Knowledgebase

If you're choosing a RHEL-compatible Linux distribution for your VPS, understanding the CentOS...

Both distribution families are excellent, production-proven choices for a VPS — the right...

This reference covers frequently-encountered AlmaLinux/Rocky Linux-specific error messages and...

dnf-automatic provides automated package updates for AlmaLinux/Rocky Linux, similar in purpose to...

Beyond basic SELinux troubleshooting, deploying a custom application sometimes requires creating...

firewalld is the default firewall management tool on AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux, using a...

This guide covers the essential first steps after deploying a new AlmaLinux or Rocky Linux VPS...

This guide adapts the core SSH and security hardening practices to AlmaLinux/Rocky Linux's...

On RHEL-family distributions, Apache is packaged as httpd rather than apache2 — a naming...

This guide covers installing Docker Engine on AlmaLinux or Rocky Linux, including the firewalld...

This guide covers installing and securing MariaDB (the default database in RHEL-family...

This guide covers installing and configuring Nginx on AlmaLinux or Rocky Linux, including the...

AlmaLinux/Rocky Linux's default repositories often ship an older PHP version than actively...

AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux ship PostgreSQL in their own repositories, but usually not the newest...

If you're still running a CentOS Linux 8 (or earlier) server, migrating to AlmaLinux or Rocky...

Upgrading between major AlmaLinux/Rocky Linux versions (e.g. 8 to 9) is a more involved process...

This guide covers installing Certbot and obtaining free Let's Encrypt SSL certificates on...

Network bonding/teaming combines multiple network interfaces for redundancy or increased...

Node.js isn't included in the base AlmaLinux/Rocky Linux repositories at current versions —...

Podman is a daemonless container engine, native to and well-supported on the RHEL family —...

AlmaLinux/Rocky Linux ship with Python 3 pre-installed for system use, but application...

Redis is a popular in-memory data store commonly used for caching and session storage —...

LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL/MariaDB, PHP) remains a common, well-understood stack for traditional...

Setting up Postfix on AlmaLinux/Rocky Linux follows the same core concepts as other...

k3s is a lightweight, certified Kubernetes distribution well-suited for smaller-scale deployments...

firewalld's zone-based model differs meaningfully from simpler firewall tools, leading to some...

dnf is the package manager on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux and the rest of the RHEL family — what...

EPEL (Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux) significantly expands the software available on...

SELinux (Security-Enhanced Linux) is a mandatory access control system enabled by default on...