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How To Configure vsftpd to Use SSL/TLS on a CentOS VPS — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Configure vsftpd to Use SSL/TLS on a CentOS VPS

FTP was a popular file sharing mechanism for network connected computers in the past. However, its usage has fallen out of favor due to inherent security flaws. In this guide, we will discuss how to use SSL/TLS to improve the security of your FTP sessions if you must continue to use this protocol.

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How To Create an SSL Certificate on Apache for CentOS 7 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Create an SSL Certificate on Apache for CentOS 7

SSL is a web protocol used to encrypt a site’s information and create a more secure connection. The certificate system also assists users in verifying the identity of the sites that they are connecting with. In this guide, we will show you how to set up a self-signed SSL certificate for use with an Apache web server on a CentOS 7 VPS.

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How To Gather Infrastructure Metrics with Metricbeat on CentOS 7 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Gather Infrastructure Metrics with Metricbeat on CentOS 7

Metricbeat, the replacement for Topbeat, is a lightweight data shipper that collects CPU and memory statistics from a server and sends the data directly to your Elasticsearch deployment. In this tutorial, you will use Metricbeat to forward local system metrics like CPU/memory/disk usage and network utilization from a CentOS 7 server to another server of the same kind with the Elastic Stack installed.

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How To Install and Configure ownCloud on CentOS 7 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install and Configure ownCloud on CentOS 7

ownCloud is a file sharing server that permits you to store your personal content, like documents and pictures, in a centralized location, much like Dropbox. The difference with ownCloud is that it is free and open-source, which allows anyone to use and examine it. It also returns the control and security of your sensitive data back to you, thus eliminating the utilization of a third-party cloud hosting service.

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How To Install Git on CentOS 7 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install Git on CentOS 7

Git is a powerful distributed version control system that allows you to keep track of your software at the source level. In this guide, we’ll demonstrate a few different ways to install Git on a Cent OS 7 server and how to get started using it.

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