Harry Hill
Content Writer (I’m Harry, the CTO of OperaVPS and a Senior Linux System Administrator with a strong background in systems engineering, DevOps, and cloud infrastructure. Since 2020, I’ve been sharing advanced insights on topics like virtualization technologies, Linux performance tuning, and secure server deployment. My focus is on delivering in-depth content for developers and professionals who want scalable, reliable, and efficient solutions.
How to Use APT Package Manager in Ubuntu
As a free and open-source Linux distribution based on Debian, Ubuntu comes with a comprehensive package management system. To install, upgrade, configure, and remove software, management tools are required to manage the packages. The Advanced Packaging Tool (APT) is one of them. In this article, you will learn How to Use APT Package Manager in […]
How to Use Port Knocking in Linux to Secure SSH Server
Knock-Knock! Do you need to protect your Linux system from automated port scanners to secure the SSH server? Join us with this guide to learn How to Use Port Knocking in Linux to Secure SSH Server. By creating a connection attempt on a set of predetermined closed ports, port knocking is a technique used in […]
Use Time Command in Linux
Use Time Command in Linux measures the duration a command takes to execute. It shows real time elapsed, user CPU time, and system CPU time, helping developers analyze performance and optimize scripts efficiently in a Linux environment. 🤖AI Overview: Use Time Command in Linux to measure how long a specific command or process takes to […]
Use Linux File Command to Determine File Type
Managing data and files is one of the tasks of Linux system administrators for their better performance in the direction of their goals. Managing data and files in Linux systems is not as simple as you think. Linux includes various standard files such as Symbolic link, Regular, Directory, Block special, FIFO special, and Character special, […]
How to Use the ifconfig Command in Linux
The ifconfig command is a Linux tool used to configure and manage network interfaces. It enables viewing interface status, assigning IP addresses, setting netmasks, and controlling hardware addresses to assist in network setup and debugging. Using the ifconfig command, you can do the following: Management and configuration of network interfaces Access to network configuration information […]
How to Update Ubuntu
Updating Ubuntu to its latest version is not a difficult process and even does not need high technical knowledge. As a popular distribution of Linux, Ubuntu is used by users who are not advanced in Linux. It offers two simple and quick ways to update Ubuntu. Command-line and Software Updater are two methods that satisfy […]
How To Install LEMP On CentOS 8
LEMP is Linux, Nginx (Engine X), MariaDB/MySQL, and PHP. In this article, we will check how to install LEMP on CentOS 8. Lemp includes a set of free and open-source tools for using high-traffic dynamic websites.
How To Install MariaDB On Debian 9
MariaDB is a database system that is a MySQL branch and uses MariaDB Storage Engine as a storage engine. At the beginning of the database’s entry into the market, experts and programmers did not welcome it, believing that it did not have the power to compete with MySQL.
How To Convert CentOS To CloudLinux
Nowadays, cPanel is the most popular hosting platform control panel that allows you to manage hundreds of websites according to your resources without any problem. Now imagine how many of these websites can be infected and what if they infect other websites on the same server? This is where CloudLinux OS comes in. CloudLinux is […]