Prometheus is a popular open-source monitoring system that collects metrics by scraping HTTP endpoints called exporters. The mysqld_exporter binary exposes MySQL server metrics in Prometheus format so you can build dashboards, set alerts, and track database health over time. In this tutorial you will create a dedicated MySQL monitoring user with least-privilege grants, deploy mysqld_exporter […]
Introduction How to Set Up HAProxy Load Balancer on Debian 11 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 11 Bullseye server. Debian 11 Bullseye 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 […]
Grafana Unified Alerting, introduced in Grafana 9 and enabled by default in Grafana 10+, provides a centralised alerting engine that works across all data sources and replaces the older per-panel Legacy Alerting system. On RHEL 9, configuring Grafana alerting correctly means setting up contact points for notification delivery, building a notification policy routing tree that […]
Introduction Debian 11 Bullseye is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up set up automatic security updates on debian 11 on Bullseye leverages the same proven Debian packaging system that powers millions of servers worldwide, while benefiting from the latest upstream releases included in the Bullseye freeze. Follow each step carefully […]
Introduction IBM AIX 7.3 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 7.3 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to configure dynamic lpar (dlpar) on IBM AIX 7.3 with […]
Introduction Deploying set up ftp server with vsftpd on debian 11 on a Debian 11 Bullseye 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 […]
🟠 High ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 14 September 2022 Affected versions: RHEL 7 📖 ~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 & […]
Introduction Deploying configure tcp wrappers 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 9 […]
Introduction Debian 11 Bullseye is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up install checkmk on debian 11 on Bullseye leverages the same proven Debian packaging system that powers millions of servers worldwide, while benefiting from the latest upstream releases included in the Bullseye freeze. Follow each step carefully and the resulting […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 13 September 2022 📖 ~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 & Cross-Refs References & Further […]
