Prometheus is a powerful time-series monitoring system and Grafana is the leading visualisation dashboard. Together they form the most popular open-source monitoring stack. This guide installs both on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server A user with sudo privileges Minimum 2 GB RAM Step 1 – […]
The ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) is the leading open-source log management and analytics platform. This guide installs ELK Stack 8.x on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS for centralised log collection and analysis. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server Minimum 4 GB RAM (8 GB recommended) Java 21 installed A user […]
Zabbix 7 is an enterprise-grade open-source monitoring solution for networks, servers, and cloud services. This guide installs Zabbix Server 7.0 LTS on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with MySQL and Nginx. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server MySQL 8.0 installed Nginx and PHP 8.3-FPM installed A user with sudo privileges Step […]
Netdata is a real-time performance monitoring tool that collects thousands of metrics per second with near-zero overhead. It provides a beautiful web dashboard out of the box with no configuration required. This guide installs Netdata on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server A user with sudo […]
Log files grow without bound unless managed. Logrotate is the standard Linux tool that automatically rotates, compresses, and deletes old log files. Ubuntu 24.04 LTS includes Logrotate pre-installed. This guide explains how to configure it. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server A user with sudo privileges Step 1 – […]
SSH is the primary remote access method for Linux servers and is a common target for brute-force attacks. This guide walks through SSH hardening best practices on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS to significantly reduce your attack surface. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server SSH key-based authentication already configured A user […]
WireGuard is a modern, fast, and secure VPN protocol built into the Linux kernel. It is simpler to configure than OpenVPN and IPsec while offering superior performance. This guide sets up a WireGuard VPN server on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server with a public IP […]
ClamAV is a free open-source antivirus engine for detecting trojans, viruses, malware, and other malicious threats. While Linux servers are less susceptible to viruses than Windows, ClamAV is essential for scanning files from mixed environments. This guide installs ClamAV on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server […]
AppArmor is a Linux Security Module (LSM) built into the Ubuntu kernel that restricts what programs can do. Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ships with AppArmor enabled by default and includes profiles for many common applications. This guide explains how to view, enable, and create AppArmor profiles. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 […]
Lynis is a battle-tested security auditing tool for Linux systems. It performs in-depth inspections of your server configuration and provides prioritised hardening recommendations. This guide installs and runs Lynis on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server A user with sudo privileges Step 1 – Install Lynis […]
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