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How to Configure a Static IP Address with Netplan on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up a DNS Server with Bind9 on Ubuntu 24.04

BIND9 is the most widely deployed DNS server software. This guide configures BIND9 as an authoritative DNS server and a local recursive resolver on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server A user with sudo privileges A registered domain name (for authoritative DNS) Step 1 – Install […]

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How to Install and Configure Xdebug 3 for PHP 8.3 on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Composer on Ubuntu 24.04

Composer is the dependency manager for PHP. It allows you to declare project libraries, resolve version conflicts, and install them automatically. This guide installs Composer globally on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server PHP 8.3 installed A user with sudo privileges Step 1 – Install Required […]

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How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) for SSH on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Harden SSH on Ubuntu 24.04

SSH is the primary remote access method for Linux servers and is a common target for brute-force attacks. This guide walks through SSH hardening best practices on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS to significantly reduce your attack surface. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server SSH key-based authentication already configured A user […]

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How to Install Vagrant and VirtualBox on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Terraform on Ubuntu 24.04

Terraform is a popular Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool from HashiCorp that lets you provision and manage cloud resources using a declarative configuration language (HCL). This guide installs Terraform on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server A user with sudo privileges A cloud provider account (AWS, […]

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How to Configure a Static IP Address with Netplan on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Configure Dovecot IMAP Server on Ubuntu 24.04

Dovecot is a secure, open-source IMAP and POP3 server that works alongside Postfix to deliver email to mail clients. This guide installs and configures Dovecot IMAP on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server Postfix installed and configured A domain name with MX records A user with […]

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How to Install Vagrant and VirtualBox on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up a Git Server with Gitea on Ubuntu 24.04

Gitea is a lightweight, self-hosted Git service written in Go. It offers a GitHub-like interface with a tiny resource footprint — ideal for small teams and personal servers. This guide installs Gitea on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server MySQL 8.0 or PostgreSQL 16 installed A […]

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How to Install and Configure Xdebug 3 for PHP 8.3 on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Drupal 11 on Ubuntu 24.04

Drupal 11 is an enterprise-grade open-source CMS and web application framework. Released in 2024, it requires PHP 8.3+ and modern extensions. This guide installs Drupal 11 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with Nginx and PHP 8.3. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server Nginx, PHP 8.3-FPM, MySQL 8.0 installed Composer installed […]

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How to Secure MySQL 8.0 on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install pgAdmin 4 on Ubuntu 24.04

pgAdmin 4 is the leading open-source web-based management tool for PostgreSQL. This guide installs the pgAdmin 4 web version on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS so you can manage databases from a browser. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server PostgreSQL 16 installed Nginx installed A user with sudo privileges Step 1 […]

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How to Install and Configure Xdebug 3 for PHP 8.3 on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install CodeIgniter 4 on Ubuntu 24.04

CodeIgniter 4 is a lightweight, fast PHP framework ideal for developers who want a simple MVC structure without heavy overhead. This guide installs CodeIgniter 4 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with Nginx and PHP 8.3. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server Nginx, PHP 8.3-FPM installed Composer installed Step 1 – […]

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How to Configure a Static IP Address with Netplan on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Java 21 (OpenJDK) on Ubuntu 24.04

Java 21 LTS is the current Long-Term Support release of Java, featuring virtual threads (Project Loom), pattern matching, and record patterns. This guide installs OpenJDK 21 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server A user with sudo privileges Step 1 – Install OpenJDK 21 OpenJDK 21 […]

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