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Top 7 Whiteboard Applications Tailored for Linux Systems
Jun 17, 2024
Top 7 Whiteboard Applications Tailored for Linux Systems

We have tested most of the available whiteboard applications and found the best ones among this huge diversity. This information will be extremely beneficial because now you should not check anything, you can just review our article and choose the application that works better for you. All these whiteboard apps are tailored for Linux systems and are open-source tools.

Top 5 Privacy-Focused Linux Distributions
Jun 13, 2024
Top 5 Privacy-Focused Linux Distributions

Privacy and security are of increasing importance because of massive data collection by corporations, and many instances of hacking attempts. While Windows and macOS are secure to some degree, especially when you combine them with VPN technology, there are many Linux distributions with a specific focus on security and privacy.

NGINX Proxies: Serving Multiple Endpoints in a Location
Jun 7, 2024
NGINX Proxies: Serving Multiple Endpoints in a Location

Prior to diving into all the details about the configuration and way more, let’s start with the basic things. Nginx is a rather powerful web server that can be applied as a reverse proxy, load balancer, or forward proxy. Just for general information on this topic, let’s discuss the principle of the load balancer because this terminology might be really confusing. So, this balancer shares the requests among a group of servers and only after that relays the response from the server to the client.

Linux find command and how it helps to display readable File Sizes
Jun 3, 2024
Linux find command and how it helps to display readable File Sizes

Find is a rather effective method in the Linux operating system that is required for finding directories/files according to specific attributes. When talking about the size of the files, the default results can be not as understandable for the users.

NGINX Package Comparison
May 8, 2024
NGINX Package Comparison

Nginx is a popular high-performance web server that is known for its simple setup, easy configuration, multitude of features, and reliability. Nginx is of an open-source nature and can serve for reverse proxying, caching, load balancing, and media streaming.

The Importance of Self-Hosting a CRM System
Apr 3, 2024
The Importance of Self-Hosting a CRM System

A customer relationship management system usually referred to as CRM is one of the cornerstones in the creation of various websites that suggest any interactions of a business with its customers. While there are many services that offer CRM and host it for you, you may also choose the solutions that you’ll have to host yourself. You’ll have to specifically dedicate time and effort to looking for a suitable hosting solution. However, this will pay off significantly more customizability and control over the CRM part of your website, so you definitely have to give it a try when building a website.

Using 'pydf' - Linux Tool for Viewing Color-Coded Filesystem Disk Space Usage
Mar 11, 2024
Using 'pydf' - Linux Tool for Viewing Color-Coded Filesystem Disk Space Usage

The pydf (Python Disk File System) command is a command line tool for showing the amount of disk space used on a Linux-mounted filesystem. Pydf command is an alternative to “df” command: they perform the same function, but pydf shows the available disk space in different colors.

How to Set up Apache Web Server to Utilize NFS Shared HTML+PHP5 Files
Mar 7, 2024
How to Set up Apache Web Server to Utilize NFS Shared HTML+PHP5 Files

Prior to sharing some exact recommendations and steps according to utilizing NFS-shared HTML+PHP5 Files on the Apache server, let’s get a basic understanding of the Apache web server. For quite a long time Apache server was a top solution that existed online. This option was the only option for thousands if not millions of sites worldwide. It is most likely that most companies/organization has tried this solution.

Administration of Packages and Services in FreeBSD / OpenBSD / NetBSD
Mar 6, 2024
Administration of Packages and Services in FreeBSD / OpenBSD / NetBSD

FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and NetBSD are operating systems that present an alternative to Linux in the paradigm of UNIX-like operating systems. They are too frequently used as server operating systems, having their advantages as well as specificities. Today we are particularly going to explore package administration within these three OS.

Containers vs. Virtual Machines (VMs): Unveiling the Key Distinctions
Jan 11, 2024
Containers vs. Virtual Machines (VMs): Unveiling the Key Distinctions

Virtualization implies creating a virtual equivalent of a physical resource, making it more accessible in a safer way.