Initial Server Setup with RHEL 7 Setting up a fresh Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 server correctly from the start is one of the most important steps you can take to ensure long-term security and stability. Whether you have just provisioned a bare-metal machine or a cloud instance, this guide walks you through every essential […]
How to Install Ansible and Manage Windows Server 2012 R2 with Ansible Ansible is an agentless configuration management and automation platform that manages Windows hosts via WinRM (Windows Remote Management) rather than SSH. This makes it an excellent choice for automating Windows Server 2012 R2 deployments, as no software needs to be installed on the […]
GitHub Actions self-hosted runners allow you to execute CI/CD workflows on your own hardware, giving you full control over the operating system, installed tooling, network access, and resource allocation. On RHEL 8 this is especially valuable for pipelines that must access internal systems, use licensed software, or run workloads that exceed GitHub’s hosted-runner resource limits. […]
k3s is a lightweight, CNCF-certified Kubernetes distribution built for resource-constrained environments, edge deployments, and developer laptops, yet it is fully production-capable. It ships as a single binary under 100 MB, bundles its own SQLite datastore, and eliminates the need for a separate etcd cluster on small installations. RHEL 8 is an excellent host for k3s […]
Redis is an in-memory data structure store used as a database, cache, and message broker, capable of delivering sub-millisecond response times for millions of operations per second. On RHEL 8, Redis is available through the AppStream module system, giving you a straightforward installation path without third-party repositories. This guide covers installing Redis 6 via AppStream […]
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Introduction Debian 9 Stretch is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up set up couchdb on debian 9 on Stretch leverages the same proven Debian packaging system that powers millions of servers worldwide, while benefiting from the latest upstream releases included in the Stretch freeze. Follow each step carefully and the […]
Introduction to BitLocker Drive Encryption BitLocker Drive Encryption is a full-volume encryption feature built into Windows Server 2019 that protects data on operating system drives, fixed data drives, and removable drives by encrypting the entire volume using AES encryption. When a server is stolen or decommissioned, BitLocker ensures that the data on the drives cannot […]
Introduction Debian 9 Stretch is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up configure coreos rkt container runtime on debian 9 on Stretch leverages the same proven Debian packaging system that powers millions of servers worldwide, while benefiting from the latest upstream releases included in the Stretch freeze. Follow each step carefully […]
Introduction to Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) is a free Microsoft tool that simplifies and automates the deployment of Windows operating systems. While WDS handles PXE-based image distribution, MDT provides a comprehensive task sequence engine that automates every step of an OS deployment including partitioning disks, applying OS images, installing drivers, installing applications, […]
