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Tech talk
This talk is intended to help jumpstart anyone with an interest in Web or Internet communications on the exciting new protocols QUIC and HTTP/3. It attempts to shed light on the sometimes-confusing world of Internet s...
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By
Lucas Pardue
Tech Talks
Open Source
Networking
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Tutorial
Iptables is a firewall that plays an essential role in network security for most Linux systems. While many iptables tutorials will teach you how to create firewall rules to secure your server, this one will focus on a...
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By
Mitchell Anicas
Firewall
Networking
Security
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Tutorial
SSH is an important tool used for administering remote Linux and Unix-like computers. In this guide, we will discuss the basic usage of this utility and how to configure your SSH environment.
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By
Justin Ellingwood
Linux Basics
System Tools
Security
Networking
Ubuntu
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Tutorial
Kubernetes is a container management system meant to be deployed on Docker-capable clustered environments. In this guide, we will discuss some of the basic concepts that Kubernetes introduces. We will discuss some o...
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By
Justin Ellingwood
Scaling
Docker
Kubernetes
Networking
Conceptual
CoreOS
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Tutorial
A basic understanding of networking is important for anyone managing a server. Not only is it essential for getting your services online and running smoothly, it also gives you the insight to diagnose problems. This ...
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By
Justin Ellingwood
Networking
Linux Basics
Conceptual
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Tutorial
This tutorial will show you how to set up a firewall with UFW on Ubuntu 18.04.
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By
Brian Boucheron
Firewall
Networking
Security
Ubuntu
Ubuntu 18.04
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Tutorial
UFW is a firewall configuration tool for iptables that is included with Ubuntu by default. This cheat sheet-style guide provides a quick reference to UFW commands that will create iptables firewall rules are useful in...
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By
Mitchell Anicas
Firewall
Security
Networking
Ubuntu
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Tutorial
When setting up infrastructure, getting your applications up and running will often be your primary concern. However, making your applications to function correctly without addressing the security needs of your infras...
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By
Justin Ellingwood, Lisa Tagliaferri, Jamon Camisso, dbrian
Security
Firewall
Conceptual
Networking
VPN
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Tutorial
OpenVPN is a full-featured open source Secure Socket Layer (SSL) VPN solution that accommodates a wide range of configurations. In this tutorial, we'll set up an OpenVPN server on a Droplet and then configure access t...
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By
James
VPN
Networking
Ubuntu
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Tutorial
Netcat is a versatile networking tool that can be used to interact with computers using UPD or TCP connections. It can function as a simple file server, simple web server, simple point-to-point chat implementation, a...
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By
Justin Ellingwood
Networking
System Tools
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Tutorial
SSH, or secure shell, is the most common way of connecting to and administering remote Linux servers. In this cheat sheet-style guide, we'll cover some of the basic options and configuration sets you may want to use.
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By
Justin Ellingwood
Security
Linux Basics
Networking
System Tools
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Tutorial
IP addresses, networks, submasks, and CIDR notation can be difficult concepts to understand. In this guide, we will cover some of the basic ideas behind how these systems work together to allow computers to communica...
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By
Justin Ellingwood
Networking
Linux Basics
Conceptual
FAQ
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Tutorial
UFW, or Uncomplicated Firewall, is an interface to iptables that is geared towards simplifying the process of configuring a firewall. While iptables is a solid and flexible tool, it can be difficult for beginners to l...
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By
Hazel Virdó
Firewall
Networking
Security
Ubuntu
Ubuntu 16.04
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Tutorial
UFW, or Uncomplicated Firewall, is an interface to iptables that is geared towards simplifying the process of configuring a firewall. While iptables is a solid and flexible tool, it can be difficult for beginners to l...
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By
Mitchell Anicas
Firewall
Networking
Security
Ubuntu
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In this tutorial, we will go over how to set up an internal DNS server, using the BIND name server software (BIND9) on Ubuntu 14.04, that can be used by your Virtual Private Servers (VPS) to resolve private host names...
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By
Mitchell Anicas
DNS
Networking
Ubuntu
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Tutorial
NFS, or Network File System, is a distributed file system protocol that allows you to mount remote directories on your server. This allows you to leverage storage space in a different location and to write to the same...
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By
Melissa Anderson
Networking
Ubuntu
Ubuntu 16.04
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Tutorial
NFS, or Network File System, is a distributed file system protocol that allows you to mount remote directories on your server. This tutorial goes over how to install all the components needed to run NFS and also walks...
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By
Melissa Anderson, Mark Drake
Networking
Ubuntu
Ubuntu 18.04
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Tutorial
In this guide, we will discuss how to use traceroute and mtr to diagnose network issues. These tools and utilities will provide a good overview of what stage of the network is causing problems. You can tell if an is...
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By
Justin Ellingwood
Networking
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Tutorial
An important part of managing server configuration and infrastructure includes maintaining an easy way to look up network interfaces and IP addresses by name, by setting up a proper Domain Name System (DNS). Using ful...
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By
Justin Ellingwood, Mitchell Anicas
DNS
Networking
Ubuntu 18.04
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Bind is an extremely flexible DNS server that can be configured in many different ways. In this guide, we will discuss how to install Bind on an Ubuntu 14.04 server and configure it as either a caching or forwarding ...
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By
Justin Ellingwood
DNS
Networking
Ubuntu