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. […]
NFS (Network File System) allows Linux servers to share directories over the network. Client machines mount NFS shares and access files as if they were local. This guide configures an NFS server and client on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Two Ubuntu 24.04 LTS servers (server and client) on […]
Samba implements the SMB protocol on Linux, enabling file sharing between Linux servers and Windows clients. This guide sets up a Samba file server on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS accessible from Windows and macOS machines. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server A user with sudo privileges A Windows or macOS […]
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) […]
rsync is a fast, versatile file synchronisation tool that efficiently copies only changed files. Combined with cron, it provides automated, incremental backups. This guide sets up automated local and remote backups on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server SSH access to a remote backup server (optional) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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