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  • Understanding TCP/IP: The Backbone of Modern Internet Communication

    The Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is the cornerstone of modern digital communication, forming the underlying structure of the Internet as we know it. This article dives deep into the world of TCP/IP, shedding light on its essential components, operations, and significance in the digital age. The Birth of TCP/IP The conceptualization of TCP/IP emerged…

  • Google Cloud TCP BBR congestion control comes to GCP – your Internet just got faster

    Neal Cardwell Senior Staff Software Engineer Yuchung Cheng Senior Staff Software Engineer C. Stephen Gunn Senior Staff Site Reliability Engineer Soheil Hassas Yeganeh Senior Staff Software Engineer, Google Cloud Van Jacobson Research Scientist Amin Vahdat Google Fellow July 21, 2017 Try Google Cloud Start building on Google Cloud with $300 in free credits and 20+…

  • Oracle Cloud Site-to-Site VPN Overview

    Site-to-Site VPN provides a site-to-site IPSec connection between your on-premises network and your virtual cloud network (VCN). The IPSec protocol suite encrypts IP traffic before the packets are transferred from the source to the destination and decrypts the traffic when it arrives. Site-to-Site VPN was previously referred to as VPN Connect and IPSec VPN. Other secure VPN solutions…

  • Installation guide for Shlink as a Docker Container

    Introduction This tutorial is about the installation of the selfhosted URL shortener Shlink as a Docker Container More Information about Shlink can be found in the Shlink documentation Prerequisites (Cloud-)Server with Debian Hetzner Cloud Hetzner Cloud Docs Tutorial Debian Docker already installed Tutorial Docker Docker Compose installed at /usr/local/bin/docker-compose Tutorial Docker Compose if required, a reverse proxy can be…

  • MobaXterm

    MobaXterm tabbed terminal From this console window, you will be allowed to run the Unix commands you need: ls, cd, grep, awk, tail, cut, sed, wget, rsync, telnet, ssh, rlogin, rsh … All the essential Unix tools are present. If you need a program that is not available in the basic MobaXterm file, you can…

  • A simple installation guide for Nginx Proxy Manager

    Introduction We will be installing Nginx Proxy Manager which is an open-source software made for using the Nginx webserver easily via a user interface. With Nginx Proxy Manager, you’ll be able to create proxy hosts, redirection hosts, streams which are a relatively new feature in Nginx, and 404 hosts. Prerequisites A Hetzner account with your preferred payment…

  • Install and Configure Collabora Online for Nextcloud

    Introduction Collabora can be used to view and edit office documents direct inside the Nextcloud webinterface. This tutorial will describe how to install a own Collabora Online server that can be used with a Nextcloud instance. The Collabora Online server will be configured with Let’s Encrypt to provide access via a valid SSL connection. Prerequisites…

  • Installation and configuration of Puppet Master and Agent

    Introduction Puppet is an open-source configuration management tool that allows users to configure any number of servers in an automated way. This tutorial covers the basic steps to set up a Puppet Master / Agent environment on Ubuntu 20.04. This tutorial does not cover the master / agent configuration options in their entirety, nor does it…

  • How-to: Install Fedora CoreOS at Hetzner Cloud

    Introduction This tutorial will guide you how to provision vServer machines at Hetzner Cloud with the latest version of Fedora CoreOS, using Terraform Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Prerequisites Basic knowledge about the Hetzner Cloud Hetzner Cloud API token generated at Hetzner Cloud Console terraform CLI installed Step 1 – Install Terraform Hetzner Cloud Provider Create a new folder as the working…

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