Staying up to date with your Hard Drive with SmartMon Tools
If you run any kind of data server at home, like a NAS, or homelab, keeping an eye on your hard drive health is imperative. smartmontools can provide an indicator of health using the disks’ SMART values. What is SMART? SMART stands for Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology, most modern hard drives, SSD, and eMMC […]
Most Polished Linux Monitoring tools of (2023)
I’m no helicopter admin, not for lack of trying, I usually pop in a few times a week to run some routines and make sure nothing is terribly going awry. I handle most of my business via the terminal, which is all fine and dandy, but outside the various top commands, I’ve never thought of […]
Monitor your Linux Server with Monit
Ever need to monitor your Linux server’s services or HD space? Learn how to achieve that with Monit!
Best Firewalld crash course ever!
You may have heard of UFW but today we bring you Firewalld, which is commonly found on RHEL systems.
Installing and Configuring IP Blocking with Fail2ban On Linux
Is your server or website getting attacked? Slow down those hackers by protecting your server and website using Fail2ban!
How To Create Virtual Machines using Virt Manager In Linux
Now it is time to get into more with KVM and QEMU! Virt-Manager, a professional tool that provides control, compatibility and portability.
Top 5 Best Email Servers For Linux
Email is a tricky subject… Should you host your own private email? Ever thought about it? Come discover open source Linux email solutions you should try!
How to create and mount an NFS share in Linux
Ever needed a solution to work with a group of people remotely? We will explain what a NFS share is, not to mention what it can do for you!
Configure Network Interface with Netplan
Netplan has been the Ubuntu default network manager for a long time now. Ever come across it and have had NO idea how to use it? Find out today!
The MySQL Cheatsheet you WISH you had before!
MySQL is a popular cross-platform, open-source database server, developed by Michael Widenius, now owned by Oracle. If you are a web developer you’ll encounter it sooner or later, as it often provides the “M” in LEMP/LAMP web stacks, and fulfills the database requirement (or its fork, MariaDB) for WordPress, Drupal and other CMS. Skeptical? It’s […]