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How to Configure AIX as an NIS Server on IBM AIX 7.1 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.1 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure AIX as an NIS Server on IBM AIX 7.1

Introduction IBM AIX 7.1 is the latest release of IBM’s enterprise-grade UNIX operating system, running on IBM Power Systems hardware. Known for its reliability, security, and performance in mission-critical environments, AIX 7.1 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to configure aix as an nis server on ibm aix […]

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How to Configure Software Distribution via Group Policy on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Software Distribution via Group Policy on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure Software Distribution via Group Policy on Windows Server 2012 R2 Group Policy Software Distribution (GPSD) is the built-in Microsoft mechanism for deploying MSI packages to domain-joined computers without requiring any additional tools or agents. Managed through the Group Policy Object (GPO) infrastructure, software assignment and publishing allows administrators to automatically install, upgrade, […]

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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 Configure a Static IP Address with Netplan on Ubuntu 24.04

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS uses Netplan to manage network configuration. By default, servers use DHCP which can result in IP address changes. This guide configures a static IP address using Netplan on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server A user with sudo privileges Knowledge of your network […]

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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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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 Traefik Reverse Proxy on Ubuntu 24.04

Traefik is a modern, cloud-native reverse proxy and load balancer that automatically discovers services and configures routing. It integrates natively with Docker, Kubernetes, and other orchestrators. This guide installs Traefik on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with Docker. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server Docker Engine and Docker Compose installed A […]

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How to Set Up Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Set Up Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) on Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) is a free Microsoft solution that extends Windows Deployment Services to provide a fully automated, zero-touch operating system and application deployment framework. MDT uses task sequences — ordered lists of steps — to deploy Windows, install applications, apply […]

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How to Configure Network Time Protocol with chrony on IBM AIX 7.1 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.1 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Network Time Protocol with chrony on IBM AIX 7.1

Introduction IBM AIX 7.1 is the latest release of IBM’s enterprise-grade UNIX operating system, running on IBM Power Systems hardware. Known for its reliability, security, and performance in mission-critical environments, AIX 7.1 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to configure network time protocol with chrony on ibm aix […]

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How to Set Up Software RAID with mdadm on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up NFS File Sharing on Ubuntu 24.04

NFS (Network File System) allows Linux servers to share directories over the network. Client machines mount NFS shares and access files as if they were local. This guide configures an NFS server and client on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Two Ubuntu 24.04 LTS servers (server and client) on […]

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How to Use PowerShell for Automated Deployments on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Use PowerShell for Automated Deployments on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Use PowerShell for Automated Deployments on Windows Server 2012 R2 PowerShell is the native automation language of Windows Server, and on Windows Server 2012 R2 with PowerShell 4.0, it provides a comprehensive toolkit for building reliable automated deployment pipelines. Unlike third-party deployment tools, PowerShell deployments require no additional software licenses, integrate directly with […]

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How to Set Up Software RAID with mdadm on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Prometheus and Grafana on Ubuntu 24.04

Prometheus is a powerful time-series monitoring system and Grafana is the leading visualisation dashboard. Together they form the most popular open-source monitoring stack. This guide installs both on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server A user with sudo privileges Minimum 2 GB RAM Step 1 – […]

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