Email authentication standards — SPF, DKIM, and DMARC — are the primary tools used by receiving mail servers to verify that messages claiming to come from your domain actually originate from your authorized infrastructure. Without them, your outbound mail is far more likely to land in spam folders or be rejected outright. On RHEL 8, […]
Dovecot is a high-performance, secure IMAP and POP3 server that works seamlessly alongside Postfix to deliver a complete mail server stack on RHEL 8. While Postfix handles sending and receiving mail via SMTP, Dovecot allows mail clients like Thunderbird or Outlook to retrieve messages using IMAP or POP3. Dovecot is also SELinux-aware and actively maintained, […]
Postfix is a high-performance, security-focused Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) that ships with RHEL 8 and is the default replacement for Sendmail. It handles the delivery of outbound email and, when configured correctly, accepts inbound mail for local users. Understanding Postfix is foundational for any RHEL administrator who needs to send system alerts, application notifications, or […]
Running your own DNS server gives you full control over name resolution for internal infrastructure and reduces dependency on external resolvers. BIND9 (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is the most widely deployed DNS server in the world and is available in the default RHEL 8 repositories. On RHEL 8, the package is split into bind (the […]
Assigning a static IP address ensures your RHEL 8 server is always reachable at a predictable address — essential for services like DNS, mail, or web hosting. On RHEL 8, NetworkManager is the default network management service and the preferred tool for making persistent network changes. Using nmcli from the command line lets you configure […]
Reliable backups are the last line of defense against data loss from hardware failures, ransomware, or accidental deletion, and on RHEL 8 the combination of rsync and cron provides a powerful, scriptable, and dependency-free backup pipeline. rsync is a fast incremental file-transfer utility that only copies changed data, making it efficient for both local and […]
Software RAID using mdadm provides redundant disk storage without requiring a hardware RAID controller, making it ideal for cost-effective high-availability storage on RHEL 8. RAID 1 (mirroring) writes identical data to two disks simultaneously; if one disk fails, the other continues serving data without interruption and the array can be rebuilt onto a replacement drive. […]
Samba implements the SMB/CIFS protocol on Linux, enabling RHEL 8 servers to share files with Windows, macOS, and other Linux clients over a local network. Unlike NFS, which is Linux-native, Samba is specifically designed for cross-platform interoperability, making it the go-to choice in mixed-OS environments. This tutorial covers installing Samba, creating a shared directory with […]
Network File System (NFS) is a distributed filesystem protocol that allows RHEL 8 servers to export directories over the network so that client machines can mount and use them as if they were local storage. NFS is a cornerstone of Linux infrastructure, used in everything from home lab setups to large-scale HPC clusters and virtualization […]
Logical Volume Manager (LVM) is a flexible disk management system that allows you to create, resize, and manage storage volumes on RHEL 8 without the limitations of traditional partitioning. By abstracting physical disks into logical volumes, LVM lets you grow or shrink filesystems on the fly, take point-in-time snapshots, and pool multiple disks into a […]
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