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How to Profile Application Performance with perf on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Profile Application Performance with perf on RHEL 8

The perf tool is a powerful Linux profiling framework built directly into the kernel, capable of sampling CPU performance counters, tracing system calls, and generating flame graphs that reveal exactly where an application spends its time. On RHEL 8, perf is packaged in the standard repositories and integrates with the kernel’s built-in performance monitoring units […]

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How to Install and Configure Tomcat 9 on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Configure Tomcat 9 on Debian 10

Introduction This guide explains how to Install and Configure Tomcat 9 on Debian 10 on Debian 10 Buster. Debian Buster uses systemd for service management, nftables as the underlying packet filter (with ufw or iptables front-ends still available), and AppArmor for mandatory access control. Every command is designed for a minimal Debian 10 install with […]

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How to Tune Linux Kernel Parameters with sysctl on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Tune Linux Kernel Parameters with sysctl on RHEL 8

Linux kernel parameters control how your system allocates resources, handles network connections, and manages memory. On RHEL 8, the sysctl utility provides a clean interface for reading and writing these parameters at runtime, while drop-in configuration files under /etc/sysctl.d/ make changes persistent across reboots. Properly tuned kernel parameters can significantly improve throughput, reduce latency, and […]

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How to Configure SSL/TLS Client Certificate Authentication on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure SSL/TLS Client Certificate Authentication on Debian 10

Introduction How to Configure SSL/TLS Client Certificate Authentication on Debian 10 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 10 Buster server. Debian 10 Buster 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 […]

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How to Set Up Nginx with PHP-FPM on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Nginx with PHP-FPM on Debian 10

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

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How to Configure VLAN Tagging with 802.1Q on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure VLAN Tagging with 802.1Q on RHEL 8

IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging allows a single physical network interface to carry traffic for multiple logically isolated networks by inserting a 4-byte VLAN tag into Ethernet frames. This is essential in virtualization environments, network segmentation architectures, and anywhere a single uplink must serve multiple subnets. On RHEL 8, NetworkManager handles 802.1Q VLAN interfaces natively through […]

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How to Configure Rate Limiting in Nginx on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Rate Limiting in Nginx on Debian 10

Introduction How to Configure Rate Limiting in Nginx on Debian 10 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 10 Buster server. Debian 10 Buster 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 […]

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How to Set Up Pacemaker and Corosync for High Availability on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Pacemaker and Corosync for High Availability on RHEL 8

Pacemaker and Corosync together form the de facto high-availability (HA) cluster stack for Linux. Corosync provides the cluster messaging and quorum layer, while Pacemaker manages resources — ensuring that services like virtual IP addresses and web servers start, stop, and migrate between nodes according to defined constraints. On RHEL 8, both packages are available through […]

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How to Enable Brotli Compression on Nginx on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Enable Brotli Compression on Nginx on Debian 10

Introduction How to Enable Brotli Compression on Nginx on Debian 10 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 10 Buster server. Debian 10 Buster 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 […]

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How to Configure Network Bonding and Teaming on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Network Bonding and Teaming on RHEL 8

Network bonding and teaming both combine multiple physical network interfaces into a single logical link, providing redundancy, increased throughput, or both. On RHEL 8, NetworkManager is the recommended way to configure both technologies using the nmcli command-line tool — no manual edits to legacy ifcfg files required. This tutorial covers creating an active-backup bond with […]

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