WordPress is the world’s most popular CMS, powering over 40% of all websites. This guide deploys a fresh WordPress installation on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS using Nginx, PHP 8.3-FPM, and MySQL 8.0. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server Nginx, PHP 8.3-FPM, MySQL 8.0 installed A domain name pointed to your […]
Introduction Oracle Linux 10 ships with a stable, security-hardened base that makes deploying enable brotli compression in nginx on oracle linux 10 both straightforward and auditable. This tutorial covers the complete procedure for how to Enable Brotli Compression in Nginx on Oracle Linux 10, including dnf module streams where applicable, systemd unit management, and the […]
Introduction Setting up set up modsecurity waf with apache on oracle linux 10 on a Oracle Linux 10 server is a common task for system administrators, DevOps engineers, and site reliability engineers. This guide explains how to Set Up ModSecurity WAF with Apache on Oracle Linux 10, with all the commands you need, the SELinux […]
Network configuration on RHEL 9 is managed by NetworkManager, and the primary tools for working with it are nmcli (NetworkManager Command-Line Interface) and the traditional ip command from the iproute2 package. Understanding both is essential: nmcli creates persistent network profiles that survive reboots and are managed by NetworkManager, while the ip command makes temporary changes […]
dnf (Dandified YUM) is the default package manager for RHEL 9 and the successor to yum. It handles installing, updating, removing, and querying RPM packages from local and remote repositories, resolving dependencies automatically using the libsolv library, and supporting transactions that can be rolled back if something goes wrong. For Red Hat Enterprise Linux, packages […]
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 5 November 2025 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2025-24031 CVE-2025-24032 Upstream summary: PAM-PKCS#11 is a Linux-PAM login module that allows a X.509 certificate based user login. In versions 0.6.12 and prior, the pam_pkcs11 module segfaults when […]
Introduction How to Configure IPv6 Networking on Debian 13 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 13 Trixie server. Debian 13 Trixie 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 12. This […]
Security auditing is the practice of recording and reviewing system calls, file accesses, user actions, and configuration changes to detect policy violations, investigate incidents, and demonstrate compliance with standards like PCI DSS, HIPAA, and SOC 2. On RHEL 9, the Linux Audit Framework — provided by the auditd daemon — captures events at the kernel […]
Every Linux administrator needs at least one terminal text editor in their toolkit. When a remote server is accessible only via SSH with no GUI, when a configuration file needs editing before a service can start, or when you are recovering a broken system from a rescue shell, your text editor is your primary interface. […]
Introduction How to Install CouchDB 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 reproducible and production-safe. […]
