Containers

How to Configure Blackbox Exporter on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Blackbox Exporter on Debian 9

Introduction Deploying configure blackbox exporter on debian 9 on a Debian 9 Stretch machine is straightforward thanks to Debian’s policy-compliant packaging. Unlike rpm-based distributions, Debian stores configuration helpers in /etc/default/, uses update-rc.d for older init scripts, and provides dpkg-reconfigure for interactive package configuration. This tutorial stays on the systemd path throughout. Prerequisites Before you begin, […]

Read more
How to Configure Fluentd Log Collector on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Fluentd Log Collector on Debian 9

Introduction Deploying configure fluentd log collector on debian 9 on a Debian 9 Stretch machine is straightforward thanks to Debian’s policy-compliant packaging. Unlike rpm-based distributions, Debian stores configuration helpers in /etc/default/, uses update-rc.d for older init scripts, and provides dpkg-reconfigure for interactive package configuration. This tutorial stays on the systemd path throughout. Prerequisites Ensure Debian […]

Read more
How to Configure Telegraf Metrics Agent on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Telegraf Metrics Agent on Debian 9

Introduction How to Configure Telegraf Metrics Agent on Debian 9 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 9 Stretch server. Debian 9 Stretch 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 9. […]

Read more
How to Set Up Nagios on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Nagios on Debian 9

Introduction This guide explains how to Set Up Nagios on Debian 9 on Debian 9 Stretch. Debian Stretch uses systemd for service management, nftables as the underlying packet filter (with ufw or iptables front-ends still available), and AppArmor for mandatory access control. Every command is designed for a minimal Debian 9 install with the standard […]

Read more
How to Configure Podman Compose on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Podman Compose on RHEL 7

How to Configure Podman Compose on RHEL 7 Podman Compose is a Python script that implements the Docker Compose file specification against the Podman container engine. It allows you to use your existing docker-compose.yml files with Podman, either with the rootless model for increased security or as root on systems where Docker is not installed. […]

Read more
How to Install Netdata Monitoring on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Netdata Monitoring on Debian 9

Introduction This guide explains how to Install Netdata Monitoring on Debian 9 on Debian 9 Stretch. Debian Stretch uses systemd for service management, nftables as the underlying packet filter (with ufw or iptables front-ends still available), and AppArmor for mandatory access control. Every command is designed for a minimal Debian 9 install with the standard […]

Read more
How to Install Podman as a Rootless Docker Alternative on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Podman as a Rootless Docker Alternative on RHEL 7

How to Install Podman as a Rootless Docker Alternative on RHEL 7 Podman is a daemonless, rootless container engine developed by Red Hat that is fully compatible with the OCI (Open Container Initiative) standard and largely compatible with the Docker CLI. Unlike Docker, Podman does not require a long-running background daemon running as root, which […]

Read more
How to Configure Zabbix Agent on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Zabbix Agent on Debian 9

Introduction Deploying configure zabbix agent on debian 9 on a Debian 9 Stretch machine is straightforward thanks to Debian’s policy-compliant packaging. Unlike rpm-based distributions, Debian stores configuration helpers in /etc/default/, uses update-rc.d for older init scripts, and provides dpkg-reconfigure for interactive package configuration. This tutorial stays on the systemd path throughout. Prerequisites Before you begin, […]

Read more
How to Install Portainer for Docker Management on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Portainer for Docker Management on RHEL 7

How to Install Portainer for Docker Management on RHEL 7 Portainer is an open-source container management UI that puts a graphical interface in front of Docker, Swarm, and Kubernetes. Instead of memorising dozens of docker subcommands, Portainer lets you inspect containers, manage images and volumes, view real-time logs, open an in-browser terminal, and deploy stacks […]

Read more
How to Deploy Applications with Docker Compose on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Deploy Applications with Docker Compose on RHEL 7

How to Deploy Applications with Docker Compose on RHEL 7 Docker Compose lets you define and run multi-container applications using a single YAML file. Instead of managing individual docker run commands for each service, you describe the entire application stack — web server, database, cache, message queue — in a docker-compose.yml file and bring everything […]

Read more
CHAT