Category: Tutorials

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UFW is the acronym for the Uncomplicated Firewall application used to administer your firewall rules on Ubuntu, Debian, and Arch Linux. As you proactively manage your firewall to avoid cyberattacks, blocking internet protocol (IP) addresses or whitelisting only those IPs allowed are two different firewall management approaches that can assist you. Regardless of the approach, all system administrators want to manage the incoming network traffic and firewall security to stop bad actors with harmful intentions.

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In today's ever-changing cybersecurity landscape, protecting your server from potential attackers is critical. AlmaLinux, a stable and community-supported Linux distribution, serves as a solid base for hosting services. However, proactive measures must be made to harden the server's defenses, and Fail2Ban is one such vital tool for this purpose.

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Like an Apache virtual host, a NGINX virtual host (server block) allows you to host multiple domains or websites on your server. The configuration of NGINX virtual hosts — or server blocks as they are referred to on NGINX — will be covered in this article. The Linux distribution documented in our scenario discussed below will be AlmaLinux.

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In this article we will examine how to integrate a Bitwarden instance with the Cloudflare Access product from Cloudflare, Inc. Adding an additional degree of security and control is typically required for this integration to communicate with the Bitwarden service for password management.

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This article will walk you through the Yarn installation process on AlmaLinux in simple steps. AlmaLinux provides a solid base for a wide range of development projects, and installing Yarn on this platform can help with project dependency management. We will also explore how Liquid Web products can help this installation by offering a reliable hosting environment and competent support.

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Logical volume management (LVM) is a powerful storage administration framework that abstracts the physical layout of storage devices by introducing logical volumes. Taking advantage of the Linux device mapper kernel driver, LVM offers a software version of a storage area network (SAN), allowing for more efficient and flexible storage utilization and management through dynamic resizing and storage allocation.

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An NTP or Network Time Protocol server is a crucial component in networked environments that synchronizes computer and device clocks, ensuring accurate and consistent time for various operations. It obtains precise time information from reliable sources and distributes it to client devices, providing synchronized clocks across the network. This synchronization is vital for log accuracy, security protocols, coordination in distributed systems, and regulatory compliance.

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Email has become an integral part of communication, whether you’re running a small business or you’re a larger corporation. Since email is so widely used in daily life, many assume it’s safe and secure. Yet no one knows where every email comes from — and therein lies the problem. However, email authentication is a best practice that can help alleviate some of the risk. As well, regarding the topic of email security, The top 6 reasons to separate business email from your server article looks at the value of our Premium Email Hosting product offering. It has many advanced features to block cyber threats related to email.

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Redis is a powerful, high-performance, in-memory key-value data storage solution. Primarily leveraged for caching, message brokering, and session storage, Redis ensures swift and efficient data access and manipulation. Its support for diverse data structures, replication, the ability to handle real-time data processing tasks, and seamless scalability make Redis an indispensable solution for modern high-performance applications.

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In today's online world, maintaining website security is vital. With new cyber threats popping up all the time, website owners have to be extra careful to protect their data and keep their visitors' trust. That's where Liquid Web comes in. We're all about making sure your website stays secure, no matter what.

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