Cockpit is a free, open-source, and web-based server management tool that simplifies server administration tasks. It provides a user-friendly interface for managing servers, making it easier for system administrators to monitor and…
How to setup Portainer on Ubuntu
Portainer is a lightweight, open-source management platform for Docker environments. It provides a user-friendly web interface to manage and monitor Docker containers, images, volumes, and networks. Key Features: Benefits: Installation 1) Setup…
DNS Explained
What is DNS? DNS stands for Domain Name System. It’s like a phonebook for the internet, translating human-readable domain names (like google.com) into IP addresses (like 142.250.189.174) that computers can understand. How…
How to setup a MySQL server on Ubuntu
MySQL is a popular open-source relational database management system (RDBMS) that allows you to store, manage, and retrieve data in a structured and organized way. Here’s a brief overview: Key Features: Common…
Protect your OpenSSH server on Ubuntu using UFW
To prevent abuse on your OpenSSH server, you can implement rate limiting using UFW. To rate limit incoming SSH connections using UFW, you can use the following steps: 1) Enable UFW: 2)…
How to setup a firewall in Ubuntu using UFW
UFW (Uncomplicated Firewall) is a user-friendly frontend for managing netfilter firewall rules in Ubuntu. It provides a simple and easy-to-use interface to configure and manage firewall settings. It is designed to be…
How to setup Grafana on Ubuntu
Grafana is an open-source platform for monitoring and observability. It allows you to query, visualize, alert on, and understand your metrics no matter where they are stored. With Grafana, you can: Key…
How to setup Postgres on Ubuntu
Postgres also known as PostgreSQL, is a free and open-source relational database management system (RDBMS) emphasizing extensibility and SQL compliance. PostgreSQL features transactions with atomicity, consistency, isolation, durability (ACID) properties, automatically updatable…
How to easily switch between NodeJS versions using n
Install n Open your terminal. Run the command: Switch to a specific Node.js version Run the command: (replace <version> with the desired version, e.g., n 16.17.0) Verify the version change by running:…
How to setup a private NPM registry using Verdaccio
Verdaccio is a lightweight, open-source package manager built on Node.js. It allows you to: Verdaccio supports various package formats, including npm, yarn, and pnpm. Its simplicity, flexibility, and scalability make it a…