Quick steps to adding a new site on your debian box – apache and bind changes are as follows:

APACHE:

1) setup your config in sites-available
e.g. /etc/apache2/sites-available/isildur1.me
Perms are

-rw-r–r– 1 root root 1.1K 2009-10-29 00:43 isildur1.me

2) a2ensite isildur1.me

3) /etc/init.d/apache2 reload

BIND:

1) 2 reverse DNS files, e.g.
199.208.33.in-addr.arpa
200.10.79.in-addr.arpa

e.g. 77              IN PTR  isildur1.me.

2) named.conf
e.g.
named.conf:zone “isildur1.me” {
named.conf:        file “/etc/bind/isildur1.me.db”;

3) forward DNS file
e.g.
isildur1.me.db

4) reload or restart bind
/etc/init.d/bind9

That’s it, then your new site, for example Isildur1 Poker God is ready.

Here’s the best sources of info I could find on setting up RSYNC on Linux and OS X.

• Best info here, including useful basic commands – http://transamrit.net/docs/rsync/
• Also good, with better example of command to use – http://everythinglinux.org/rsync/
• Installing an rsync server on MAC OS X. Note you need to use rsync.plist instead of inet or xinetd.d.
• ssh usage
• use –password-file option to automate password

And two handy tips -

• Strict mode = false, essential!!!
• Chmod directory of the “archive” on rsync server side, to be 777. Maybe use the sticky bit?