How To Automate Tasks In Your Linux Server
If your host is running under the Linux (Unix) operating system, you can perform tasks in the server on a regular basis. For example, sending mails at a certain time of the day, backing up database at 6 in the morning and so on. “Cron” is a program that runs in the background of the Linux server. The program runs certain commands defined by you at fixed time intervals. A tyical cron file will look something like this: # My Sample Cron File 12 01 02 * * /usr/bin/du /var > /home/test/diskSpace.txt Cron command lines consist of 6 whitespace separated [...]
Six Steps to a More Secure Linux Server
I’ve worked as a remote Linux System Administrator for quite a while, and one thing that I’ve noticed is that many “administrators” out there don’t know how to configure or secure a server properly. This article is a quick reference on some of the more important (and easy) security or configuration tweaks that any administrator should do for their server. These six steps can dramatically increase the security and stability of any Linux server. The best part about these tips, is that they are all quick and easy to do as well, with each step taking less than 15 minutes! [...]
Benefits of Server Virtualization
By utilizing server virtualization, a company’s computer system can run more efficiently, which generates cost savings for the company. Traditionally, one of these servers has run one operating system only. With virtualization, a single server can be essentially “split” into two or more. After the split, each of them can run it’s own operating system. The operating systems do not even have to be the same — one partition of the virtual server can run Windows XP, the other Linux. Server virtualization (also called Virtual Dedicated Server, or VDS) provides many benefits for the company. The first is simply cutting [...]
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How to Configure SAMBA on a Linux Server
Step By step guide to configuring SAMBA on a LINUX server. This is for network administrators with experience configuring and administrating LINUX servers that want to know how to configure a SAMBA file server the right way step by step. In this step by step tutorial I am going to show you how to make a shared folder on a linux server and share it so users on Microsoft windows workstations can access it on a local – internal network. In this tutorial I am going to make the folder called “shared folder” and allow everybody access to the folder [...]
Configuring NTP On Your Linux Server
The Network Time Protocol (NTP) defines a set of algorithms for the dissemination of time across the Internet. The NTP protocol can be used to synchronise the system time on your Linux Server with a highly accurate Internet time reference. This article describes how to configure the Network Time Protocol (NTP) daemon on your Linux server to synchronise with an Internet based NTP server. It also provides a list of well-know public Internet time references. Obtaining the NTP Source Code Distribution The Linux NTP source code distribution is publicly available ‘open source’ software. The distribution can be freely downloaded from [...]
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LAMP Server Setup CentOS 5 64-Bit
So at about 1am this morning, Burst.Net finally got my server up and running for me to use. Unfortunately for me, I was already sleeping and I had work today so I wasn’t able to actually play with it until tonight. Like other VPS’s and dedicated servers out there, the server is usually bare boned with no software except the operating system. For me I decided to use CentOS 5 64-bit edition to get my web server up and running. Burst.NET had Apache 2 pre-installed on my VPS for me but that was pretty much about it. So I had [...]
A Guide to Server Colocation
Basics of Colocation Server colocation is usually for those who own their own server hardware and require complete control over the server configuration. Colocation specialists will house and connect a server you own, to a fast internet connection, usually in a secure datacentre, with 24/7 support. It is important to choose a colocation provider that either has their own data center or has a presence in one of the leading “data hotels.” World Class data centres are located in major industrial cities (New York, London, Frankfurt for example). Here they are able to take advantage of the convergence of high [...]
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Convert Your Old Computer to a Linux Server
Linux is a very popular platform. Not just because it is free but also because it is reliable and supports anything you can imagine. A popular setup is a Linux server without any graphical user interface. It can be used for web hosting, as a file server, as a database server, or for anything you need. Most people comfortable with Windows operating system are afraid to start thinking in a different way. In fact, installing and using Linux is pretty simple. Once you decide to go for it you have already made the first step. The next step is to [...]
Should Apple Become Your Server of Choice Instead of Windows and Linux?
Apple Macintosh servers are getting in more and more demand as compared to the Linux and windows servers nowadays. This rising popularity of Apple Macintosh has gripped the attention of a majority of computer IT professionals all over the world and a question has been raised are these Apple servers more compatible, better and superior to Linux and windows. Popular opinion is that Mac’s servers are far more reliable than most servers. Mac is the brain child of Apple and it is a well-known fact that it’s specific integration for Mac Operating Systems is a huge win for IT departments [...]