Gatsby is a modern framework for developing websites. It requires knowledge of the React JavaScript framework and Node.js. Gatsby uses an innovative approach toward developing websites which is quite different from the common website development workflow.
ReadThe role of Full Stack web developers is becoming increasingly popular. A Full Stack Web Developer is one who has a working knowledge of all components involved in website development. This includes front-end programming, back-end programming and server administration.
ReadFollowing are some quick tips related to Linux Server Security:
ReadFollowing are some quick tips related to Linux Command Line Tools:
ReadFollowing are some quick tips related to Linux Server Administration:
ReadThe yum history command displays list of all commands used to install or remove packages using yum package manager. The list is ordered by date and id. Each history item is called a transaction.
ReadPHP is a popular programming language commonly used for building web based applications. Most Linux distributions provide PHP out of the box. However the version of PHP in most cases is not the current stable version.
ReadThe latest version of MySQL server currently is 8.03. To upgrade MySQL server from a previous version we need to ensure that we are upgrading from the last stable release. For example from version 5.7 to 8.0.
ReadR is a free software package for statistical computing. It is part of most Linux distributions. However the latest version of R is not always available. To install the latest version of R we need to add the URL of a CRAN mirror to a file in /etc/apt/sources.list.d.
ReadDebian 9, also known as Debian Stretch is currently the latest stable version of the Debian operating system. It was released on 17th June 2017 as successor to Debian 8 also known as Debian Jessie.
ReadSecuring your servers is a very important task that can save your organization a lot of problems. Recently there have been a lot of cases where insecure servers belonging to high profile organizations have been exploited and used for nefarious purpose. It is therefore important to secure your servers.
ReadCertain commands in Linux can be provided by multiple packages. The command provided by each package may differ. For example the mailx command is provided by the bsd-mailx package as well as the heirloom-mailx package. The mailx command provided by the packages use different command line parameters.
ReadVirtual machines often run out of disk space and require resizing. Resizing root partitions without unmounting is always risky. It is recommended to take a backup of the partition's useful data before resizing the partition.
ReadRedir is a very useful command line script that allows port redirection. The script listens on the given TCP port and forwards incoming connection to the given IP address and port
ReadRecently I had the misfortune of losing months of precious work. This blog post is about my unlucky experience of loosing data. Hopefully it reminds the I.T people who read this article about the importance of a good backup.
ReadIf you want to keep your email organized, then it might be a good idea to have just one email account. Recently I decided to organize my email by closing email accounts that I don't use frequently. This article provides some points on how to organize your email.
ReadThe top command can be used in combination with bash tools to find CPU usage. The article: Finding CPU usage from top command describes how to find CPU usage using the top command.
ReadPlesk is a commercial platform for managing website hosting. The cost of using Plesk depends on the number of domains to be managed, type of hosting (dedicated or VPS), addon products such as anti virus etc. Plesk allows managing FTP, Email, web site hosting, DNS and more.
ReadRecently I had the task of setting up central user management for Windows servers. This blog post describes my experience with trying to setup central user management for Windows servers in an open source Linux based environment.
ReadThis blog post is about my experience with using Proxmox Virtualization Platform. Proxmox is an excellent open source virtualization platform from the German company Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH. It is used by tens of thousands of users.
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