Linux Tutorials on the topic “ubuntu”

  • How to configure an NFS server and mount NFS shares on Ubuntu 14.10

    ubuntu Author: Srijan KishoreTags: , Comments: 1

    How to configure an NFS server and mount NFS shares on Ubuntu 14.10 This guide explains how to configure an NFS server in Ubuntu 14.10 Network File System (NFS) is a popular distributed filesystem protocol that enables users to mount remote directories on their server. The system lets you leverage storage space in a different location and write onto the same space from multiple servers in an effortless manner. It, thus, works fairly well for directories that users need to access frequently. This tutorial explains the process of mounting NFS share on an Ubuntu 14.10 server in an simple and easy-to-follow steps.

  • How to use ISPConfig and Seafile without manual file modifications

    ispconfig Author: Rescue9Tags: , , , , , , , Comments: 6

    Seafile is an open-source cloud based file storage system similar to Dropbox & Box. The difference is that Seafile can be deployed on a client's own system. This provides a greater safety and security factor as the passwords are only interchanged between the client who setup the system, and his / her own users rather than a corporate cloud hosting company.

  • Samba Server installation on Ubuntu 14.10

    ubuntu VMWare Image Download Author: Srijan KishoreTags: , , Comments: 3

    This guide explains how to install and configure a samba server on Ubuntu 14.10 with anonymous & secured samba shares. Samba is an Open Source/Free Software suite that provides seamless file and print services to SMB/CIFS clients. Samba is freely available, unlike other SMB/CIFS implementations, and allows for interoperability between Linux/Unix servers and Windows-based clients.

  • The Perfect Server - Ubuntu 14.10 (nginx, BIND, Dovecot, ISPConfig 3)

    ubuntu VMWare Image Download Author: Srijan KishoreTags: , , , , , , , , , , , , Comments: 0

    The Perfect Server - Ubuntu 14.10 (nginx, BIND, Dovecot, ISPConfig 3) This tutorial shows how to prepare an Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn) server (with nginx, BIND, Dovecot) 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 or nginx web server, Postfix mail server, Courier or Dovecot IMAP/POP3 server, MySQL, BIND or MyDNS nameserver, PureFTPd, SpamAssassin, ClamAV, and many more. This setup covers nginx (instead of Apache), BIND (instead of MyDNS), and Dovecot (instead of Courier).

  • Ubuntu 14.10 LAMP server tutorial with Apache 2, PHP 5 and MySQL (MariaDB)

    ubuntu VMWare Image Download Author: Srijan KishoreTags: , , , , , Comments: 5

    LAMP is short for Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP. This tutorial shows how you can install an Apache 2 webserver on an Ubuntu 14.10 server with PHP5 support (mod_php) and MySQL support. Additionally, I will install phpmyadmin to make MySQL administration easier. A LAMP setup is the perfect basis for CMS systems like Joomla, Wordpress or Drupal.

  • Monitor Ubuntu 14.04 and Debian Wheezy Servers with Linux-Dash

    ubuntu Author: Srijan KishoreTags: , , , , Comments: 0

    Monitor Ubuntu 14.04 and Debian Wheezy Servers with Linux-Dash This document describes how to install and configure Linux-dash in Ubuntu 14.04 and Debian Wheezy for monitoring server performances easily. Linux-dash is a low-overhead monitoring web dashboard for a GNU/Linux machine. Simply drop-in the app and go! Linux-dash is a memory efficient, low resource, easy to install, server statistics monitoring script written in PHP. The web statistics page allows you to drag and drop the various widgets and rearrange the display as you desire. The script displays live statistics of your server, including RAM, CPU, Disk Space, Network Information, Installed Software’s, Running Processes and much more. The main advantage of Linux-dash is that it works on real-time basis.

  • The Perfect Server - Ubuntu 14.10 with Apache, PHP, MySQL, PureFTPD, BIND, Postfix, Dovecot and ISPConfig

    ubuntu VMWare Image Download Author: Srijan KishoreTags: , , , , , , , , , , , , Comments: 17

    The Perfect Server - Ubuntu 14.10 with Apache, PHP, MySQL, PureFTPD, BIND, Postfix, Dovecot and ISPConfig This tutorial shows how to install an Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic  Unicorn) server (with Apache2, BIND, Dovecot) 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 or nginx web server, Postfix mail server, Courier or Dovecot IMAP/POP3 server, MySQL, BIND or MyDNS nameserver, PureFTPd, SpamAssassin, ClamAV, and many more. This setup covers the installation of Apache (instead of nginx), BIND (instead of MyDNS), and Dovecot (instead of Courier).

  • Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn) minimal server installation tutorial

    ubuntu VMWare Image Download Author: Srijan KishoreTags: , Comments: 2

    Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn) minimal server installation tutorial This tutorial shows how to install an Ubuntu 14.10 minimal server. The purpose of the guide is to show a basic installation of Ubuntu 14.10 that can be used as basis for the other Ubuntu 14.10 tutorials here at howtoforge like the perfect server tutorials.

  • How to install Puppet master and client in Ubuntu 14.04

    ubuntu Author: Srijan KishoreTags: , Comments: 7

    How to install Puppet master and client in Ubuntu 14.04 This document describes how to install and configure Puppet on Ubuntu 14.04 server, I will also connect a puppet client with Ubuntu 14.04 desktop. Puppet is a configuration management system that allows you to define the state of your IT infrastructure, then automatically enforces the correct state. Whether you're managing just a few servers or thousands of physical and virtual machines, Puppet automates tasks that sysadmins often do manually, freeing up time and mental space so sysadmins can work on the projects that deliver greater business value.

  • How to secure your ISPConfig 3 server against the poodle SSL attack

    ispconfig Author: tillTags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , Comments: 20

    How to secure your ISPConfig 3 server against the poodle SSL attack In the following guide I will describe the steps to secure your server against the recent poodle SSL attack. I will use a ISPConfig 3 perfect server on Debian 7 for my examples, but the same steps will work on any other Linux Distribution as well. A default ISPConfig hosting server runs the following services: Webserver (Nginx or apache), Mailserver (Postfix and Dovecot / Courier), FTP-Server (pure-ftpd) that offer SSL / TLS connections and are potential targets for a poodle attack.