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How to Secure MySQL 9 on Ubuntu 26.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install PostgreSQL 17 on Ubuntu 26.04

PostgreSQL is a powerful, open-source object-relational database system known for its reliability, extensibility, and standards compliance. PostgreSQL 17 brings performance improvements, new SQL features, and enhanced logical replication. This guide installs it on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 26.04 LTS server A user with sudo privileges Step 1 […]

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How to Secure MySQL 9 on Ubuntu 26.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install MongoDB 8 on Ubuntu 26.04

MongoDB is a leading NoSQL document database that stores data as flexible JSON-like BSON documents. MongoDB 8 introduces improved aggregation performance, enhanced time series collections, and better sharding. This guide installs MongoDB 8 Community Edition on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 26.04 LTS server A user with sudo […]

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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 MariaDB 10.11 on Ubuntu 24.04

MariaDB 10.11 LTS is a community-developed fork of MySQL with enhanced performance, more storage engines, and longer support windows. Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ships MariaDB 10.11 in its repositories. This guide installs and configures it. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server A user with sudo privileges Step 1 – Install […]

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

How to Configure MySQL Primary-Replica Replication on Ubuntu 24.04

MySQL replication keeps a replica server in sync with a primary, providing redundancy and read scaling. This guide configures MySQL 8.0 primary-replica (master-slave) replication between two Ubuntu 24.04 LTS servers. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Two Ubuntu 24.04 LTS servers (primary and replica) with MySQL 8.0 installed Network connectivity between the two […]

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How to Configure Smart Card Authentication on IBM AIX 7.1 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.1 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Smart Card Authentication 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 smart card authentication on ibm aix 7.1 on […]

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How to Configure Nginx Server Blocks (Virtual Hosts) on Ubuntu 26.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Nginx on Ubuntu 26.04

Nginx is a high-performance web server and reverse proxy used by millions of websites worldwide. It handles static files efficiently, serves as a load balancer, and acts as a reverse proxy for application servers. This guide installs and verifies Nginx on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 26.04 LTS […]

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How to Configure Nginx Server Blocks (Virtual Hosts) on Ubuntu 26.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install a LEMP Stack on Ubuntu 26.04

A LEMP stack — Linux, Nginx, MySQL, and PHP — is a popular open-source web platform for hosting dynamic websites and web applications. This guide installs and configures all four components on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 26.04 LTS server A user with sudo privileges UFW firewall enabled […]

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How to Configure Nginx Server Blocks (Virtual Hosts) on Ubuntu 26.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install OpenLiteSpeed Web Server on Ubuntu 26.04

OpenLiteSpeed (OLS) is a high-performance, event-driven open-source web server from LiteSpeed Technologies. It supports PHP via LiteSpeed SAPI (LSPHP) and includes a built-in WebAdmin GUI. It is significantly faster than Apache for PHP workloads and is a popular choice for WordPress hosting. This guide installs and configures OLS on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Tested and valid […]

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How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication on IBM AIX 7.1 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.1 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication 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 set up two-factor authentication on ibm aix 7.1 on […]

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How to Secure Nginx with Let's Encrypt SSL on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Nginx on Ubuntu 24.04

Nginx is a high-performance web server and reverse proxy widely used in production. This guide installs and configures Nginx on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and enables it to serve content over HTTP. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server A user with sudo privileges UFW firewall configured Step 1 – Update […]

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