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How to Reset the WordPress Admin Password on the Command-Line
Author: Till Brehm • Tags: debian, linux, server, ubuntu, web server • Comments: 0Resetting your WordPress login through the shell can be done with the MySQL command-line client mysql or by using the wp-cli command, a small but handy program to manage WordPress instances on the shell.
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Installing and Using Fail2ban on Debian 12
Author: Tapio Lehtonen • Tags: debian, linux • Comments: 1Fail2ban monitors log files for login failures and temporarily bans the failure-prone source IP address from accessing the host.
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How to Install LOMP Stack (OpenLiteSpeed, MySQL, and PHP) on Ubuntu 24.04
Author: Navjot Singh • Tags: linux, server, ubuntu, web server • Comments: 0OpenLiteSpeed is a lightweight and open-source version of the LiteSpeed Server developed by LiteSpeed Technologies. It supports Apache Rewrite rules, HTTP/2 and HTTP/3, and TLS v1.3 and QUIC protocols. This tutorial will show you how to install an OpenLiteSpeed Server on Ubuntu 24.04.
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Linux readlink and realpath Command Tutorial for Beginners (with Examples)
Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux, shell • Comments: 1In this tutorial, we will discuss the basics of realpath and readlink commands that are similar (if not same) in the sense that they display resolved symbolic links in output.
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How to Install MediaWiki on Ubuntu 24.04
Author: Arvid L • Tags: linux, server, ubuntu, web server • Comments: 0MediaWiki is an open-source wiki software written in PHP and MySQL. It is scalable and extensible wiki software-powered sites like Wikipedia and Wikimedia. This guide will show you how to install MediaWiki on Ubuntu 24.04 server.
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How to Install Emby Media Server on Ubuntu 22.04
Author: Arvid L • Tags: server, ubuntu • Comments: 0Emby is an open-source alternative to Plex Media Server. This guide will show you how to install Emby Media Server on an Ubuntu 22.04 server. You will run Emby with Nginx as a reverse proxy and secure Emby via SSL/TLS certificates via Letsencrypt.
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How to whitelist an IP in Fail2ban on Debian Linux
Author: oufcomm • Tags: ispconfig, linux, networking, security • Comments: 7How to whitelist an IP in Fail2ban on Debian Linux. Fail2Ban is used to protect servers against brute force attacks. Fail2ban uses iptables to block attackers, so, if we want to add permanent IP address and never be blocked, we must add it in the config file.
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How to Install and Use Telnet on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Author: Hitesh Jethva • Tags: linux, ubuntu • Comments: 8Telnet is a terminal emulation program for TCP/IP networks that allows you to access another computer on the Internet or local area network by logging in to the remote system.
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How to Install and Configure Memcached on Ubuntu 24.04
Author: Till Brehm • Tags: linux, server, ubuntu • Comments: 0Memcached is a widely used open-source memory object caching system that speeds up dynamic web applications by caching data in memory. This tutorial will show you how to install and configure Memcached on an Ubuntu 24.04 server.
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How to Install Standard Notes Server on Rocky Linux 9
Author: Navjot Singh • Tags: linux, server • Comments: 1Standard Notes is an open-source and completely encrypted notes app. This tutorial teaches you how to self-host your standard notes server on a Rocky Linux 9 machine.
