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Block Storage
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Ubuntu 18.04
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A Linux container is a grouping of processes that is isolated from the rest of the system through the use of Linux kernel security features, such as namespaces and control groups. LXD lets you create and manage these ...
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On Ubuntu, by default, the Nginx web server stores its documents in /var/www/html, which is typically located on the root filesystem with rest of the operating system. Sometimes, though, it’s helpful to move the docum...
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Nginx
Block Storage
Storage
Ubuntu
Ubuntu 16.04
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Linux has robust systems and tooling to manage hardware devices, including storage drives. In this article we'll cover, at a high level, how Linux represents these devices and how raw storage is made into usable space...
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Continuous use of SSDs results in degraded performance if not accounted for and mitigated. The TRIM command is an operation that allows the operating system to propagate information down to the SSD about which blocks ...
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On Ubuntu, by default, the Nginx web server stores its documents in /var/www/html, which is typically located on the root filesystem with the rest of the operating system. Sometimes, though, it’s helpful to move the d...
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