chris

How to Harden Web Servers: Security Headers, CSP and HSTS on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Harden Web Servers: Security Headers, CSP and HSTS on RHEL 8

HTTP security headers instruct browsers how to handle your site’s content and protect visitors from clickjacking, cross-site scripting, MIME sniffing, and other common attacks. Adding these headers to Nginx or Apache on RHEL 8 is a high-value, low-effort hardening step that improves both your security posture and your score on tools like securityheaders.com. This tutorial […]

Read more
How to Install Puppet Agent on Debian 11 — step-by-step Debian 11 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Puppet Agent on Debian 11

Introduction How to Install Puppet Agent on Debian 11 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 11 Bullseye server. Debian 11 Bullseye ships with the Linux 6.12 kernel, updated toolchains, and a fully refreshed package archive — meaning version numbers, configuration file paths, and some dependency chains differ from Debian 11. This […]

Read more
How to Scan for Vulnerabilities with OpenVAS on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Scan for Vulnerabilities with OpenVAS on RHEL 8

OpenVAS (Open Vulnerability Assessment System), now distributed as Greenbone Community Edition, is a powerful open-source vulnerability scanner that identifies known CVEs, misconfigurations, and weak credentials across your network. Running it as a containerized stack on RHEL 8 keeps the scanner isolated and easy to update without conflicting with system packages. This tutorial covers deploying Greenbone […]

Read more
How to Configure SaltStack on Debian 11 — step-by-step Debian 11 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure SaltStack on Debian 11

Introduction Deploying configure saltstack on debian 11 on a Debian 11 Bullseye machine is straightforward thanks to Debian’s policy-compliant packaging. Unlike rpm-based distributions, Debian stores configuration helpers in /etc/default/, uses update-rc.d for older init scripts, and provides dpkg-reconfigure for interactive package configuration. This tutorial stays on the systemd path throughout. Prerequisites Before you begin, ensure […]

Read more
How to Configure DNSSEC on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure DNSSEC on RHEL 8

DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) protect against cache poisoning and spoofing by cryptographically signing DNS records. On RHEL 8, you can enforce DNSSEC validation using either BIND 9 or Unbound, both available in the default repositories. This tutorial walks through configuring a validating resolver, testing zone signatures, and detecting failures. Securing your resolver is a foundational […]

Read more
How to Install Packer Image Builder on Debian 11 — step-by-step Debian 11 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Packer Image Builder on Debian 11

Introduction How to Install Packer Image Builder on Debian 11 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 11 Bullseye server. Debian 11 Bullseye ships with the Linux 6.12 kernel, updated toolchains, and a fully refreshed package archive — meaning version numbers, configuration file paths, and some dependency chains differ from Debian 11. […]

Read more
How to Set Up Tekton CI/CD Pipelines on Debian 11 — step-by-step Debian 11 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Tekton CI/CD Pipelines on Debian 11

Introduction How to Set Up Tekton CI/CD Pipelines on Debian 11 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 11 Bullseye server. Debian 11 Bullseye ships with the Linux 6.12 kernel, updated toolchains, and a fully refreshed package archive — meaning version numbers, configuration file paths, and some dependency chains differ from Debian […]

Read more
How to Install ArgoCD GitOps Tool on Debian 11 — step-by-step Debian 11 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install ArgoCD GitOps Tool on Debian 11

Introduction Deploying install argocd gitops tool on debian 11 on a Debian 11 Bullseye machine is straightforward thanks to Debian’s policy-compliant packaging. Unlike rpm-based distributions, Debian stores configuration helpers in /etc/default/, uses update-rc.d for older init scripts, and provides dpkg-reconfigure for interactive package configuration. This tutorial stays on the systemd path throughout. Prerequisites Ensure Debian […]

Read more
How to Configure GitHub Actions Self-Hosted Runner on Debian 11 — step-by-step Debian 11 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure GitHub Actions Self-Hosted Runner on Debian 11

Introduction Deploying configure github actions self-hosted runner on debian 11 on a Debian 11 Bullseye machine is straightforward thanks to Debian’s policy-compliant packaging. Unlike rpm-based distributions, Debian stores configuration helpers in /etc/default/, uses update-rc.d for older init scripts, and provides dpkg-reconfigure for interactive package configuration. This tutorial stays on the systemd path throughout. Prerequisites You […]

Read more
How to Install Nomad Workload Orchestrator on Debian 11 — step-by-step Debian 11 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Nomad Workload Orchestrator on Debian 11

Introduction How to Install Nomad Workload Orchestrator on Debian 11 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 11 Bullseye server. Debian 11 Bullseye ships with the Linux 6.12 kernel, updated toolchains, and a fully refreshed package archive — meaning version numbers, configuration file paths, and some dependency chains differ from Debian 11. […]

Read more
CHAT