Linux Tutorials
Rocky Linux is a free, open-source Linux distribution that was created as a direct replacement for CentOS, following Red Hat’s decision to shift CentOS to a rolling-release model with CentOS Stream. Named after Rocky McGaugh, one of the early contributors to CentOS, Rocky Linux is designed to be fully compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), offering a stable and reliable platform for enterprise and server environments. It was founded by Gregory Kurtzer, one of the original CentOS creators, and is maintained by the Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation. The project is community-driven and aims to provide a long-term, secure operating system with predictable release cycles, making it a popular choice for organizations seeking a free RHEL alternative.
Percona XtraDB Cluster is a fully open-source database clustering solution for MySQL. Percona XtraDB Cluster provides synchronous replication, multi-source replication, automatic node provisioning, automatic SSL encryption configuration, and optimized performance.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to set up an IKEv2 IPSec VPN using strongSwan using EAP-MSCHAPv2 authentication along with Let’s Encrypt SSL certificates on a Rocky Linux 9 server. You will also learn how to connect to the VPN using Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android clients.
MongoDB is an open-source, cross-platform, and distributed NoSQL (Non-SQL or Non-Relational) database system. In this tutorial, you will install MongoDB NoSQL Database on Rocky Linux 9 server.
NetBox is an Infrastructure Resource Modelling (IRM) software designed for network automation and infrastructure engineering. In this tutorial, you will install NetBox IRM (Infrastructure Resource Management) on a Rocky Linux 9 server.
ERPNext is an open-source Enterprise ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system. In this tutorial, you will install the ERPNext on a Rocky Linux 9 server and then secure your installation with SSL/TLS certificates via Certbot and Letsencrypt.
In this tutorial, we will cover how to block certain packages from being installed or upgraded and how to block specific versions of packages or kernels from being installed.
Jenkins is an open-source automation tool for Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD). is entirely written in Java with the support of more than 1000 plugins for building, deploying, and automating your project.
Nessus is an open-source network vulnerability scanner for vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and ethical hacking. It uses the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) architecture and is one of the most comprehensive vulnerability scanners on the market. This guide describes how to install Nessus Security Scanner on the Rocky Linux server. Also, this will helps you to set up the Nessus CLI that allows you to manage Nessus via the terminal command line. And lastly, this also describes how to scan the server with Nessus.
LibreNMS is a monitoring tool that supports auto-discovery with multiple protocols, including SNMP, ARP, OSPF, and BGP. In this guide, you will learn how to install the LibreNMS monitoring tool on the Rocky Linux server. This guide includes the installation of the LEMP Stack (Nginx, MariaDB, and PHP-FPM) and the basic configuration of the SNMP service.
GlassFish is a free and open-source implementation of the Java EE Platform developed by Eclipse. In this tutorial, we will install the GlassFish Java Application Server with Nginx reverse proxy on Rocky Linux.