Debian

Introduction> Introduction # This tutorial will show you how to set up a TLS/SSL certificate from Let’s Encrypt on a Debian 8 server running Apache as a web server. We will also cover how to automate the certificate renewal process using a cron job.

Introduction> Introduction # Node.js is a JavaScript runtime for server-side programming. It allows developers to create scalable backend functionality using JavaScript, a language many are already familiar with from browser-based web development.

Introduction One of the most basic tasks that you should know how to do on a fresh Linux server is add and remove users. When you create a new system, you are often only given the root account by default.

Introduction> Introduction # Django is a free and open-source web framework written in Python that adheres to the model template view (MTV) software architectural pattern. The MTV pattern is Django’s take on the model–view–controller (MVC) pattern.

The author selected the Free and Open Source Fund to receive a donation as part of the Write for DOnations program. Introduction> Introduction # Importing and exporting databases is a common task in software development.

[*]Introduction[*] The programming language Java and the Java virtual machine or JVM are used extensively and required for many kinds of software. This tutorial provides different ways of installing Java on Debian 8: you can download the Default JRE or JDK or the Oracle JDK.

Introduction> Introduction # On October 14th, 2014, a vulnerability in version 3 of the SSL encryption protocol was disclosed. This vulnerability, dubbed POODLE (Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption), allows an attacker to read information encrypted with this version of the protocol in plain text using a man-in-the-middle attack.

Introduction> Introduction # VNC (Virtual Network Computing) is a system that enables users to connect and interact with graphical desktops of remote computers. It can transmit screen updates, and keyboard and mouse events, over the network.

Introduction> Introduction # Git is a version control system distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v.2 since its release in 2005. Git is software used primarily for version control which allows for non-linear development of projects, even ones with large amounts of data.

Introduction> Introduction # Apache Tomcat is an application server that can be used to serve Java applications to web users. It is an open implementation of the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages specs that were developed by Sun Microsystems.

Lemp Stack: Basic Info> Lemp Stack: Basic Info # LEMP stack is a group of open source software to get a VPS up and running. The acronym includes the Linux (L), MySQL (M), and PHP (P) of the more traditional LAMP stack, but switches out Apache for Nginx (pronounced engine x).

Introduction> Introduction # Setting up a functioning firewall is crucial to securing your cloud server. Previously, setting up a firewall was done through complicated or arcane utilities. Many of these utilities (e.

Introduction> Introduction # Node.js is a JavaScript platform for general-purpose programming that allows users to build network applications quickly. By leveraging JavaScript on both the front-end and the back-end, development can be more consistent and be designed within the same system.

Prerequisites> Prerequisites # This tutorial assumes that you have already set up your virtual private server with your operating system of choice (Debian 7 was used for this tutorial; Ubuntu will also work).

What the Red Means> What the Red Means # The lines that the user needs to enter or customize will be in red in this tutorial! The rest should mostly be copy-and-pastable.

Introduction> Introduction # Nginx is an popular HTTP-server alternative to Apache2. It can be used as a reverse proxy, mail server, or web server. According to the Netcraft survey as of July 2015, Nginx currently holds 14% of the market and has had an increasing trend since 2007.

Introduction> Introduction # Putting things off for a while instead of immediately doing them can be considered lazy. In fact, most of the time it probably is. However, there are times when it’s absolutely the right thing to do.

Introduction> Introduction # HTTP redirection is way to point one domain or address to another. There are a few different kinds of redirects, each of which mean something different to the client browser.

Preface> Preface # This tutorial is based on How To Set Up a Postfix E-Mail Server with Dovecot and picks up where the first part ended. Please go through that tutorial first.

Introduction> Introduction # Package management is one of the fundamental features of a Linux system. The packaging format and the package management tools differ from distribution to distribution, but most distributions use one of two core sets of tools.