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How to Set Up Software RAID with mdadm on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure LVM on Ubuntu 24.04

LVM (Logical Volume Manager) provides flexible disk management by abstracting physical storage into logical volumes that can be resized, snapshotted, and moved. This guide explains how to create and manage LVM volumes on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server One or more additional block devices (e.g. […]

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How to Set Up Software RAID with mdadm on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Software RAID with mdadm on Ubuntu 24.04

mdadm is the standard Linux tool for creating and managing software RAID arrays. RAID provides redundancy and/or performance improvements across multiple disks. This guide creates a RAID 1 (mirror) array on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server Two or more additional block devices (e.g. /dev/sdb, /dev/sdc) […]

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How to Set Up Software RAID with mdadm on Ubuntu 26.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure LVM (Logical Volume Manager) on Ubuntu 26.04

LVM (Logical Volume Manager) abstracts physical storage into flexible logical volumes that can be resized, snapshotted, and migrated without downtime. It is ideal for servers where storage requirements change over time. This guide configures LVM on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 26.04 LTS One or more physical disks […]

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How to Set Up Software RAID with mdadm on Ubuntu 26.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up NFS File Sharing on Ubuntu 26.04

NFS (Network File System) allows Linux systems to share directories over a network. It is the standard protocol for shared storage in Linux environments, used for home directories, media servers, and cluster storage. This guide sets up an NFS server and client on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu […]

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How to Set Up Software RAID with mdadm on Ubuntu 26.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Software RAID with mdadm on Ubuntu 26.04

Software RAID with mdadm provides data redundancy and performance improvements using standard hardware without a dedicated RAID controller. RAID 1 (mirroring) protects against single disk failure, while RAID 5 and 6 provide space efficiency with fault tolerance. This guide creates a RAID 1 array on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS […]

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How to Manage Docker Images and Containers on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Use Docker Volumes and Bind Mounts on Ubuntu 24.04

Docker volumes and bind mounts allow containers to persist data beyond their lifecycle and share data with the host. This guide covers Docker volumes and bind mounts on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server Docker Engine installed A user in the docker group Step 1 – […]

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How to Set Up a Private Docker Registry on Ubuntu 26.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Use Docker Volumes and Bind Mounts on Ubuntu 26.04

Docker provides two main mechanisms for persisting and sharing data: named volumes (managed by Docker) and bind mounts (host filesystem paths). Understanding the differences and use-cases helps you choose the right storage strategy for your containers. This guide covers both on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 26.04 LTS […]

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Создание резервного пула хранения данных с помощью GlusterFS в Ubuntu 20.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

Создание резервного пула хранения данных с помощью GlusterFS в Ubuntu 20.04

Предыдущая версия данного обучающего руководства была написана Джастином Эллингвудом. При хранении любых важных данных очень рискованно иметь единую точку отказа. Хотя многие базы данных и другие программы позволяют…

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How To Install and Configure Nextcloud on Ubuntu 20.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install and Configure Nextcloud on Ubuntu 20.04

Nextcloud, a fork of ownCloud, is a file sharing server that permits you to store your personal content, like documents and pictures, in a centralized location, much like Dropbox. In this tutorial, we will install and configure a Nextcloud instance on an Ubuntu 20.04 server.

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