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How to Install and Configure Askbot on Ubuntu 16.04
Author: Muhammad Arul •
Tags: linux, ubuntu •
Comments: 1 In this tutorial, we will show you how to step-by-step install Askbot Django App using uWSGI and Nginx Web server, and we will be using Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus as our main operating system. Askbot is an open source software for creating Q&A forum based on Python Django Framework. It's similar to other Q&A systems like StackOverflow and Yahoo Answers.
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How to install and use SoftHSM on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Author: Ahmad •
Tags: security, ubuntu •
Comments: 0 SoftHSM is basically an implementation of a cryptographic store accessible through a PKCS #11 interface. The PKCS#11 interface is used to communicate or access the cryptographic devices such as HSM (Hardware Security Modules) and smart cards. The primary purpose of HSM devices is to generate cryptographic keys and sign/encrypt information without revealing the private key to the others.
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How to Write a Custom Nagios Check Plugin
Author: Jorge V •
Tags: monitoring •
Comments: 10 Even though Nagios Exchange has thousands of available plugins to freely download, sometimes the status needed to be checked is very specific for your scenario.
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How to Install Grafana on Linux Servers
Author: Muhammad Arul •
Tags: centos, linux, ubuntu •
Comments: 5 In this tutorial, we will show you how to install and configure Grafana on Linux servers (Ubuntu 16.04 and CentOS 7). Grafana is an open source data visualization and monitoring suite. It offers support for Graphite, Elasticsearch, Included, Prometheus, and many more databases.
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How to Install Apache CouchDB on CentOS 7
Author: Muhammad Arul •
Tags: centos, linux •
Comments: 0 In this tutorial, we will discuss step-by-step installation and configuration of Apache CouchDB on a CentOS 7 server. Apache CouchDB is an open source NoSQL database software that's focused on scalable architecture. CouchDB was released in 2005, and become an Apache Software Foundation project in 2008.
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Add a new Host and Services to be Monitored by Icinga 2
Author: Matt Vas •
Tags: monitoring •
Comments: 5 In this tutorial, I will show you how to add a new host to be monitored by Icinga 2 and how the host’s services, such as a web HTTP server, can be monitored by Icinga. I will also show you how to create your own custom Icinga plugin command in order to monitor UDP services in your network infrastructure.
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How to Install Icinga 2 Monitoring Tool on Debian 9.2
Author: Matt Vas •
Tags: debian, linux, monitoring •
Comments: 10 In this guide we will discuss how to install and configure the latest version Icinga 2 web monitoring tool in Debian 9.2 release, in order to monitor all important network infrastructure devices, such as physical or virtual servers or VMs, routers, switches, firewall appliances and other network IoT devices.
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Perfect Fluxbox Desktop on Kali Linux
Author: Jorge V •
Tags: desktop, linux •
Comments: 4 For my job, I need a portable Linux environment to run tests, so I often find myself using Kali Linux from a low resourced virtual machine, or booted from a flash drive. In this case scenario, having a lightweight desktop is as important as the tools themselves. This tutorial shows the installation of Fluxbox Desktop on Kali Linux.
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How to Setup Automatic Security Updates on Ubuntu 16.04
Author: Muhammad Arul •
Tags: linux, security, ubuntu •
Comments: 0 Security updates are an integral part of the IT-world. Linux may be regarded as one of the securest computer operating systems, but that doesn't take away the fact that it too has vulnerabilities that need to be fixed through timely security updates. In this tutorial, we will show you how to step-by-step configure Ubuntu 16.04 server for automatic security updates
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Install WebMail Lite PHP based Webmail Client on Debian 9.1
Author: Matt Vas •
Tags: debian, email, linux •
Comments: 1 In this guide, we’ll show you how to install the latest version of WebMail Lite PHP in Debian 9.1 and show you how to configure the application to fetch e-mails from a popular mail service Yahoo! Mail. The tutorial can be used for your own mail services as well, Yahoo is just used as an example.
