RHEL 7

How to Use Percona XtraBackup for MySQL Hot Backups on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Use Percona XtraBackup for MySQL Hot Backups on RHEL 7

How to Use Percona XtraBackup for MySQL Hot Backups on RHEL 7 Taking reliable backups of a live MySQL or MariaDB database without interrupting application traffic is a fundamental requirement for any production system. mysqldump works for small databases but locks tables and can run for hours on large datasets. Percona XtraBackup solves this problem […]

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How to Configure MariaDB Galera Cluster on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure MariaDB Galera Cluster on RHEL 7

How to Configure MariaDB Galera Cluster on RHEL 7 MariaDB Galera Cluster is a synchronous multi-primary replication solution for MariaDB. Every node in a Galera cluster can accept writes simultaneously, and changes are replicated to all other nodes before a transaction is confirmed to the client. This eliminates replication lag, prevents data loss on node […]

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How to Install ClickHouse Columnar Database on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install ClickHouse Columnar Database on RHEL 7

How to Install ClickHouse Columnar Database on RHEL 7 ClickHouse is an open-source columnar database management system developed by Yandex, designed specifically for online analytical processing (OLAP) workloads. Unlike traditional row-oriented databases, ClickHouse stores data by column, enabling it to read only the columns needed for a query and compress similar data together — resulting […]

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How to Configure Redis Cluster and Sentinel on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Redis Cluster and Sentinel on RHEL 7

How to Configure Redis Cluster and Sentinel on RHEL 7 Redis is an in-memory data structure store used as a database, cache, and message broker. For production environments requiring high availability and horizontal scalability, Redis offers two complementary mechanisms: Redis Cluster for automatic data sharding across multiple nodes, and Redis Sentinel for automatic failover of […]

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How to Install Elasticsearch on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Elasticsearch on RHEL 7

How to Install Elasticsearch on RHEL 7 Elasticsearch is a distributed, RESTful search and analytics engine built on Apache Lucene. It is widely used for full-text search, log aggregation, and real-time data analysis. This guide walks you through installing and configuring Elasticsearch on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, including repository setup, basic cluster configuration, JVM […]

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How to Install and Configure SQLite on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Configure SQLite on RHEL 7

How to Install and Configure SQLite on RHEL 7 SQLite is a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration relational database engine that stores an entire database as a single file on disk. Unlike PostgreSQL or MySQL, SQLite requires no dedicated daemon, no user accounts, and no network configuration — the database engine is a library linked directly into […]

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How to Back Up PostgreSQL with pg_dump and pg_basebackup on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Back Up PostgreSQL with pg_dump and pg_basebackup on RHEL 7

How to Back Up PostgreSQL with pg_dump and pg_basebackup on RHEL 7 A reliable backup strategy is one of the most critical operational requirements for any PostgreSQL deployment. On RHEL 7, PostgreSQL provides several complementary backup tools suited to different recovery scenarios: pg_dump for logical, per-database backups that can be restored selectively; pg_dumpall for capturing […]

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How to Set Up PostgreSQL Streaming Replication on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up PostgreSQL Streaming Replication on RHEL 7

How to Set Up PostgreSQL Streaming Replication on RHEL 7 PostgreSQL streaming replication allows a standby server to continuously receive and apply WAL (Write-Ahead Log) records from a primary server in near real time, maintaining an up-to-date hot standby copy of the database. This is the foundation of high availability and read scaling strategies in […]

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How to Configure PostgreSQL Remote Access and SSL on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure PostgreSQL Remote Access and SSL on RHEL 7

How to Configure PostgreSQL Remote Access and SSL on RHEL 7 By default, PostgreSQL on RHEL 7 only accepts connections from localhost and rejects all remote clients. For multi-tier applications where the web or application server runs on a separate host from the database, you need to explicitly open PostgreSQL to remote connections — and […]

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How to Secure MySQL on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Secure MySQL on RHEL 7

How to Secure MySQL on RHEL 7 A default MySQL installation leaves several security gaps that can expose your databases to unauthorized access, data theft, or privilege escalation. On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, taking deliberate steps to harden MySQL immediately after installation is essential for any production or internet-facing system. This guide walks through […]

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