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How to Configure Apache mod_proxy as a Reverse Proxy on RHEL 9

• November 7, 2025
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Apache’s mod_proxy module turns Apache into a powerful reverse proxy and gateway, forwarding requests to backend application servers, other web servers, or balancer clusters. Unlike Nginx’s reverse proxy (which is native), Apache’s proxy functionality is modular: mod_proxy handles the core proxying, mod_proxy_http handles HTTP/1.1, mod_proxy_balancer provides load balancing, and mod_proxy_wstunnel handles WebSocket tunnelling. On RHEL […]

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How to Configure Nginx as a Reverse Proxy on RHEL 9

• November 7, 2025
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A reverse proxy sits in front of one or more backend application servers, forwarding client requests to them and returning their responses to the client. From the client’s perspective, the reverse proxy is the web server. This architecture provides centralized SSL termination, load balancing, caching, rate limiting, and DDoS mitigation without exposing backend application ports […]

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How to Configure Nginx as a Reverse Proxy on SLES 16

• November 7, 2025
• SUSE Linux Enterprise
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Introduction This tutorial covers How to Configure Nginx as a Reverse Proxy on SLES 16 on SLES 16. SLES 16 (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 16 system is up to […]

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How to Secure Apache with Let’s Encrypt and Certbot on RHEL 9

• November 7, 2025
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Like Nginx, Apache can be secured with free SSL/TLS certificates from Let’s Encrypt using Certbot. The python3-certbot-apache plugin performs domain validation, obtains the certificate, and automatically updates your Apache virtual host configuration with the SSL directives, HTTP-to-HTTPS redirect, and modern cipher settings. This guide covers installing Certbot on RHEL 9, obtaining a certificate for your […]

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How to Secure Nginx with Let’s Encrypt and Certbot on RHEL 9

• November 6, 2025
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HTTPS is no longer optional — browsers mark HTTP sites as “Not Secure”, search engines penalise them in rankings, and many modern browser APIs (service workers, geolocation, camera access) require a secure context. Let’s Encrypt provides free, automated, and trusted SSL/TLS certificates via the ACME protocol, and Certbot is the recommended ACME client that handles […]

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How to Switch Default Java with alternatives on RHEL 10

• November 6, 2025
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Introduction Setting up switch default java with alternatives on a RHEL 10 server is a common task for system administrators, DevOps engineers, and site reliability engineers. This guide explains how to Switch Default Java with alternatives on RHEL 10, with all the commands you need, the SELinux and firewalld considerations to keep in mind, and […]

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How to Configure Apache Virtual Hosts on RHEL 9

• November 6, 2025
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Apache virtual hosts are the mechanism by which a single Apache HTTP Server instance serves multiple websites, distinguishing between them using the ServerName directive and the incoming Host HTTP header. Name-based virtual hosting (the most common type) allows hundreds of domains to share a single IP address, with Apache routing each request to the correct […]

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How to Configure Nginx Server Blocks (Virtual Hosts) on RHEL 9

• November 6, 2025
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Nginx server blocks (the equivalent of Apache virtual hosts) allow a single Nginx instance to serve multiple websites from the same IP address, distinguished by the server_name directive. Each block is an independent configuration defining the domain name, document root, SSL settings, URL rewrite rules, logging, and location-specific behaviour. On RHEL 9, server block files […]

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How to Install Apache HTTP Server on RHEL 9

• November 6, 2025
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Apache HTTP Server (httpd) is the most historically significant web server in the history of the internet, powering billions of websites since 1995. On RHEL 9, Apache is available as httpd from the AppStream repository and integrates with SELinux, firewalld, and systemd. Apache’s module architecture makes it highly extensible: mod_rewrite for URL manipulation, mod_ssl for […]

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DNF Metadata Download Fails Behind Corporate Proxy

• November 6, 2025
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🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 6 November 2025 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 10 📖 ~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 […]

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