Let’s Encrypt provides free, automated TLS certificates that are trusted by all major browsers. Certbot is the official ACME client that handles certificate issuance and renewal against the Let’s Encrypt CA. On RHEL 9, Certbot is available through the EPEL repository, making integration with Nginx and Apache straightforward. This tutorial walks through installing Certbot, obtaining […]
Introduction How to Configure Automatic Security Updates with dnf-automatic 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 […]
Zabbix 7 is an enterprise-grade open-source monitoring solution that collects metrics from servers, network devices, cloud services, and applications. It supports SNMP, JMX, IPMI, and custom monitoring scripts. This guide installs Zabbix 7 on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS with MySQL and Nginx. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 26.04 LTS with MySQL 9 […]
Introduction Setting up configure chrony for time synchronization on a RHEL 10 server is a common task for system administrators, DevOps engineers, and site reliability engineers. This guide explains how to Configure Chrony for Time Synchronization on RHEL 10, with all the commands you need, the SELinux and firewalld considerations to keep in mind, and […]
Introduction How to Install Go on FreeBSD 15 is a core administration task for any FreeBSD 15 server operator. FreeBSD 15 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 This tutorial demonstrates how to Install MetalLB on RHEL 10 Kubernetes 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 AppStream repositories enabled. […]
Introduction Deploying set up freebsd jails on a FreeBSD 15 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 + ports […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 13 June 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 📖 ~1 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors […]
Nginx is a high-performance web server and reverse proxy used by millions of websites worldwide. It handles static files efficiently, serves as a load balancer, and acts as a reverse proxy for application servers. This guide installs and verifies Nginx on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 26.04 LTS […]
Introduction Deploying install ruby on rails on a FreeBSD 15 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 + ports […]
