Meet AlmaLinux
Back in December when Red Hat announced that CentOS was going to be moving to a rolling release, CloudLinux stepped up. They said that they […]
Ubuntu Server 20.04.1 LVM Partitioning Issue
Recently, I deployed a new server to a customer with a fresh install of Ubuntu Server 20.04.1 using the default partitioning which defaults to using […]
Meet Rocky Linux
Rocky Linux, the up-and-coming CentOS replacement, has been announced and the project is already starting to gain traction. Currently, there is a skeleton website up […]
CentOS is Dead
Yesterday, December 8, 2020, Red Hat announced the future of CentOS – they decided to “focus on CentOS Stream” and that support for CentOS 8 […]
Remote access VPN setup on pfSense
pfSense is a great way to secure your network. One of the best things about pfSense is that it also includes OpenVPN for remote access […]
NGINX + Let’s Encrypt Reverse Proxy
You should be using a reverse proxy both internally and externally. Why? It keeps things simple (for example, you know that every DNS entry has […]
SSH Clients – Which is best?
You have a Linux box you want to connect to and you need an SSH client. Which do you choose? There are a lot of […]
Securing Linux (Part 1)
Have you secured your Linux box today? That is an essential question in today’s digital world. Threats are everywhere, but a lot of dangers are […]
Enabling and using Cockpit
Cockpit is an amazing way to administrate your CentOS server from a web browser. Of course, the standard disclaimers apply here: make sure you secure […]
Updating CentOS 8/RHEL 8
RHEL 8 and CentOS 8 have moved over to DNF (Dandified YUM), deprecating YUM. Updating systems are fairly easy. Open up the terminal and enter: […]