Protect Apache Against Brute Force or DDoS Attacks Using Mod_Security and Mod_evasive Modules
For those of you in the hosting business, or if you’re hosting your own servers and exposing them to the Internet, securing your systems against attackers must be a high priority. mod_security (open-source intrusion
How to Install and Use Linux Malware Detect (LMD) with ClamAV as Antivirus Engine
Malware, or malicious software, is the designation given to any program that aims at disrupting the normal operation of a computing system. Although the most well-known forms of malware are viruses, spyware, and adware,
How to Install PostgreSQL and pgAdmin4 in Ubuntu 20.04
This guide will walk you through the instructions to install PostgreSQL 12 relational and object-oriented database management systems and pgAdmin4, a commonly-used web-based PostgreSQL database server administration tool. We will show how to install
Setting Up Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) on RHEL/CentOS 7/8
Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) is an Open Source, collaborative platform for email servers, developed in two editions, Open Source edition (Free) and Network Edition (Paid), which provides services such as LDAP, SMTP, POP and
7 Best Open Source “Disk Cloning/Backup” Tools for Linux Servers
Disk cloning is the process of copying data from a hard disk to another one, in fact, you can do this process by copy & paste but you won’t be able to copy the
23 CentOS Server Hardening Security Tips – Part 2
Continuing the previous tutorial on How to Secure and Harden CentOS server, in this article, we’ll discuss other security tips that will be presented on the below checklist. Requirements 20 CentOS Server Hardening Security
20 CentOS Server Hardening Security Tips – Part 1
This tutorial only covers general security tips for CentOS 8/7 which can be used to harden the system. The checklist tips are intended to be used mostly on various types of bare-metal servers or
July 31, 2020: Celebrate “System Administrator Appreciation Day” Today
Friday July 31st, 2020 is witnessing 21st System Administrator Appreciation Day. System Administrator Appreciation Day also known as Sysadmin Day, SysAdminDay, SAD or SAAD is celebrated on the last Friday of July every Year.
How to Install Nagios 4 in Ubuntu and Debian
In this topic we’ll learn how to install and configure the latest official version of Nagios Core from sources in Debian and Ubuntu servers. Nagios Core is a free Open Source network monitoring application
How to Set Up Nginx Server Blocks (Virtual Hosts) on CentOS 8
An Nginx server block is the equivalent of an Apache virtual host and makes it possible for you to host more than one domain or website on your server. Related Article: How to Set
How to Install WordPress with Apache on Debian and Ubuntu
Writing an Apache or WordPress introduction will do no good due to the fact that both of them, combined together, are one of the most used Open Source Web Servers on the Internet today,
How to Set Up Nginx Server Blocks (Virtual Hosts) on Ubuntu 20.04
At times, you may need to host more than one domain or website on your Nginx web server. For that to happen, a Server Block (Virtual Hosts) needs to be configured to encapsulate all
How to Install WordPress with Nginx on Debian and Ubuntu
NGINX (pronounced engine-x) is an open-source powerful, light, and flexible HTTP server that has increased in popularity in last years and now is the main server interface that powers some of the most huge-traffic
How to Install Lighttpd with PHP, MariaDB and PhpMyAdmin in Ubuntu
Lighttpd is an open-source web server for Linux machines, very fast and very small in size, it doesn’t require a lot of memory and CPU usage which makes it one of the best servers
How to Install Lighttpd with PHP and MariaDB on CentOS/RHEL 8/7
Lighttpd is an open-source, secure, fast, flexible, and more optimized web server designed for speed-critical environments with less memory utilization as compared to other web servers. It can handle up to 10,000 connections parallel
The 6 Best Open Source Web Servers
It’s been a long journey since the first web server was released back in 1991. For quite a long time, Apache was the only mention-worthy webserver. Over time, however, other open-source web servers have
How to Install Eclipse IDE in CentOS, RHEL and Fedora
In this tutorial, we’ll cover the installation process of the latest edition of Eclipse IDE 2020‑06 in CentOS, Red Hat, and Fedora-based Linux distributions. Eclipse is a free integrated development environment IDE used by programmers
How to Install tar in CentOS, RHEL, and Fedora
tar is a widely used command-line based utility for combining a bunch of files and/or directories into one archive file, commonly known as a tarball for backup or distributions purposes. The tar command is
The Best Linux Distributions for Beginners in 2020
Traditionally, Linux was a reserve for developers, system administrators, and Enterprise users for hosting websites and other applications. There was a time when Linux posed a great deal of complexity to beginners and simply
How to Upgrade from RHEL 6 to RHEL 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (RHEL 7) is the first major release that offers in-place upgrades from the earlier RHEL major release (RHEL 6) to a new major release of RHEL 7 operating system.