how to install Atlassian Bitbucket on Centos 7

In this post I will go through the full fresh installation of Atlassian on Centos7. I have fresh Centos installation which I will dedicate it to Bitbucket server. I will also use PostgreSQL as database. Atlassian has a guide for this but it is very generic to cover all possible combinations and doesn’t go into the details of installation and configuration of database. This post will have all you need to know on how to install Atlassian Bitbucket on Centos 7 in one place.

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How to clone a virtual machine in ESXi 6

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Here I will go through the steps to clone a virtual machine in ESXi 6. This is especially useful to create a base operating system with minimal requirements and environment personal customisation and then save the virtual disk for future use. Whenever you need a new system you can use this pre-configured system and not starting from scratch.

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