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install and configure csf on almalinux

How to Install and Configure CSF on AlmaLinux

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In this tutorial we are going to install and explain in step-by-step detail how to configure CSF on AlmaLinux OS.

Config Server Firewall or CSF is a free and advanced firewall for most Linux distributions. CSF can be easily installed on a server with control panels such as DirectAdmin, WHM/cPanel and etc. It includes security features such as login, intrusion, flood detections, and many more. With CSF we can easily block IP addresses, whitelist IP addresses, open and close ports and etc.

Installing and configuring CSF on AlmaLinux is a straightforward process that may take up to 10 minutes. Let’s get started!

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how to install iredmail on almalinux

How to install iRedMail on AlmaLinux

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In this tutorial, we are going to install iRedMail on AlmaLinux and explain the installation process in step-by-step detail.

iRedMail is an open-source email server software that is capable of supporting the latest IMAP, POP3, and SMTP protocols. In this blog post, we are going to install the iRedMail email server with the installation script. In the installation script are included Nginx as a web server, Postfix as a mail transfer agent, Dovecot as IMAP and POP3 server, SpamAssassin as a spam scanner, ClamAV as a virus scanner, OpenLDAP, iRedAPD and etc.

Installing iRedMail on AlmaLinux is a straightforward process and may take up to 10 minutes. Let’s get started!

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how to install and secure phpmyadmin on almaLinux

How to Install and Secure PhpMyAdmin on AlmaLinux

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In this tutorial we are going to explain in step-by-step detail how to install and secure PhpMyAdmin on AlmaLinux.

PhpMyAdmin is a free and open-source tool written in PHP used for managing MySQL databases via browser. It provides a very easy and user-friendly interface, that allows users to easily create databases, create users, tables columns and etc in no time. In this blog post, we are going to install PhpMyAdmin with the LAMP stack.

Installing and securing PhpMyAdmin on AlmaLinux is a straightforward process and may take up to 15 minutes. Let’s get started!

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understanding linux file permissions

Understanding The Linux File Permissions

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In this tutorial we are going to explain the Linux file permissions in different Linux distributions such as Ubuntu, CentOS, Debian, and AlmaLinux. The Linux file permissions are very important to understand and use properly, due to security reasons and user access rights. The user access rights are controlled by the permissions, attributes, and ownership. This defines who will be the authorized users and which directories and files will be accessed by them.

In this blog post we will explain the permissions on Ubuntu 20.04 OS. You can choose by yourself which OS to use. Let’s get started!

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how to install drupal 9 cms on ubuntu 20.04

How To Install Drupal 9 CMS on Ubuntu 20.04

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Drupal is open-source software that has many features, like easy content authoring, reliable performance, and excellent security. With Drupal tools, you can build the versatile, structured content that dynamic web experiences need. As an open-source web content management system (CMS) written in PHP, it is a great alternative to another CSM like WordPress or Joomla. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Drupal 9 on Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa).

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why using a python virtual environment is a good choice

Why Using A Python Virtual Environment Is A Good Choice?

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Imagine yourself walking into a grocery store for a specific item. However, to your surprise, there is absolutely no organization within the entire store—no way to distinguish between products; no way to tell what product is for what purpose; simply no way to find your item.

You go to the counter and ask the grocer where the specific product is, but all he tells you is to “search for it.”

Now, what do you do? The only option left for you is to find the item you so desperately want on your own by searching every product in the store.

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how to install laravel on ubuntu 18.04

How to Install Laravel on Ubuntu 18.04

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Laravel is a PHP web application framework that is intended for the development of web applications following the model–view–controller (MVC) architectural pattern. It has an expressive, elegant syntax and provides tools needed for large, robust applications. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Laravel on Ubuntu 18.04.

 

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How to List Users in Linux

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In this tutorial, we’ll be going over how to list the users that have been created on your Linux system. This applies for all distributions, and is very easy to do.

The users on your system can be either normal “human” users or system users. The normal users are usually other people that can log in and interact with your server, while the system users are used to start non-interactive background services. You might even create users for certain software platforms to have a user that grants them access to certain files and directories. Let’s begin.

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How to Install Nextcloud 12 on Ubuntu 16.04

How to Install Nextcloud 12 on Ubuntu 16.04

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Today we will show you how to install Nextcloud on  Ubuntu 16.04, using Apache web-server and MySQL database.

Nextcloud is open source self-hosted file sync and share application forked from ownCloud. It has a lot of extra Calendar, Sync and Contacts features, apart from their file hosting features and it is a great free alternative to some popular services such as Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, etc.

It is fairly easy to install Nextcloud on an Ubuntu 16.04 VPS. The installation process should take about 5-10 minutes if you follow the very easy steps described below. (more…)