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How to Choose a Linux Distribution — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Choose a Linux Distribution

There are many Linux distributions available, each with their own maintainers, some backed by commercial providers and some not. For the purpose of running a cloud server, there are a few you should be aware of.

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How To Create a SSL Certificate on Apache on Arch Linux — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Create a SSL Certificate on Apache on Arch Linux

A SSL certificate is a way to encrypt a site’s information and create a more secure connection. Additionally, the certificate can show the virtual private server’s identification information to site visitors. Certificate Authorities can issue SSL certificates that verify the server’s details while a self-signed certificate has no 3rd party corroboration. Here’s how to create a SSL certificate on Apache on Arch Linux.

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How To Install (LEMP)  nginx, MySQL, PHP stack on Arch Linux — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install (LEMP) nginx, MySQL, PHP stack on Arch Linux

LEMP stack is a group of open source software to get web servers up and running. The acronym stands for Linux, nginx (pronounced Engine x), MySQL, and PHP. This tutorial explains how to install the required repos to download nginx and php-fpm, how to install MySQL, how to install nginx, how to install php-fpm, how to configure php and nginx, and how to create a php info page. This tutorial is written for Arch Linux.

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How To Install Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP (LAMP) stack on Arch Linux — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP (LAMP) stack on Arch Linux

This tutorial explains how to install Apache, how to install MySQL, how to change the root MySQL password, how to install PHP, and how to see what libraries are available. LAMP stack is a group of open source software used to get web servers up and running. The acronym stands for Linux, Apache (the web server), MySQL (the database), and PHP (the language). This tutorial is written for Arch Linux.

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How To Install Ruby on Rails on Arch Linux with RVM — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install Ruby on Rails on Arch Linux with RVM

This tutorial explains how to install RVM (Ruby Version Manager), and then how to install ruby, how to install ruby gems, and how to install rails on Arch Linux. RVM is a program that lets you use several versions of Ruby on Rails on one server and easily switch between them.

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How To Set Up Apache Virtual Hosts on Arch Linux — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Set Up Apache Virtual Hosts on Arch Linux

This tutorial shows you how to set up virtual hosts. Virtual Hosts are used to run more than one website or domain off of a single server and IP address. This is especially useful to people who need to run several sites off of one server or IP address. The sites display different information to the visitors, depending on with which the users accessed the site.There is no limit to the number of virtual hosts that can be added to a server. This article is written for Arch Linux.

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How To SSH Securely with Kryptonite on the cloud provider — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To SSH Securely with Kryptonite on the cloud provider

SSH is the primary way of connecting to remote Linux servers. Securing this channel is essential to maintaining a secure infrastructure. Kryptonite is a secure solution to protecting your SSH private key. In this guide, you will generate an SSH key pair with Kryptonite on your phone, pair your phone with your local computer, and use Kryptonite to SSH into a cloud servers.

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