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Virtual Users And Domains With Postfix, Courier, MySQL And SquirrelMail (CentOS 6.2 x86_64)

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:54:18 +0100

Virtual Users And Domains With Postfix, Courier, MySQL And SquirrelMail (CentOS 6.2 x86_64)

This document describes how to install a Postfix mail server that is based on virtual users and domains, i.e. users and domains that are in a MySQL database. I'll also demonstrate the installation and configuration of Courier, so that Courier can authenticate against the same MySQL database Postfix uses. The resulting Postfix server is capable of SMTP-AUTH and TLS and quota. Passwords are stored in encrypted form in the database. In addition to that, this tutorial covers the installation of Amavisd, SpamAssassin, ClamAV and SquirrelMail.

Virtualization With Xen On CentOS 6.2 (x86_64) (Paravirtualization & Hardware Virtualization)

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:36:11 +0100

Virtualization With Xen On CentOS 6.2 (x86_64) (Paravirtualization & Hardware Virtualization)

This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions on how to install Xen (version 4.1.2) on a CentOS 6.2 (x86_64) system. Xen lets you create guest operating systems (*nix operating systems like Linux and FreeBSD), so called "virtual machines" or domUs, under a host operating system (dom0). Using Xen you can separate your applications into different virtual machines that are totally independent from each other, but still use the same hardware.

RedHat Cluster Suite And Conga - Linux Clustering

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:13:46 +0100

RedHat Cluster Suite And Conga - Linux Clustering

This how to describes an easy step by step installation of the RedHat Cluster Suite on three CentOS nodes and prepare them as nodes of a cluster. You will also install the Management suite which is web based and is known as Conga.

The Perfect Server - CentOS 6.2 x86_64 With nginx [ISPConfig 3]

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:00:36 +0100

The Perfect Server - CentOS 6.2 x86_64 With nginx [ISPConfig 3]

This tutorial shows how to prepare a CentOS 6.2 x86_64 server for the installation of ISPConfig 3, and how to install ISPConfig 3. ISPConfig 3 is a webhosting control panel that allows you to configure the following services through a web browser: nginx web server, Postfix mail server, MySQL, BIND nameserver, PureFTPd, SpamAssassin, ClamAV, Mailman, and many more. Since version 3.0.4, ISPConfig comes with full support for the nginx web server in addition to Apache; this tutorial covers the setup of a server that uses nginx, not Apache.

Installing An Oracle-Ready CentOS 6.2 Server

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:29:18 +0100

Installing An Oracle-Ready CentOS 6.2 Server

This is a tutorial for installing an Oracle-ready Linux box with CentOS 6.2, it covers the steps involved on the preparation of an Oracle-ready server for the further installation of Oracle Database Server/Oracle Fusion Middleware Suite on a multi-role server deployment.

The Perfect Server - CentOS 6.2 x86_64 With Apache2 [ISPConfig 3]

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:37:36 +0100

The Perfect Server - CentOS 6.2 x86_64 With Apache2 [ISPConfig 3]

This tutorial shows how to prepare a CentOS 6.2 x86_64 server for the installation of ISPConfig 3, and how to install ISPConfig 3. ISPConfig 3 is a webhosting control panel that allows you to configure the following services through a web browser: Apache web server, Postfix mail server, MySQL, BIND nameserver, PureFTPd, SpamAssassin, ClamAV, Mailman, and many more. Since version 3.0.4, ISPConfig comes with full support for the nginx web server in addition to Apache; this tutorial covers the setup of a server that uses Apache, not nginx.

Installing Apache2 With PHP5 And MySQL Support On CentOS 6.1 (LAMP)

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:42:56 +0100

Installing Apache2 With PHP5 And MySQL Support On CentOS 6.1 (LAMP)

LAMP is short for Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP. This tutorial shows how you can install an Apache2 webserver on a CentOS 6.1 server with PHP5 support (mod_php) and MySQL support.

Web Filtering On Squid 3 With QuintoLabs Content Security 1.4 And Windows Active Directory Integration

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:42:49 +0100

Web Filtering On Squid 3 With QuintoLabs Content Security 1.4 And Windows Active Directory Integration

This HOWTO will show you how to set up a Squid proxy server deployed on CentOS or RedHat 6 Linux with web and content filtering done by QuintoLabs Content Security with proxy users transparently authenticated by Windows 2008 R2 based Active Directory. This is the work in progress and all comments are welcomed. The HOWTO is targeted at novice users and may sometimes seem too thorough for more advanced gurus. No compilation magic will be involved in our setup so any system administrator accustomed to Windows will be able to easily follow the instructions.

