How to Install Netdata on RHEL 7 Netdata is a real-time performance monitoring agent that delivers per-second metrics with zero configuration on most Linux systems. Unlike heavier monitoring solutions that scrape on 15-second or 1-minute intervals, Netdata collects and stores data every second, making it ideal for diagnosing transient performance problems that would be invisible […]
File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) detects unauthorized changes to critical system files, binaries, and configuration directories — a key control for detecting intrusions and satisfying compliance requirements such as PCI-DSS and CIS benchmarks. Tripwire Open Source computes cryptographic hashes of monitored files at a baseline and alerts you to any subsequent modifications. This tutorial covers installing […]
Varnish Cache is a high-performance HTTP accelerator designed to sit in front of web servers and serve cached responses at near-wire speed, offloading PHP and database work from your backend. On RHEL 8, Varnish is packaged in the default AppStream repository, making installation straightforward. This guide shows how to install Varnish, write a VCL configuration […]
How to Install phpMyAdmin on RHEL 7 phpMyAdmin is a free, open-source web-based tool for administering MySQL and MariaDB databases through a browser interface. Rather than relying on the command line for every operation, phpMyAdmin lets you browse tables, run queries, manage users, import and export data, and monitor server status with a point-and-click UI. […]
Docker Compose lets you define and run multi-container applications from a single YAML file, eliminating the need to string together long docker run commands. On RHEL 8, you can install it either as a plugin that integrates directly with the docker CLI (the modern approach) or as a standalone binary for environments that require a […]
A default PostgreSQL installation on RHEL 8 only accepts connections from the local machine over a Unix socket. To allow client applications on other hosts to connect, you must configure the server to listen on a network interface, update the host-based authentication file, open the firewall port, and enable SSL so that credentials and data […]
Even with SSH key-based authentication enabled, your server’s SSH port is still probed constantly by automated scanners. Fail2Ban monitors log files for repeated authentication failures and bans offending IP addresses by inserting temporary rules into the firewall. On RHEL 8, Fail2Ban integrates natively with firewalld, making it the right tool to complement the hardening steps […]
Maven and Gradle are the two dominant build tools in the Java ecosystem, and knowing how to use both gives you flexibility across different project types and team conventions. Maven provides a well-defined project structure and a massive central repository of dependencies, while Gradle offers a Groovy or Kotlin DSL with faster incremental builds and […]
How to Configure SSL/TLS with OpenSSL and Self-Signed Certificates on RHEL 7 Encrypting web traffic with SSL/TLS is no longer optional for any server that handles user data, logins, or forms. Even on internal or development servers, a self-signed certificate provides encryption in transit and is far preferable to plain HTTP. On RHEL 7, OpenSSL […]
How to Monitor System Resources with htop, top and vmstat on RHEL 7 Effective system monitoring is the foundation of proactive administration. Whether you are troubleshooting a performance complaint, capacity planning for a growing workload, or simply verifying that a server is running within normal parameters, having command-line resource monitoring tools at your fingertips is […]
