Containers

How to Create and Manage Users on Debian 13 — step-by-step Debian 13 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Create and Manage Users on Debian 13

Introduction Debian 13 Trixie is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up create and manage users on Trixie leverages the same proven Debian packaging system that powers millions of servers worldwide, while benefiting from the latest upstream releases included in the Trixie freeze. Follow each step carefully and the resulting configuration […]

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How to Perform a Minimal Installation of Debian 13 Trixie — step-by-step Debian 13 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Perform a Minimal Installation of Debian 13 Trixie

Introduction Debian 13 Trixie is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up perform a minimal installation of debian 13 trixie on Trixie leverages the same proven Debian packaging system that powers millions of servers worldwide, while benefiting from the latest upstream releases included in the Trixie freeze. Follow each step carefully […]

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How to Configure Bridge Networking on RHEL 9 — step-by-step RHEL 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Bridge Networking on RHEL 9

A network bridge is a Layer 2 virtual switch that allows virtual machines and containers to share a physical network interface and appear as first-class devices on the local network. On RHEL 9, NetworkManager is the authoritative tool for creating and managing bridges, replacing the deprecated brctl-only workflows of older distributions. Bridges are essential for […]

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How to Set Up a Ceph Storage Cluster on RHEL 9 — step-by-step RHEL 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up a Ceph Storage Cluster on RHEL 9

Ceph is a highly scalable, self-healing distributed storage platform that provides object, block, and file storage from a single cluster. On RHEL 9, cephadm is the recommended deployment tool for the Reef release, using containers and SSH to bootstrap and manage cluster daemons without manual RPM installations. This tutorial covers deploying a basic Ceph cluster […]

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How to Install and Configure cAdvisor for Container Monitoring on RHEL 9 — step-by-step RHEL 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Configure cAdvisor for Container Monitoring on RHEL 9

cAdvisor (Container Advisor) is an open-source daemon from Google that collects, aggregates, and exposes resource usage and performance metrics for every running container on a host. Unlike Docker’s built-in docker stats, cAdvisor exposes its data in Prometheus format, making it a natural fit for scraping alongside Node Exporter. This tutorial covers running cAdvisor on RHEL […]

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How to Set Up Uptime Kuma for Service Monitoring on RHEL 9 — step-by-step RHEL 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Uptime Kuma for Service Monitoring on RHEL 9

Uptime Kuma is a self-hosted monitoring tool that provides a clean web dashboard for tracking uptime across HTTP endpoints, TCP ports, DNS records, Docker containers, and more. On RHEL 9, you can run it directly with Node.js and PM2 for process management, or deploy it instantly via Docker. This tutorial walks through both approaches, firewall […]

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How to Install Jaeger for Distributed Tracing on RHEL 9 — step-by-step RHEL 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Jaeger for Distributed Tracing on RHEL 9

Jaeger is a distributed tracing platform originally developed by Uber that helps developers visualise request flows across microservices, identify latency bottlenecks, and diagnose failures in complex systems. Each request is represented as a trace composed of spans — timed operations — that are collected from instrumented services and assembled into a service map. This guide […]

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How to Monitor MySQL with Percona Monitoring and Management on RHEL 9 — step-by-step RHEL 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Monitor MySQL with Percona Monitoring and Management on RHEL 9

Percona Monitoring and Management (PMM) is a free, open-source platform built on top of Prometheus, VictoriaMetrics, and Grafana that provides deep visibility into MySQL and other database workloads. PMM separates concerns into a centralised Server component (delivered as a Docker image) and a lightweight Client agent that runs on each database host. This guide walks […]

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How to Install ArgoCD on RHEL 10 Kubernetes — step-by-step RHEL 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install ArgoCD on RHEL 10 Kubernetes

Introduction Setting up install argocd on rhel 10 kubernetes on a RHEL 10 server is a common task for system administrators, DevOps engineers, and site reliability engineers. This guide explains how to Install ArgoCD on RHEL 10 Kubernetes, with all the commands you need, the SELinux and firewalld considerations to keep in mind, and how […]

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How to Migrate Docker Compose to Podman Quadlet on RHEL 10 — step-by-step RHEL 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Migrate Docker Compose to Podman Quadlet on RHEL 10

Introduction This tutorial demonstrates how to Migrate Docker Compose to Podman Quadlet on RHEL 10 on RHEL 10. It is written for administrators who want a repeatable, well-explained walkthrough that goes beyond a bare command list and explains each configuration choice. Every command is tested against a freshly registered RHEL 10 system with the default […]

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