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• How to install nginx as a Reverse Proxy for Apache on Ubuntu 16.04

  Author: Till Brehm • Tags: apache, nginx, ubuntu, web server • Comments: 6

  This tutorial shows how you can set up nginx as a reverse proxy in front of an Apache 2.4 web server on Ubuntu 16.04. nginx (pronounced "engine x") is a free, open-source, high-performance HTTP server. nginx is known for its stability, rich feature set, simple configuration, and low resource consumption.

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• How to use GeoIP with Nginx on Ubuntu 16.04

  Author: Till Brehm • Tags: nginx, ubuntu, web server • Comments: 7

  This tutorial explains how to use the GeoIP module with nginx on Ubuntu 16.04 to find out where your visitors come from. The GeoIP module sets multiple variables like $geoip_country_name, $geoip_country_code, $geoip_city, etc. that you can use in your PHP scripts or directly in your nginx configuration, for example to serve content in different languages based on the user's country.

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• How to donate CPU/GPU resources to science with Boinc

  Author: Bill Toulas • Tags: desktop, linux • Comments: 2

  Altruism is one thing that I'd like to believe characterizes all Linux users out there. This trait can be manifested in a lot of different ways, but when we're talking about computers, the most characteristic and practical way is donating computational resources for a good cause. Here's is a quick guide on how to do exactly that.

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• How to send sound through Bluetooth on Linux

  Author: Bill Toulas • Tags: desktop, linux • Comments: 13

  Bluetooth headsets and speakers are now more popular than ever before, but getting them to work under Linux isn't always very clear. With all that is going on in the Linux sound systems world, it is easy to get lost and even give up. Most of the time, the problem with these devices is that your system can see them, but for some reason it can't establish a connection. Here is a quick and simple guide on how to get through this problem. I have tested the following on Arch, but it should work on every other distribution as well.

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• How to Install Pure-FTPd with TLS and virtual users on OpenSUSE Leap 42.1

  Author: Muhammad Arul • Tags: ftp, linux, opensuse, server • Comments: 2

  In this tutorial, I will show you how to install and configure pure-ftpd on OpenSUSE Leap 42.1. I will show you how to set-up pure-ftpd with TLS/SSL and then set-up virtual-users.

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• Configuring a single Ubuntu installation as a dual-boot option and a VirtualBox appliance under Windows 10

  Author: Neil Golden • Tags: desktop, linux, ubuntu, virtualbox, virtualization • Comments: 15

  I often need to use Windows 10 and Ubuntu on the same machine within a single login session, so I run Ubuntu as a virtual machine in Oracle VirtualBox. But I also like to be able to boot my computer natively into Ubuntu, so a dual-boot configuration is optimal. To get the best of both worlds, I install Ubuntu in a dual-boot configuration alongside Windows, and configure VirtualBox to access the Ubuntu disk partitions as a raw disk image. This allows me to boot directly into Ubuntu, or boot the same Ubuntu installation from within Windows using VirtualBox.

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• Maintaining remote web sites with sitecopy on Ubuntu 16.04

  Author: Till Brehm • Tags: linux, server, ubuntu, web server • Comments: 5

  sitecopy is a tool for copying locally stored web sites to a remote web server (using FTP or WebDAV). It helps you to keep the remote site synchronized with your local copy by uploading modified local files and deleting remote files that have been deleted on the local computer. This tutorial shows how you can manage your remote web site from your local Ubuntu 16.04 desktop with sitecopy.

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• GNS3 - Emulating Network Infrastructure on Debian 8.2

  Author: Adolfo L. Rivas C. • Tags: debian, linux, networking • Comments: 2

  In this tutorial, I will show you the basis to install and operate this software. The GNS3 version that will be used in this tutorial is the 1.5.1, on a Debian 8.2 (Jessie) system. GNS3 (Graphical Network System 3) is an emulation software that let's you see the interaction of network devices in a network topology.

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• HTTPOXY Vulnerability: How to protect and test your web server

  Author: Till Brehm • Tags: centos, debian, linux, ubuntu • Comments: 6

  This tutorial will show you how to protect your web server from HTTPOXY. It contains sections for the most used Linux Distributions CentOS + RHEL, Debian, and Ubuntu. The HTTPOXY vulnerability which has been found recently is a vulnerability that affects applications that run in cgi or cgi-like environments. This means that the issue affects almost all web servers including Apache and Nginx and also most PHP applications. Even the mod_php mode on apache is affected.

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• Chrooting Apache 2.4 with mod_unixd on Debian 8 (Jessie)

  Author: Till Brehm • Tags: apache, debian, security, web server • Comments: 3

  This guide explains how to set up mod_unixd with Apache on a Debian 8 system. With mod_unixd, you can run Apache in a secure chroot environment (similar to the older mod_chroot) and make your server less vulnerable to break-in attempts that try to exploit vulnerabilities in Apache or your installed web applications.

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