. I have created a new one for you, but you'll need to reset the password before you can log in. So you should be all good now.
Please don't hesitate to start a new thread if you have any questions or feedback.
Just Researching
Hi Michael - welcome to TurnKey
Hi Michael - welcome to TurnKey! :)
Your account is now active (apologies about the delay) so please feel free to start a new thread if you have any questions or feedback.
Hello admin. Hello everyone.
Hi Alex
Hi Alex. Welcome to TurnKey. I must have deleted the account you created, but I've created a new one for you, so you should be good to go (just need to change your password so you can log in).
Please don't hesitate to start a new thread if you have any questions or feedback.
Please approve my account.
Hi there
Hi there. Welcome to TurnKey. :)
You now have a TurnKey Linux website account. You'll need to reset the password to log in, but otherwise you are good to go.
If you would like an API key, you'll need to sign up to the TurnKey Hub (it has a separate user DB).
Please don't hesitate to start a new thread if you have any questions or feedback.
Zoneminder ISO not booting
Hi Gibson
Your TurnKey website user account is now live. Apologies on the delays getting that set up for you. You'll need to reset the password before you can log in, otherwise you should be good to go.
WRT to "burning" the ISO to USB, it should "just work"!? On Linux it's super easy, you literally just copy the ISO to the USB device. E.g. if the USB is /dev/sdb (make sure you use the right device and be sure to unmount the USB if it's already mounted) then this should "just work":
Having said that, my guess is that you aren't using Linux, so that's likely not of much value. I have never heard of, nor used Balena etcher - but a quick google suggests that it should be more than capable of doing what is required. I haven't used it for years, but Rufus was always pretty good in my experience.
Our ISO is pretty basic and the fact that you tried 2 options suggests to me that the issue may be that your hardware is too new for our installer. If you're still interested in floowing up on this, please start a new thread and provide some more info on the issue you're encoutnering, including the hardware you're trying to us, any specific error messages you see, etc. Please also feel free to attach screenshots to your post (please note that you've done that and I'll tweak them so they display).
Whilst our ISO does support hardware install, it doesn't have great hardware support and doesn't support UEFI boot at all. Most older hardware will allow you to change to a "legacy boot" mode (and you'll also need to disable "Secure Boot" too). So I'd try that (you'll need to poke around in your UEFI/BIOS for the relevant options).
If it seems that hardware incompatibility is the issue, then in my opinion, your best bet is to install it as a VM. If you have some hardware that you particularly want to use for this project, I'd recommend installing a hypervisor, such as ProxmoxVE. Then just install TurnKey Zoneminder as a VM. Note that on Proxmox you could download our LXC template instead, but I recommend a "proper" VM for minimal fuss.
New Account Created By A REAL Person
Hi Don, your account is go...
Hi Don. Apologies on the delay, but your account is now up and running. You'll need to reset the password to log in, but otherwise you should be all go.
Please start a new thread and ask your questions. :) I'll respond ASAP.
New account created by a real user
Hi Jacky, your account is enabled
Hi Jacky, your TurnKey website account is now active. Apologies on the delays.
Please don't hesitate to start a new thread if/when you have any questions and/or feedback for us.
New user account
Welcome to TurnKey :)
Hi there. FWIW your other post showed up too (it's just that they were both flagged as needing explicit approval by me before being published).
I have created a new website account for you. You'll just need to reset the password and you should be good to go.
For the DDNS service, you'll need to sign up to the TurnKey Hub. Note that you'll need an AWS account and need to start a free trial of the most popular paid plans we offer. However, you can cancel the free trial by downgrading both the server and backup plans to free.
Another option is that under the hood, TurnKey is based on Debian GNU/Linux. So any DDNS client should be an option. Many DDNS providers and even some Domain registrars provide their own client and/or recommend a specific client.
If you'd like to discuss more, please open a new thread and we'll go from there.
Sucks to have to do this
Sorry it was a bit of a pain...
Sorry that it was a bit of a pain, but your account is now live and you're good to go.
Whilst you may prefer not to post, please do not hesitate to ask if you have questions and/or want my 2c on stuff. I'd also be super appreciative if you have any feedback that you'd like to share. I can't guarantee that I will cater to every suggestion you have, but I always love to hear when things don't work as they should or what rough edges we might be able to smooth, etc. So your seasoned input would be very appreciated.
Account Approval for Turnkey-Domain-Controller
Hi Chris
Hi Chris, welcome to TurnKey! :)
If you want an API key, you can sign up to the TurnKey Hub, but please be aware that it's not neccessary. You can skip the API key step on firstboot.
Please do not hesitate to start a new thread if you have any questions or feedback.
New Account Request
Are you genunely wanting to know more about TurnKey?
Or are you just wanting to improve your SEO?
I hate to be rude, but a huge amount of the SEO spam that was getting posted was from your country so I'm a bit skeptical.
If you are genuinely interested in TurnKey, please share a bit more about what you hope to achieve with it and how you plan to use it.
Trusted Digital Partners In North America
Are you genunely wanting to know more about TurnKey?
If you are genuinely interested in TurnKey, please share a bit more about what you hope to achieve with it and how you plan to use it.
Did not get a message to activate my account and get the API key
Hi Marta
Hi Marta. To get a Hub API key, you need to sign up for a Hub account (the user systems are separate).
I have also enabled your TurnKey website account (if you want to post on the forums again).
If you have further struggles signing up to the Hub, please reach out via support AT turnkeylinux.org - or use the chat box in the bottom right corner of any page on the Hub.
I am excited to explore what
Hi Alvin
Welcome aboard. :)
I have enabled your account. Please don't hesitate to start a new thread if you have any questions. Unfortunately, I'm a bit behind on responding, but I hope to catch up really soon... (FWIW I'm a bit sidetracked working on our next major release).
I am human
Hi Kevin, pleased to meet you.
Welcome to TurnKey.
That sounds pretty cool. So long as you can support your lifestyle, I agree. I work on/with TurnKey full time, but similar to you, it's not about the money (if it was I'd be doing something else, earning much, much more). TurnKey is my passion and I'm pretty lucky to be able to choose to do a job I love.
Please feel free to open a new thread if you have issues or questions. Hopefully DocuWiki will "just work" for you! If not please ask. Also any other feedback you have for us, please share.
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