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How to Use Python Virtual Environments on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Deploy a Node.js Application with PM2 on Ubuntu 24.04

PM2 is a battle-tested process manager for Node.js applications that provides automatic restarts, logging, monitoring, and cluster mode. This guide deploys a Node.js application in production using PM2 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server Node.js 20 LTS installed Nginx installed (for reverse proxy) Step 1 […]

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How to Use Python Virtual Environments on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up a Next.js 14 Application on Ubuntu 24.04

Next.js 14 introduces Partial Prerendering, improved Server Actions, and a stable Turbopack bundler. This guide creates and deploys a Next.js 14 application on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with PM2 and Nginx. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server Node.js 20 LTS installed PM2 installed Nginx installed Step 1 – Create a […]

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How to Use Python Virtual Environments on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Deploy a Django App with Gunicorn and Nginx on Ubuntu 24.04

Django is a high-level Python web framework with a batteries-included philosophy. This guide deploys a Django application in production on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS using Gunicorn as the WSGI server and Nginx as the reverse proxy. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server Python 3.12 and pip installed Nginx installed A […]

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How to Set Up a Git Server with Gitea on Ubuntu 26.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Jenkins on Ubuntu 26.04

Jenkins is the most widely used open-source automation server. It supports building, testing, and deploying software through pipelines defined as code (Jenkinsfile). This guide installs Jenkins LTS on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and secures it behind Nginx with HTTPS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 26.04 LTS with Java 21+ (OpenJDK) Nginx installed […]

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How to Use Python Virtual Environments on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Deploy a Flask App with Gunicorn and Nginx on Ubuntu 24.04

Flask is a lightweight Python web microframework. This guide deploys a Flask application in production on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS using Gunicorn as the WSGI server and Nginx as the reverse proxy. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server Python 3.12 and pip installed Nginx installed Step 1 – Set Up […]

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How to Set Up a Git Server with Gitea on Ubuntu 26.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up a Git Server with Gitea on Ubuntu 26.04

Gitea is a lightweight, self-hosted Git service written in Go. It provides a GitHub-like interface with repositories, issues, pull requests, and actions CI/CD, but runs on minimal hardware. This guide installs Gitea on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS with Nginx and a PostgreSQL database. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 26.04 LTS with Nginx […]

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How to Set Up a Git Server with Gitea on Ubuntu 26.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Ansible on Ubuntu 26.04

Ansible is an agentless IT automation tool that uses SSH and YAML playbooks to configure servers, deploy applications, and orchestrate complex workflows. It requires no agents on managed nodes — just SSH access and Python. This guide installs Ansible on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and runs a first playbook. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS […]

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How to Set Up a Git Server with Gitea on Ubuntu 26.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Use Helm on Ubuntu 26.04

Helm is the package manager for Kubernetes. It uses charts — pre-configured Kubernetes application packages — to simplify deploying complex applications. Helm 3 removed Tiller, making it more secure and easier to use. This guide installs Helm on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and demonstrates common workflows. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 26.04 […]

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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 Install Docker Compose on Ubuntu 26.04

Docker Compose is a tool for defining and running multi-container Docker applications using a single YAML configuration file. With one command you can start all services, networks, and volumes for your entire application stack. This guide installs Docker Compose on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 26.04 LTS with […]

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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 Install k3s Lightweight Kubernetes on Ubuntu 26.04

k3s is a certified lightweight Kubernetes distribution by Rancher. With a single binary under 100 MB, k3s is perfect for edge computing, IoT, CI environments, and resource-constrained servers. It bundles containerd, Flannel networking, and SQLite (or etcd) in one package. This guide installs k3s on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS […]

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