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How To Set Up an NFS Server Using Block Storage — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Set Up an NFS Server Using Block Storage

NFS, or Network File System, is a distributed file system protocol that allows you to mount remote directories on your server. *Block storage* is a generic term used to describe network-based storage volumes that are usually offered by hosting providers. Block storage usually does not provide its own API for direct access. Instead, it needs to be mounted to an existing server and shared from that server. Running an NFS server on an attached droplet is a good solution to expose block storage.

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Como Instalar e Configurar o Nextcloud no Ubuntu 18.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

Como Instalar e Configurar o Nextcloud no Ubuntu 18.04

Nextcloud, uma ramificação do ownCloud, é um servidor de compartilhamento de arquivos que permite que você armazene seu conteúdo pessoal, como documentos e fotos, em um local centralizado, bem parecido com o Dropbox. A diferença com o Nextcloud é que…

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How To Install and Configure ownCloud on Debian 9 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install and Configure ownCloud on Debian 9

ownCloud is an open-source file sharing server and collaboration platform that can store your personal content, like documents and pictures, in a centralized location. This allows you to take control of your content and security by not relying on third-party content hosting…

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How To Create RAID Arrays with mdadm on Ubuntu 16.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Create RAID Arrays with mdadm on Ubuntu 16.04

Linux’s mdadm utility can be used to turn a group of underlying storage devices into different types of RAID arrays. This provides various advantages depending on which RAID level is used. This guide will cover how to set up devices in the most common RAID configurations: RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, and 10.

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How To Configure Periodic TRIM for SSD Storage on Linux Servers — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Configure Periodic TRIM for SSD Storage on Linux Servers

Continuous use of SSDs results in degraded performance if not accounted for and mitigated. The TRIM command is an operation that allows the operating system to propagate information down to the SSD about which blocks of data are no longer in use. This allows the SSD’s internal systems to better manage wear leveling and prepare the device for future writes. Continuous TRIM is possible, but can negatively impact performance. Scheduled, periodic TRIM is a good alternative in most cases.

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How To Create a Redundant Storage Pool Using GlusterFS on Ubuntu 18.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Create a Redundant Storage Pool Using GlusterFS on Ubuntu 18.04

GlusterFS is a network-attached storage filesystem that allows you to pool computing or storage resources of multiple machines. In turn, this lets you treat various computers as a single, more powerful unit. In this guide, you will create a redundant clustered storage array. This will provide functionality similar to a mirrored RAID configuration over the network

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An Introduction to RAID Terminology and Concepts — step-by-step DevOps tutorial on Progressive Robot

An Introduction to RAID Terminology and Concepts

This article introduces some fundamental concepts related to arranging storage devices in RAID arrays. RAID can be used to improve the redundancy or performance characteristics of your storage infrastructure. This guide discusses some key terminology you might come across, introduces how implementation details affect your arrays, and covers some of the pros and cons of various RAID levels.

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