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Installation and Usage Guide for CSF firewall
Author: Akshay Pai •
Tags: linux, security •
Comments: 0 •
Published: Mar 02, 2015
CSF stands for Configserver security and firewall. CSF is a configuration script built to provide better security to servers , at the same time providing a large number of configuration options and features to configure and secure with extra checks to ensure smooth operation. It helps in locking down public access and to restrict what can be accessed like only e-mails or only websites, etc. To add more power to this, it comes with a Login Failure Daemon (LFD) script that runs all the time to scan for failed attempts to login to the server to detect bruteforce-attacks.
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Starting with Vagrant on Ubuntu 14.10 - A Beginner's Guide
Author: Sanchit Jain Rasiya •
Tags: linux, ubuntu, virtualization •
Comments: 2 •
Published: Feb 27, 2015
Vagrant is an highly efficient tool for managing virtual machines via CLI. This increases your and your team's productivity and flexibility. This tutorial will cover the installation of Vagrant on Ubuntu 14.10, explain the basics of this great virtualisation tool and will guide you trough the creation of your first Vagrant instance.
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How to host multiple sites in a single Wordpress installation on CentOS 7
Author: srijan •
Tags: linux, centos, apache, mysql, php •
Comments: 1 •
Published: Feb 25, 2015
This document describes how to install and configure multiple WordPress sites with the latest WordPress version on CentOS 7 in a single wordpress instance. WordPress started in 2003 with a single bit of code to enhance the typography of everyday writing and with fewer users than you can count on your fingers and toes. Since then it has grown to be the largest self-hosted blogging tool in the world, used on millions of sites and seen by tens of millions of people every day. This tutorial explains the process of installing WordPress 4.0 on CentOS 7.0 in the form of a simple-to-follow guide.
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How to monitor server log files with Logwatch on Debian and Ubuntu
Author: Gurujyot_singh •
Tags: linux, debian, ubuntu, monitoring •
Comments: 2 •
Published: Feb 24, 2015
Logwatch is a system log analyzer and reporter. This tutorial covers the installation of Logwtach and explains various config options incl. reporting of notable log events by email.
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How to use grep to search for strings in files on the shell
Author: srijan •
Tags: linux, ubuntu, debian, centos, opensuse, shell •
Comments: 0 •
Published: Feb 24, 2015
The grep command, which means global regular expression print, remains amongst the most versatile commands in a Linux terminal environment. It happens to be an immensely powerful program that lends users the ability to sort input based on complex rules, thus rendering it a fairly popular link across numerous command chains. The grep command is primarily used to search text or search any given file for lines containing a match to the supplied words/strings.
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Scripted window actions on Ubuntu with Devilspie 2
Author: Gurujyot_singh •
Tags: linux, ubuntu, programming •
Comments: 0 •
Published: Feb 23, 2015
Devilspie 2 is a program that detects windows as they are created, and performs scripted actions on them. The scripts are written in LUA, allowing a great deal of customization. This tutorial will show you the installation of Devilspie 2 on Ubuntu 14.04 and give you a introduction into Devilspie scripting.
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How to Update a Ubuntu LTS release to the next LTS Version (release upgrade)
Author: srijan •
Tags: linux, ubuntu •
Comments: 4 •
Published: Feb 19, 2015
This document describes how to upgrade from Ubuntu 12.04 to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Generally, the Ubuntu .04 versions that get released every 2 years are Long Term Support (LTS) releases, for instance Ubuntu 12.04, 14.04 etc. Effectively, this means that the LTS release comes supported with bug fixes and security updates for as long as 5 years, hence users would not have the privilege of being alerted through popups urging them to install the latest available version.
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Node.js - Getting started on Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty Tahr)
Author: Gurujyot_singh •
Tags: linux, ubuntu •
Comments: 0 •
Published: Feb 18, 2015
In this article we are going to have look into the installation and basic usage of node.js application. Node is a set of libraries for JavaScript which allows it to be used outside of the browser. It is primarily focused on creating simple, easy to build network clients and servers.
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How to host multiple sites in a single Wordpress installation on Ubuntu 14.04
Author: srijan •
Tags: linux, ubuntu, apache, mysql •
Comments: 1 •
Published: Feb 17, 2015
This document describes how to install and configure WordPress MU with the latest version in market of WordPress 4 on Ubuntu 14.04. WordPress started in 2003 with a single bit of code to enhance the typography of everyday writing and with fewer users than you can count on your fingers and toes. Since then it has grown to be the largest self-hosted blogging tool in the world, used on millions of sites and seen by tens of millions of people every day. This tutorial explains the process of installing WordPress 4.0 on Ubuntu 14.04 in the form of a simple-to-follow guide.
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Linux Quota - installation and configuration on Ubuntu and Debian
Author: Gurujyot_singh •
Tags: linux, debian, ubuntu •
Comments: 0 •
Published: Feb 16, 2015
Quota allows you to specify limits on two aspects of disk storage: the number of inodes a user or a group of users may possess; and the number of disk blocks that may be allocated to a user or a group of users. The idea behind quota is that users are forced to stay under their disk consumption limit, taking away their ability to consume unlimited disk space on a system. Quota is handled on a per user, per file system basis. If there is more than one file system which a user is expected to create files, then quota must be set for each file system separately. Various tools are available for you to administer and automate quota policies on your system.
