Tag: Ubuntu
Our Ubuntu section has a variety of great tutorials that cover everything from securing your server to transferring an SSL!
- Apache Performance Tuning: Swap Memory
- Apache Performance Tuning: MPM Modules
- Apache Performance Tuning: MPM Directives
- Apache Performance Tuning: Configuring MPM Directives
- How to Enable Piped Logging in Apache
Getting Started with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
A few configuration changes are needed as part of the basic setup with a new Ubuntu 16.04 LTS server. This article will provide a comprehensive list of those basic configurations and help to improve the security and usability of your server while creating a solid foundation to build on.
Since 1996, XFCE Desktop gives users the ability to have a graphical user interface (GUI) environment, visually turning your Linux server into an environment more like your desktop computer. With its no-frills look, XFCE does not weigh heavy on the server’s hardware and is faster than GNOME and KDE to boot. Once completed with this small tutorial, you’ll be able to share and connect to the XFCE GUI by continuing to the next tutorial on How To Install VNC.
Install Memcached on Ubuntu 16.04
Memcached works to enhance performance by keeping a copy of commonly used script elements within the server’s memory in a form that is more easily read by the server thus reducing time. A bonus feature of this object cache is its ability to decrease the number of connections to your database. In this tutorial, we instruct how to install Memcached, but it's important to note that when using Memcache in an application, the application must be specially coded or configured to store and retrieve data this cached data.
How to Remove (Delete) a User on Ubuntu 16.04
User management includes removing users who no longer need access, removing their username and any associate root privileges are necessary for securing your Ubuntu based Cloud VPS server. Deleting a user’s access to your Linux server is a typical operation which can easily be performed using a few commands.
How to Install Cassandra on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Apache Cassandra is a free open-source database system that is NoSQL based; This means that Cassandra does not use the table model seen in MySQL, MSSQL or PostgreSQL, but instead uses a cluster model. It's designed to handle large amounts of data and is highly scalable. In this tutorial, we will be installing Cassandra and its prerequisites, Oracle Java, and if necessary the Cassandra drivers.
How To Install Apache Tomcat 8 on Ubuntu 16.04
Apache Tomcat is used to deploy and serve JavaServer Pages and Java servlets. It is an open-source technology based off Apache.
How To Install Apache Tomcat 7 on Ubuntu 16.04
Apache Tomcat is used to deploy and serve JavaServer Pages and Java servlets. It is an open source technology based off Apache.
PhpMyAdmin is a user-friendly graphical interface to interact with MySQL/MariaDB and is a cornerstone of any web hosting environment. Because of this, it is also a commonly exploited part of the server and should be connected to with https://. If you have not yet installed an SSL on your domain, its good idea to do so for security with PhpMyAdmin.
Generating a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) in Ubuntu 16.04
This guide will walk you through the steps to create a Certificate Signing Request, (CSR for short.) SSL certificates are the industry-standard means of securing web traffic to and from your server, and the first step to getting your own SSL is to generate a CSR. This guide is written specifically for Ubuntu 16.04.
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