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bpd6 Feb 2026

Pro Tip: Test Your Hardware Before Installing Ubuntu

Try Before You Install One of the most powerful features of the Ubuntu installer is the ability to run a full, live version of the desktop directly from the USB

bpd6 Feb 2026

Lock It Down: Creating a Basic Firewall with Iptables on Ubuntu

Control What Comes In and What Goes Out A firewall is your computer s first line of defense against unwanted network traffic. In Ubuntu System Administration G

bpd5 Feb 2026

How to Access Kubernetes Secrets: A Grafana Password Example

Securely Managing and Retrieving Sensitive Information Kubernetes uses a resource called a Secret to store sensitive data like passwords, API keys, and TLS ce

bpd4 Feb 2026

Putting It All Together: The Building Blocks of a CI/CD Pipeline

From Code to a Running Application, Automatically This final chapter of the Ubuntu System Administration Guide brings together several automation concepts to

bpd4 Feb 2026

Deploying Ubuntu Server in the Cloud: A Look at Hetzner and Google Cloud

Get Your Ubuntu Server Online in Minutes All major cloud providers offer Ubuntu Server as a standard option, making it incredibly easy to deploy a public-facing

bpd4 Feb 2026

Integrating OSSEC Security Alerts into Your Elastic Stack

Create a Unified Dashboard for Metrics, Logs, and Security Alerts To achieve a complete overview of your server s health and security, it s powerful to combine

bpd4 Feb 2026

Running Node.js Applications with Docker and MongoDB

Combine the Power of Containers and NoSQL The Ubuntu System Administration Guide offers an excellent example of modern application deployment by showing how t

bpd30 Jan 2026

Deploying a WordPress Blog on Kubernetes

From Docker Compose to a Kubernetes Deployment Learning Kubernetes means learning its declarative API. The Ubuntu System Administration Guide provides a hands

bpd26 Jan 2026

Creating Virtual Network Interfaces and VLANs in Ubuntu

Segment Your Network for Better Security and Organization Even if your server has only one physical network card, you can create multiple virtual interfaces on

bpd23 Jan 2026

Managing VMs with `virsh`: The Ultimate Command-Line Tool

Script and Automate Every Aspect of Your Virtual Machines For powerful, scriptable control over your KVM virtual machines, the Ubuntu System Administration Gui

bpd22 Jan 2026

Essential `kubectl` Commands for Managing Your Kubernetes Cluster

Your Command-Line Interface to Kubernetes `kubectl` is the primary tool you ll use to interact with your Kubernetes cluster. The Ubuntu System Administration G

bpd21 Jan 2026

Advanced Security with a Host-Based Intrusion Detection System (HIDS)

Detecting Unauthorized Changes on Your Server Beyond blocking brute-force attacks, you need a way to know if your server s files have been tampered with. The U