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How to Install and Configure Drone CI on RHEL 9 — step-by-step RHEL 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Configure Drone CI on RHEL 9

Drone CI is an open-source, container-native continuous integration and delivery platform that runs every pipeline step inside an isolated Docker container. It integrates natively with GitHub, Gitea, GitLab, and Bitbucket, making it a lightweight alternative to Jenkins for teams already working with containers. Drone’s configuration lives in a .drone.yml file committed alongside your code, keeping […]

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How to Set Up Static Networking with nmcli on RHEL 10 — step-by-step RHEL 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Static Networking with nmcli on RHEL 10

Introduction How to Set Up Static Networking with nmcli on RHEL 10 on RHEL 10 provides administrators with a robust, enterprise-ready workflow that integrates cleanly with systemd, SELinux, firewalld, and the modern AppStream module system. In this tutorial we will walk through every step required, from package installation to verification, so that the resulting configuration […]

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How to Install and Use Podman with Buildah on RHEL 9 — step-by-step RHEL 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Use Podman with Buildah on RHEL 9

Buildah is a daemonless, rootless command-line tool for building OCI-compliant container images — without requiring a running Docker daemon or root privileges. On RHEL 9, Buildah ships as a first-class tool alongside Podman, and the two integrate tightly: images built with Buildah appear immediately in Podman’s local image store. Buildah’s fine-grained API lets you build […]

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How to Configure the Hostname and Timezone on RHEL 10 — step-by-step RHEL 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure the Hostname and Timezone on RHEL 10

Introduction How to Configure the Hostname and Timezone on RHEL 10 on RHEL 10 provides administrators with a robust, enterprise-ready workflow that integrates cleanly with systemd, SELinux, firewalld, and the modern AppStream module system. In this tutorial we will walk through every step required, from package installation to verification, so that the resulting configuration is […]

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How to Install Packer for Machine Image Automation on RHEL 9 — step-by-step RHEL 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Packer for Machine Image Automation on RHEL 9

HashiCorp Packer is an open-source tool for creating identical machine images for multiple platforms from a single configuration source. Rather than manually configuring servers after deployment, Packer bakes your configuration — packages, users, services, certificates — directly into the image at build time, embodying the immutable infrastructure pattern. The resulting AMIs, OVA files, or container […]

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How to Register RHEL 10 with Red Hat Subscription Manager — step-by-step RHEL 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Register RHEL 10 with Red Hat Subscription Manager

Introduction Setting up register rhel 10 with red hat subscription manager on a RHEL 10 server is a common task for system administrators, DevOps engineers, and site reliability engineers. This guide explains how to Register RHEL 10 with Red Hat Subscription Manager, with all the commands you need, the SELinux and firewalld considerations to keep […]

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How to Perform a Minimal Installation of RHEL 10 — step-by-step RHEL 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Perform a Minimal Installation of RHEL 10

Introduction Setting up perform a minimal installation of rhel 10 on a RHEL 10 server is a common task for system administrators, DevOps engineers, and site reliability engineers. This guide explains how to Perform a Minimal Installation of RHEL 10, with all the commands you need, the SELinux and firewalld considerations to keep in mind, […]

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How to Configure DirectAccess with IPv6 on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure DirectAccess with IPv6 on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure Windows Server 2012 R2 as a VPN Server with SSTP Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) is a VPN protocol that encapsulates PPP traffic inside HTTPS, using port 443 for all VPN data. This makes SSTP the most firewall-friendly VPN protocol available — it works through virtually any firewall, NAT device, or web […]

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How to Set Up BranchCache on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up BranchCache on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Set Up IIS 8.5 Reverse Proxy on Windows Server 2012 R2 IIS 8.5 on Windows Server 2012 R2, combined with the Application Request Routing (ARR) extension and URL Rewrite module, creates a powerful reverse proxy platform that can load-balance web applications, forward requests to backend servers, terminate SSL, and provide WAF-like URL filtering. […]

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How to Install SQL Server 2014 on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install SQL Server 2014 on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Install SQL Server 2014 on Windows Server 2012 R2 SQL Server 2014 is a natural pairing with Windows Server 2012 R2, offering AlwaysOn Availability Groups, in-memory OLTP (Hekaton), buffer pool extensions, and enhanced cloud integration with Microsoft Azure. Installing SQL Server 2014 correctly on Windows Server 2012 R2 requires attention to prerequisites, service […]

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