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Introduction> Introduction # Nginx is one of the most popular web servers in the world and is responsible for hosting some of the largest and highest-traffic sites on the internet. It is more resource-friendly than Apache in most cases and can be used as a web server or reverse proxy.

Introduction> Introduction # The Apache HTTP server is the most widely-used web server in the world. It provides many powerful features, including dynamically loadable modules, robust media support, and extensive integration with other popular software.

Introduction> Introduction # PostgreSQL, or Postgres, is a relational database management system that provides an implementation of the SQL querying language. It’s standards-compliant and has many advanced features like reliable transactions and concurrency without read locks.

Introduction> Introduction # Version control systems help you share and collaborate on software development projects. Git is one of the most popular version control systems currently available. This tutorial will walk you through installing and configuring Git on an Ubuntu 18.

###Introduction Python is a flexible and versatile programming language, with strengths in scripting, automation, data analysis, machine learning, and back-end development. This tutorial will walk you through installing Python and setting up a programming environment on an Ubuntu 18.

Introduction> Introduction # Designed for data science and machine learning workflows, Anaconda is an open-source package manager, environment manager, and distribution of the Python and R programming languages. This tutorial will guide you through installing Anaconda on an Ubuntu 18.

Introduction> Introduction # The LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) is a group of open source software that is typically installed together to enable a server to host dynamic PHP websites and web apps.

Introduction> Introduction # R is an open-source programming language that specializes in statistical computing and graphics. In this tutorial, we will install R on an Ubuntu 18.04 server. For a more detailed version of this tutorial, with better explanations of each step, please refer to How To Install R on Ubuntu 18.

Introduction> Introduction # Setting your server’s clock and timezone properly is essential in ensuring the healthy operation of distributed systems and maintaining accurate log timestamps. This tutorial will show you how to configure NTP time synchronization and set the timezone on an Ubuntu 14.