Introduction One of the best way for running web applications is with the use of Docker. Also if you want to run several applications you can use the similar which is known as the Docker host. In this scenario you will have to set a reverse proxy in order to expose the Docker which is also an eminent way for running web applications for production ,however you can also run various a lot of applications at the same time on Docker host . You will have to set a reverse proxy because you will show up ports 80 and 443 all over. A reverse proxy Traefik, which is Docker aware helps in self-monitoring of the dashboard. In this particular blog you will get…

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Introduction A high performative and secured operating system also suitable for several server roles is known as FreeBSD. This entire blog is intended to offer a general setup for FreeBSD servers, also at the same time you need to be aware of the fact that the various versions of FreeBSD may have various functionalities. The instructions provided here may not work depending on which version of FreeBSD your server is running. You will be getting information about some basic facts about how to get started with a FreeBSD. Logging in with SSH The very first step you need to take before beginning to configure your FreeBSD server is that you will have to log in. Then you must provide a…

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Introduction Allowing you to administer your server through a simple interface, Webmin is a new modern web control panel for any linux machine and by which you can also change settings for common packages on the fly. By the completion of this tutorial you will learn how to install and configure Webmin on your server and then secure access with the help of a valid certificate using Let’s Encrypt to the interface. You will also get to learn by the course of this blog, that how you can use Webmin in order to add new user accounts, and how can you update all packages from dashboard on your server. Prerequisites If you want to practice accordingly , you will be…

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Introduction In Ansible Unit testing is very much important in order to make surethat roles perform accordingly. This entire process is made easy by Molecule, which helps by allowing you to particularize conditions that test roles against various environments .The use of Ansible, molecule implements roles to a provisionary that helps in deploying the role in a configured environment and therefore calls a verifierto check for configuration drift which will also assure that your role has done all the customization to the environment in that specific case. In this particular blog you will learn how to build an Ansible role that will implement Apache  to a host and configures firewalld  on CentOS 7. If you want to test whether this role…

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Introduction One of the most popular web servers in the world, known for its frequent use as a load balancer and reverse proxy is known as Nginx. It’s more user-friendly more than Apache, and many of the largest and most highly trafficked sites on the internet depend on Nginx to serve their content. In this blog, you will get a demonstration of how to install Nginx on a FreeBSD 11.2 server. Prerequisites You will be needing an access to a server that runs FreeBSD before starting .This blog is mainly written with the help of a server running FreeBSD 11.2 , however it needs to also to be accessed on an older versions of the system and also if you…

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Introduction The ELK stack or also known as The Elastic Stack is an open source software collection which is produced by Elastic and which helps you to analyze, search and visualize logs generated from any source in any format, a practice well known as centralized logging. When you are attempting to identify problems with your servers or applications, as it allows you to search through all of your logs in a single place centralized logging can be very useful. It alo helps you to identify issues that span multiple servers by correlating their logs during a specific time frame. There are four important components of the Elastic Stack and they are as follows: ⦁ Elastic Search: A distributed RESTful search engine which…

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Introduction An open source JavaScript runtime environment for easily building server-side applications is called Node.js. It’s also the runtime that powers many client-side development tools for modern JavaScript frameworks. In this blog you will learn how to set up Node.js programming environment on your local macOS machine using Homebrew and you will be learning how to test your environment out by writing a simple Node.js program. The Essentials You will need a macOS computer running High Sierra or higher with administrative access and an internet connection. The use of macOS Terminal You need to use the command line , in order to install Node.js and run various commands related to developing Node.js applications. The command line is a non-graphical way…

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Introduction A convenient backup tool for Kubernetes clusters that compresses and backs up Kubernetes objects to object storage is called Heptio Ark. It also takes snapshots of your cluster’s Persistent Volumes using your cloud provider’s block storage snapshot features, and can then restore your cluster’s objects and Persistent Volumes to a previous state. StackPointCloud’sDigitalOcean Ark Plugin helps you to use DigitalOcean block storage to snapshot your Persistent Volumes, and Spaces to back up your Kubernetes objects. When running a Kubernetes cluster on DigitalOcean, this allows you to quickly back up your cluster’s state and restore it should disaster strike. In this blog you will learn how to set up and configure the Ark client on a local machine, and deploy the…

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Docker has become a frequently used solution for implementing applications, since past few years. It simplifies implementing and running applications in ephemeral containers. When you are using a LEMP application stack, for instance, with MySQL, PHP, Nginx and also Laravel framework, Docker can surely streamline the setup process. Docker Compose has also simplified the development process by giving the developers access to describe their application services, networks,infrastructures and volumes, in a single file. Docker Compose provides an enormous alternative for accessing multiple “docker” “container” “create” and “docker container run” commands. With the help of this blog , you will know how to build a web application with the help of Laravel framework , also Nginx as the web server and MySQL as the database, everything all together inside…

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Introduction An open-source web application that allows you to publish web-based editions of books and other text-based media so that users can freely read and annotate these texts is known as Manifold .Manifold can be incorporated into classrooms, coding boot camps, workshops, libraries, and other venues where you may want to exchange knowledge through collaborative reading. It is especially suited for the use with open access (OA) materials and open educational resources (OERs). With the funding of Mellon Foundation , manifold was actually made with the scholarly monograph in mind, but many forms of publishing (journals, pamphlets, collections) can be collected, organized, read and annotated on the platform. In this blog you will see how Manifold can be set on…

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