phpMyAdmin is an application that allows users to interact with MySQL (or MariaDB) databases through a web interface. This tutorial covers the process of installing and securing phpMyAdmin on a Debian 10 server.

MySQL is a prominent open source database management system used to store and retrieve data for a wide variety of popular applications. MySQL is the M in the LAMP stack, a commonly used set of open source software tha...

When you first create a new Debian 10 server, there are a few configuration steps that you should take early on as part of the basic setup. This will increase the security and usability of your server and will give yo...

OpenVPN is a full-featured, open-source Secure Socket Layer (SSL) VPN solution that accommodates a wide range of configurations. In this tutorial, you will set up an OpenVPN server on a Debian 10 server and then confi...

The LEMP software stack is a group of software that can be used to serve dynamic web pages and web applications. This is an acronym that describes a Linux operating system, with an Nginx web server. The backend data i...

A "LAMP" stack is a group of open source software that is typically installed together to enable a server to host dynamic websites and web apps. This term is actually an acronym which represents the Linux operating sy...

MariaDB is an open-source database management system, commonly used for the MySQL portion of the popular LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Python/Perl) stack.

Java and the JVM (Java Virtual Machine) are required for many kinds of software, including Tomcat, Jetty, Glassfish, Cassandra and...

Docker is an application that simplifies the process of managing application processes in containers. In this tutorial, you'll install and use Docker Community Edition (CE) on Debian 10. You'll install Docker itself,...

The Apache HTTP server is the most widely-used web server in the world. It provides many powerful features including dynamically loadable modules, robust media support, and extensive integration with other popular so...

Building a private Certificate Authority on Debian 10 will enable you to configure, test, and run programs that require encrypted connections between a client and a server. With a private CA, you can issue certificate...

Node.js is a JavaScript platform for general-purpose programming that allows users to build asynchronous network applications quickly. By leveraging JavaScript on both the front and backend, Node.js can make web appli...

This tutorial will show you how to set up a firewall with UFW on Debian 10.

Nginx is one of the most popular web servers in the world and responsible for hosting some of the largest and highest-traffic sites on the internet. It is more resource-friendly than Apache in most cases and can be us...

DNSControl is an infrastructure-as-code tool that allows you to deploy and manage your DNS zones using standard software development principles, including version control, testing, and automated deployment. In this tu...

Apache Kafka is a popular distributed message broker designed to efficiently handle large volumes of real-time data. In this tutorial, you will install and configure Apache Kafka 2.1.1 securely on a Debian 10 server, ...

Let's Encrypt is a Certificate Authority (CA) that provides an easy way to obtain and install free TLS/SSL certificates, enabling encrypted HTTPS on web servers. In this tutorial, you will use Certbot to obtain a free...

Python is a flexible and versatile programming language suitable for many use cases, including scripting, automation, data analysis, machine learning, and back-end development. First published in 1991 with a name insp...

In this tutorial, you will set up the code-server cloud IDE platform on your Debian 10 machine and expose it at your domain, secured with free Let's Encrypt TLS certificates. In the end, you'll have Microsoft Visual S...

Let's Encrypt is a Certificate Authority (CA) that provides an easy way to obtain and install free TLS/SSL certificates, thereby enabling encrypted HTTPS on web servers. In this tutorial, you will use Certbot to obtai...