RHEL 8

How to Use Makefile for Build Automation on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Use Makefile for Build Automation on RHEL 8

GNU Make is one of the oldest and most reliable build automation tools in software development, yet it remains deeply relevant in modern DevOps workflows. A Makefile acts as a self-documenting command runner that codifies every build, test, lint, and deploy action in a single file that any developer or CI system can invoke with […]

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How to Set Up PostgreSQL Streaming Replication on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up PostgreSQL Streaming Replication on RHEL 8

PostgreSQL streaming replication continuously ships Write-Ahead Log (WAL) records from a primary server to one or more standby replicas in near real time. The standby can serve as a warm failover target or, in hot-standby mode, accept read-only queries to offload reporting traffic from the primary. This tutorial configures a two-node streaming replication setup on […]

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How to Set Up Port Knocking for SSH on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Port Knocking for SSH on RHEL 8

Port knocking is a stealthy technique that keeps SSH’s port 22 invisible to network scanners until a client sends a precise sequence of connection attempts to predetermined ports. On RHEL 8, combining knockd with firewalld creates a powerful two-layer defense: the firewall silently drops all traffic on port 22 by default, and only the knock […]

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How to Configure IPv6 Networking on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure IPv6 Networking on RHEL 8

IPv6 adoption has accelerated significantly as IPv4 address exhaustion becomes more acute, and most modern Linux distributions including RHEL 8 ship with full IPv6 support enabled by default. Configuring IPv6 on RHEL 8 requires working with nmcli for network interface configuration, firewalld for controlling IPv6 traffic including ICMPv6, and optionally adjusting service configurations to bind […]

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How to Secure MySQL on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Secure MySQL on RHEL 8

MySQL ships with several default settings and accounts that must be hardened before the server handles production data. On RHEL 8, the combination of mysql_secure_installation, strict privilege grants, TLS enforcement, and the audit log plugin provides a strong baseline. This tutorial walks through each layer of MySQL security so that nothing is left at its […]

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How to Set Up ModSecurity WAF with Apache on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up ModSecurity WAF with Apache on RHEL 8

ModSecurity is a widely-deployed open-source Web Application Firewall (WAF) that integrates directly with Apache as a module. Combined with the OWASP Core Rule Set (CRS), it provides protection against the most common web attack categories including SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and remote code execution. On RHEL 8, both the mod_security Apache module and the mod_security_crs […]

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 — perl-XML-Parser — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 — perl-XML-Parser — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Red Hat advisory RHSA RHSA-2026:8610 Related CVEs: CVE-2006-10002 CVE-2006-10003 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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How to Install Graylog for Centralised Log Management on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Graylog for Centralised Log Management on RHEL 8

Centralised log management is essential for maintaining visibility across distributed infrastructure. Graylog is a powerful open-source log management platform that ingests, indexes, and visualises log data from multiple sources in real time. In this tutorial you will install Graylog on a single RHEL 8 server, configure it to receive syslog messages over UDP and TCP, […]

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How to Manage Systemd Services and Units on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Manage Systemd Services and Units on RHEL 8

Systemd is the default init system on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, responsible for managing services, sockets, timers, and other units from boot through shutdown. Understanding how to control systemd services is essential for anyone administering RHEL 8 servers in production. This tutorial covers the core systemctl commands, how to inspect logs with journalctl, and […]

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How to Install Go and Build CLI Tools on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Go and Build CLI Tools on RHEL 8

Go is a statically typed, compiled language developed by Google that excels at building fast, portable command-line tools and system utilities. On RHEL 8, the version available through the default repositories may lag behind the upstream release, so installing directly from the official tarball ensures you get the latest stable toolchain. This tutorial walks you […]

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