The Perfect Server - CentOS 6.1 x86_64 With nginx [ISPConfig 3]

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:50:36 +0100

The Perfect Server - CentOS 6.1 x86_64 With nginx [ISPConfig 3]

This tutorial shows how to prepare a CentOS 6.1 x86_64 server for the installation of ISPConfig 3, and how to install ISPConfig 3. ISPConfig 3 is a webhosting control panel that allows you to configure the following services through a web browser: nginx web server, Postfix mail server, MySQL, BIND nameserver, PureFTPd, SpamAssassin, ClamAV, Mailman, and many more. Since version 3.0.4, ISPConfig comes with full support for the nginx web server in addition to Apache; this tutorial covers the setup of a server that uses nginx, not Apache.

The Perfect Server - CentOS 6.1 x86_64 With Apache2 [ISPConfig 3]

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:07:14 +0100

The Perfect Server - CentOS 6.1 x86_64 With Apache2 [ISPConfig 3]

This tutorial shows how to prepare a CentOS 6.1 x86_64 server for the installation of ISPConfig 3, and how to install ISPConfig 3. ISPConfig 3 is a webhosting control panel that allows you to configure the following services through a web browser: Apache web server, Postfix mail server, MySQL, BIND nameserver, PureFTPd, SpamAssassin, ClamAV, Mailman, and many more. Since version 3.0.4, ISPConfig comes with full support for the nginx web server in addition to Apache; this tutorial covers the setup of a server that uses Apache, not nginx.

SQUID Proxy On RHEL5/CentOS - Everything That You Should Know About [Part 1]

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:12:44 +0100

SQUID Proxy On RHEL5/CentOS - Everything That You Should Know About [Part 1]

The main feature or duty of a proxy server could be a gateway that receives HTTP requests from clients and forwards the request to the destination and relays the answer back to the requestor. Squid is most popular open-source software that brings this to us. It also has some excellent features for doing something else such as web access controlling, bandwidth controlling, restriction policies, and content caching and filtering. Actually people install SQUID to pursuit 2 goals: first reduce the bandwidth charges by content caching and second for restricting access to particular contents. The following guide explains advantages of using Squid and will show you how to install, configure, control, and maintain the Squid Proxy Server on RHEL5 and CentOS Linux.

Installing Lighttpd With PHP5 And MySQL Support On CentOS 6.0

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:07:13 +0100

Installing Lighttpd With PHP5 And MySQL Support On CentOS 6.0

Lighttpd is a secure, fast, standards-compliant web server designed for speed-critical environments. This tutorial shows how you can install Lighttpd on a CentOS 6.0 server with PHP5 support (through FastCGI) and MySQL support.

vsftpd: Local And Virtual Users With Bash Scripts For User Maintainance (CentOS 6.0)

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:18:19 +0100

vsftpd: Local And Virtual Users With Bash Scripts For User Maintainance (CentOS 6.0)

vsftpd is the most popular FTP server in the Linux world and is secure and fast. Recently I had to configure a FTP server quickly onto a CentOS server setup built using the minimal ISO and the server was up and running in a snap.

Installing Apache2 With PHP5 And MySQL Support On CentOS 5.7 (LAMP)

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:50:40 +0100

Installing Apache2 With PHP5 And MySQL Support On CentOS 5.7 (LAMP)

LAMP is short for Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP. This tutorial shows how you can install an Apache2 webserver on a CentOS 5.7 server with PHP5 support (mod_php) and MySQL support.

Installing And Using OpenVZ On CentOS 5.7

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:11:13 +0100

Installing And Using OpenVZ On CentOS 5.7

In this HowTo I will describe how to prepare a CentOS 5.7 server for OpenVZ. With OpenVZ you can create multiple Virtual Private Servers (VPS) on the same hardware, similar to Xen and the Linux Vserver project. OpenVZ is the open-source branch of Virtuozzo, a commercial virtualization solution used by many providers that offer virtual servers. The OpenVZ kernel patch is licensed under the GPL license, and the user-level tools are under the QPL license.