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Welcome to the hochstaffl.eu Wiki.
This wiki documents the services and systems operated within the hochstaffl.eu and hochstaffl.local network.
Some services are publicly accessible while internal services require an authorized user account, access from the local network or a remote connection through OpenVPN.
Contents
Start Here
- Remote Services – remote access to internal systems and resources
- Services – overview of network and user services
Services
For a complete overview of the available services, see Services.
Remote Access
- Remote Services – OpenVPN and other remote-access services
- Remote Sessions and Desktop – Windows Remote Desktop Services and published applications
File and Cloud Storage
- Online Cloud – current Nextcloud and legacy Pydio cloud services
- FTP Server – anonymous FTP, personal user storage and archive storage
- Webmail, Outlook and Exchange – Microsoft Exchange, webmail and email clients
Note: The local Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 was decommissioned in 2022. Exchange services for the domain are now hosted externally by Microsoft.
Earth Observation
EarthOnline
- EarthOnline – near real-time and archived satellite imagery
EUMETCast
The EUMETCast system receives and processes meteorological satellite data used by EarthOnline and other applications.
- EumetCast Dissemination Service – overview of the EUMETCast reception service
- Technical Specifications – technical information for the EUMETCast reception system
- PC Hardware Specifications – reception station hardware
- Operating System Specifications – operating system requirements and configuration
- DVB Reception Devices – DVB reception hardware
- EumetCast.de Website – additional EUMETCast information
Network Access
The internal Windows environment uses the hochstaffl.local domain. Domain accounts are used for services that are integrated with Microsoft Active Directory.
Not all services use Active Directory authentication. Services such as OpenVPN use their own authentication or access configuration.
See Services for an overview of the individual services and their access methods.
Certificates
Public services in the hochstaffl.eu domain use encrypted connections with certificates issued by trusted public certificate authorities. Normally, no additional certificate installation is required for these services.
The internal network also operates its own public key infrastructure (PKI) and certificate authority for internal systems.
Domain-joined computers normally receive the required internal certificates automatically. Other devices may need to install the internal root CA certificate before connecting to services that use internally issued certificates.
The CA certificate is available from:
