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How to Set Up IIS Reverse Proxy on Windows Server 2019 — step-by-step Windows Server 2019 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up IIS Reverse Proxy on Windows Server 2019

Introduction to IIS Reverse Proxy on Windows Server 2019 A reverse proxy sits in front of backend servers and forwards incoming client requests to those servers, returning the responses to clients as if the proxy itself generated them. On Windows Server 2019, IIS combined with the Application Request Routing (ARR) module and URL Rewrite provides […]

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How to Configure IIS Compression on Windows Server 2019 — step-by-step Windows Server 2019 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure IIS Compression on Windows Server 2019

Introduction to IIS Compression on Windows Server 2019 HTTP compression reduces the size of responses sent from IIS to clients, significantly reducing bandwidth consumption and improving page load times, particularly for text-based content (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, JSON). IIS 10 on Windows Server 2019 supports two types of compression: Static Compression (compresses static files once […]

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How to Set Up IIS URL Rewrite on Windows Server 2019 — step-by-step Windows Server 2019 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up IIS URL Rewrite on Windows Server 2019

Introduction to IIS URL Rewrite on Windows Server 2019 The IIS URL Rewrite module is a powerful extension for IIS 10 on Windows Server 2019 that allows server-side manipulation of incoming request URLs before they are processed. URL Rewrite is used for canonicalising URLs (removing or adding trailing slashes, enforcing lowercase), redirecting HTTP to HTTPS, […]

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How to Set Up IIS Application Pools on Windows Server 2019 — step-by-step Windows Server 2019 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up IIS Application Pools on Windows Server 2019

Introduction to IIS Application Pools on Windows Server 2019 Application Pools in IIS 10 on Windows Server 2019 are isolated worker process containers that host one or more web applications. Each application pool runs as a separate w3wp.exe process, meaning that a crash, memory leak, or security breach in one application cannot directly affect applications […]

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How to Configure DNS Logging and Diagnostics on Windows Server 2019 — step-by-step Windows Server 2019 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure DNS Logging and Diagnostics on Windows Server 2019

Introduction to DNS Logging and Diagnostics on Windows Server 2019 DNS logging and diagnostics are essential for troubleshooting resolution failures, detecting security threats, meeting compliance requirements, and understanding traffic patterns on your network. Windows Server 2019 provides two distinct logging mechanisms for DNS: the Windows Event Log (structured event data, always on) and the DNS […]

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How to Configure Windows Server 2019 DNS Security — step-by-step Windows Server 2019 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Windows Server 2019 DNS Security

Introduction to DNS Security on Windows Server 2019 DNS is foundational infrastructure — every name resolution request on your network passes through it. A misconfigured or compromised DNS server can redirect traffic, enable phishing attacks, or facilitate data exfiltration. Windows Server 2019 includes several built-in features to harden DNS, including DNSSEC, Response Rate Limiting (RRL), […]

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How to Configure AppLocker on Windows Server 2019 — step-by-step Windows Server 2019 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure AppLocker on Windows Server 2019

Introduction to AppLocker AppLocker is an application whitelisting feature in Windows Server 2019 (Enterprise and later editions) that allows administrators to control which applications, scripts, installers, and DLLs are allowed to run based on configurable rules. Unlike software restriction policies (its predecessor), AppLocker is rule-based, auditable, and can be managed through Group Policy and PowerShell. […]

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How to Configure Split Tunneling for VPN on Windows Server 2019 — step-by-step Windows Server 2019 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Split Tunneling for VPN on Windows Server 2019

Introduction to Split Tunneling Split tunneling is a VPN configuration where only traffic destined for corporate resources is routed through the encrypted VPN tunnel, while internet traffic goes directly from the client through its local internet connection. Without split tunneling (full tunneling), all client traffic—including YouTube, Windows Update, and personal browsing—travels through the corporate VPN […]

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How to Tune System Performance with tuned on SLES 15 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Tune System Performance with tuned on SLES 15

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Tune System Performance with tuned on SLES 15 on SLES 15. SLES 15 (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16) is SUSE’s enterprise-grade Linux distribution. It uses the zypper package manager, AppArmor for mandatory access control, and systemctl for service management. Prerequisites Ensure your SLES 15 system is up to date: […]

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How to Configure Active Directory Trust Relationships on Windows Server 2019 — step-by-step Windows Server 2019 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Active Directory Trust Relationships on Windows Server 2019

Introduction to Active Directory Trust Relationships Active Directory trust relationships allow users in one domain or forest to access resources in another domain or forest. Trusts are directional—a trust between Domain A and Domain B means users in Domain A can authenticate to Domain B (or vice versa, depending on direction). Windows Server 2019 supports […]

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