Logging Monitoring

How to Monitor Kubernetes with Prometheus and Grafana on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Monitor Kubernetes with Prometheus and Grafana on RHEL 8

Prometheus and Grafana are the de facto standard observability stack for Kubernetes, providing metrics collection, long-term storage, alerting, and rich dashboarding in a single integrated solution. The kube-prometheus-stack Helm chart bundles Prometheus, Grafana, Alertmanager, and a comprehensive set of pre-built Kubernetes dashboards and alert rules into a single deployment that takes minutes to install. This […]

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How to Mount CIFS Windows Shares on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Mount CIFS Windows Shares on Debian 12

Introduction Deploying mount cifs windows shares on debian 12 on a Debian 12 Bookworm 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 You will […]

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How to Install ArgoCD on Kubernetes on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install ArgoCD on Kubernetes on RHEL 8

ArgoCD is a declarative GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes that synchronizes your cluster state with Git repository definitions automatically. Installing it on a RHEL 8 Kubernetes cluster gives your team a powerful UI and CLI for managing application deployments, rollbacks, and health monitoring without ever running kubectl apply manually again. This tutorial covers installing […]

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How to Configure RAID 10 with mdadm on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure RAID 10 with mdadm on Debian 12

Introduction Debian 12 Bookworm is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up configure raid 10 with mdadm on debian 12 on Bookworm leverages the same proven Debian packaging system that powers millions of servers worldwide, while benefiting from the latest upstream releases included in the Bookworm freeze. Follow each step carefully […]

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How to Configure Kubernetes RBAC on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Kubernetes RBAC on RHEL 8

Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) is the primary authorization mechanism in Kubernetes, allowing you to define exactly which users and service accounts can perform which actions on which resources. On RHEL 8 clusters this is especially important when multiple teams share the same cluster or when you need to grant applications only the permissions they need […]

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How to Set Up Open-iSCSI on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Open-iSCSI on Debian 12

Introduction Deploying set up open-iscsi on debian 12 on a Debian 12 Bookworm 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, […]

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How to Configure XFS File System on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure XFS File System on Debian 12

Introduction Deploying configure xfs file system on debian 12 on a Debian 12 Bookworm 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 You will […]

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How to Set Up Snapshots with LVM on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Snapshots with LVM on Debian 12

Introduction Deploying set up snapshots with lvm on debian 12 on a Debian 12 Bookworm 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 […]

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How to Install Amanda Network Backup on Debian 12 — step-by-step Debian 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Amanda Network Backup on Debian 12

Introduction How to Install Amanda Network Backup on Debian 12 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 12 Bookworm server. Debian 12 Bookworm 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 12. […]

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How to Deploy an Application to Kubernetes on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Deploy an Application to Kubernetes on RHEL 8

Once your Kubernetes cluster is running on RHEL 8, the next essential skill is deploying and managing application workloads using the two most fundamental resource types: Deployments and Services. A Deployment describes the desired state of your application pods and ensures that the specified number of replicas are always running, performing rolling updates and self-healing […]

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