After provisioning a new RHEL 8 server, taking a few minutes to harden and configure the system goes a long way toward keeping it stable and secure. This guide walks you through the essential post-installation steps: updating packages, setting a hostname and timezone, locking down SSH, creating a non-root administrative user, and confirming that SELinux […]
Introduction Deploying use docker secrets on freebsd 13 on a FreeBSD 13 machine differs from Linux in several important ways: packages come from the FreeBSD Ports Collection or the binary pkg repository, services are registered in /etc/rc.conf via sysrc(8), and firewall rules are written in pf.conf(5) syntax. This tutorial stays entirely within the standard base […]
nftables is the modern replacement for iptables, ip6tables, arptables, and ebtables, and it ships in the RHEL 8 kernel by default. It uses a single unified rule language, supports atomic rule set replacement, and performs better at scale due to its netlink-based architecture. While firewalld can use nftables as its backend, many system administrators prefer […]
Introduction IBM AIX 7.1 is the latest release of IBM’s enterprise-grade UNIX operating system, running on IBM Power Systems hardware. Known for its reliability, security, and performance in mission-critical environments, AIX 7.1 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to use aix object data manager (odm) on ibm aix […]
Introduction FreeBSD 13 is a UNIX-derived operating system renowned for its network stack performance, ZFS integration, and Jail isolation primitives. Setting up use prometheus blackbox exporter on freebsd 13 on FreeBSD 13 follows the rc.conf/service(8) paradigm rather than systemd, which means enabling a service and configuring its startup options are done differently from any Linux […]
Building a Go web application and getting it running in production are two different challenges. Go compiles to a single static binary that is trivial to deploy, but you still need a proper project structure, a way to manage runtime configuration securely, a systemd service for process supervision, and a reverse proxy to handle TLS […]
Introduction How to Install Nomad on FreeBSD 13 is a core administration task for any FreeBSD 13 server operator. FreeBSD 13 ships with the 15.0-RELEASE kernel, ZFS as the default root filesystem, Capsicum capability sandboxing improvements, and an updated ports tree. Unlike Linux distributions, FreeBSD uses rc(8) for service management, pf for packet filtering, and […]
Introduction Debian 9 Stretch is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up install docker compose 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 Deploying upgrade freebsd 12 to freebsd 12 on a FreeBSD 12 machine differs from Linux in several important ways: packages come from the FreeBSD Ports Collection or the binary pkg repository, services are registered in /etc/rc.conf via sysrc(8), and firewall rules are written in pf.conf(5) syntax. This tutorial stays entirely within the standard base […]
Introduction Deploying install redis on freebsd 13 on a FreeBSD 13 machine differs from Linux in several important ways: packages come from the FreeBSD Ports Collection or the binary pkg repository, services are registered in /etc/rc.conf via sysrc(8), and firewall rules are written in pf.conf(5) syntax. This tutorial stays entirely within the standard base + […]
