Introduction Firewalld is a firewall management solution that is available to many Linux distributions. It serves as an interface to the iptables packet filter system provided by the Linux kernel. In this guide, you will learn how to configure a firewall for your server. We will also show you the basics of managing the firewall with the firewall-cmd administration tool. …
Locating Files on your Linux VPS System with Whereis, Which, Whatis, Readlink and Find
Introduction The Linux system is filе-bаѕеd. This means that when you work long еnоugh with it, уоu mау find уоurѕеlf not knowing where a сеrtаin filе rеѕidеѕ. Therefore, it will be useful to know how to quickly and efficiently locate the files you need at any given moment. This will increase your performance and save you a lot of time. …
OAuth 2: An Introduction and Basic Guidelines
What is OAuth 2? The IETF OAuth 2.0 is an authorization framework that aims to give third-party applications limited access to a given HTTP service. A good place to start when trying to learn about OAuth 2 is to go through its specifications. Thus, you can maximize the functionality you get out of it. If you need to access certain …
How to Read and Set Environmental and Shell Variables on a Linux VPS
The majority of the tech community enjoys interacting with systems through the command-line interface (CMD) or shell. Generally, it makes their work easier. For instance, you can create a shell command that can execute several tasks automatically as opposed to having to click through several buttons of a GUI. When you launch a shell or CMD program, it compiles several …
How to Ensure Security While Transferring Files With The Help Of SFTP
When you need to transfer data and files between two computers, there are two protocols that can finish the job. Тhe typically used method is the FTP or the File Transfer Protocol. However, rising concerns over the security of data moved from one device to another have encouraged the use of SFTP. SFTP stands for Secure File Transfer Protocol. It …
Utilizing Rsync to Sync Local and Remote Directories on a VPS
Maintaining copies of the same files between two directories residing in different directories or computers is quite tasking. At the basic level, you will have to work on a file, then manually copy and replace it in the other directory. Such a process takes more time and bandwidth which can be avoided. You can use Rsync to solve this issue. …
Listing and Deleting Iptables Firewall Rules
Iptables is the primary firewall that comes with most of the Linux distros by default. It’s responsible for handling network security. It works by comparing the data packets against a set of rules, instructing the system to accept, refuse, or forward a connection according to the rules. In this tutorial, we will show you how to list and delete rules, …
How to Use Roles and Manage Permissions in PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL is an open-source DBMS which in turn uses SQL. It’s a very powerful tool that is used to manage applications and host web data on VPS. In this tutorial, you will learn how to manage permissions in PostgreSQL. It will help you to provide your application roles the required permissions. We will perform this tutorial using PostgreSQL on a …
CloudSigma Strengthens its Position on the German Cloud Market with New Partner EU-HUB Network
Frankfurt, Germany, November 2020 –CloudSigma is excited to announce a new partnership in the DACH region with Frankfurt-based Hightech Distributor EU-HUB Network. EU-HUB Network specializes in reselling innovative software and IT services developed in Europe to customers in the EU and more notably in Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland. Why Join Forces Partnering with EU-HUB Network further positions CloudSigma as a …
How To Use SSH to Connect to a Remote Server in Ubuntu
What is SSH? SSH means Secure Shell. With SSH you can access remote machines in a secure way since the connection is encrypted. With the ssh command from the Linux terminal, we can connect to remote Linux servers and work as if it were our computer. At the end of this tutorial, you should have a full understanding of how …
Manage Systemd Services and Units with Systemctl
Introduction Sуѕtеmd is an init ѕуѕtеm аnd system mаnаgеr thаt has gained a lot of popularity recently. More than that, it is bесоming thе new ѕtаndаrd for Linux mасhinеѕ. Although thеrе are legitimate dоubtѕ аѕ tо whеthеr systemd iѕ аn imрrоvеmеnt оvеr traditional SуѕV initialization systems, most diѕtributiоnѕ have аlrеаdу switched tо ѕуѕtеmd, оr plan tо do so. In ѕhоrt, …
How to Install Anaconda on Ubuntu 18.04 in Six Simple Steps
Introduction Anaconda is an open-source package manager and framework for handling machine learning and data science workflows. It also helps to distribute some programming languages like Python and R. With over 7500 different scientific data packages, Anaconda helps process large-scale data, scientific computing, and predictive analysis. This package is available as a free and paid version. In this tutorial, we …