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Easy Ways To Set Up A Proxy Server On Linux For Free

Post author:Daniel Martin
Post published:May 4, 2021
Post category:Linux Administration
Reading time:7 mins read

A proxy server plays a critical role in a business network. It helps detect and prevent attacks targeted on internal networks by malicious people. A proxy server also acts as…

mkcert – Create and Trust SSL for Development

Post author:Christos Pontikis
Post published:November 1, 2020
Post category:Web Development
Reading time:3 mins read

If you are writing code, you need SSL for development. You can self-sign a "fake" certificate, but you will always get browser warnings. Not anymore! mkcert is an excellent tool…

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Lsyncd: An Easy Way For Live Synchronization Of Directories On Linux

Post author:Christos Pontikis
Post published:September 9, 2020
Post category:Backup
Reading time:2 mins read

Lsyncd (Live Syncing Daemon) is a light-weight live mirror solution between two directories. It uses rsync and ssh. Custom configuration profiles can be written in the Lua language (see example…

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How To Setup The Perfect Linux Workstation With Xubuntu 20.04 LTS Focal Fossa

Post author:Christos Pontikis
Post published:August 29, 2020
Post category:Linux Desktop
Reading time:24 mins read

It's very easy today to build a complete Linux workstation using the distribution you like best. It seems that the first place is occupied by Ubuntu or derivatives with a…

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Debian 9 Stretch RC3 Dedicated Web Server Setup Step by Step. Time for PHP7 and MariaDB

Post author:Christos Pontikis
Post published:April 23, 2017
Post category:Linux Desktop
Reading time:16 mins read

Debian 9 (Stretch) release candidate 3 (RC3) is available since April 10th, 2017. Debian 9 RC3 is still a "testing" release (not recommended for production servers). Which is the release…