Category: Blog

Blog Container Rocky Linux
18. March 2022

Install Docker Compose on CentOS Stream 8

This guide will show you how to Install the Latest Docker Compose on CentOS Stream 8. Docker Compose is a tool designed to define and release multicontainer applications. With Compose, you can create a YAML file to define the services that you can start or stop with a single command. Definitely, access to the Terminal as a user with sudo privileges. Step 1: You need […]

Blog ESXi VMware
17. March 2022

VMware ESXi 7.0 – Remove Host Client session timeout

In VMware ESXi 7.0 the Host Client Web Interface session timeouts automatically every 15 minutes and then you have to log back in to the ESXi Host Client Web Interface again. To avoid this tedious situation you can increase the session timeout changing an advanced configuration parameter in the ESXi Host Client Web Interface. !!! WARNING !!! For security reasons, timouts should be kept low and not removed. Using your […]

Blog Container Rocky Linux
15. March 2022

Install Docker on CentOS Stream 8

In this Tutorial I will show you how to install Docker on CentOS Stream 8. Docker is a popular open source tool that provides a portable and consistent runtime environment for software applications. Docker uses containers as isolated environments in user space that run at the operating system level and share the file system and system resources. There are two editions of Docker available. Community […]

Blog VMware
8. March 2022

How to back up ESXi host configuration

This article provides steps to back up and restore the ESXi host configuration. There are two conditions that need to be satisfied: 1 – The destination build number of the host matches the build from which the backup was taken.2 – The UUID of the host remains the same. You can backup and restore the host configuration using one of these methods: ESXi Command line […]

Advanced Tutorials Blog Linux Rocky Linux
1. March 2022

Update to Python 3.9 on CentOS Stream 8

In today’s guide you’ll learn to install Python 3.9 on CentOS Stream 8 Linux system. Python is general-purpose, interpreted and high-level programming language originally created by Guido van Rossum. Python is created for simplicity, deep integration and great extensibility. You can achieve much more with Python using powerful libraries and tools, including Django, Pygame, Matplotlib, Plotly, e.t.c. In the next steps we look at the […]

Blog Dell VMware
24. February 2022

Dell EMC PowerEdge Server TPM Support on vSphere 7.0

TPM stands for Trusted Platform Module. It is a chip that provides basic security functions on a hardware basis. It can be used to ensure the integrity of a system and platforms such as computers and servers or other electronic devices like smartphones. The chip is protected against manipulation by security mechanisms and, for example, generates, provides, stores or controls the use of cryptographic keys. […]

Blog Linux Rocky Linux
22. February 2022

RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 enable SSH service

The following article will explain how to install and start SSH service on RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 system. SSH is a client-server service providing secure encrypted connections over the network connection. Step 1: install the openssh package: Step 2: Start the OpenSSH service by executing the following command: Step 3: Check the status of the sshd service: Step 4: Enable the SSH service to start […]

Advanced Tutorials Blog Debian
18. February 2022

How to Update to PHP 8.1 for WordPress Site on Debian 10 / 11

In this article I am going to show you how I managed to update to PHP 8.1 for my WordPress Site. I am running this WordPress site on top of Debian 10. I had this notification on the WordPress dashboard telling that I should upgrade my PHP to the latest version. I was running PHP 7.3. As you notice on the picture above, PHP Update […]

Blog Linux Rocky Linux
15. February 2022

How to configure a static IP address on RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 Linux

There are many cases in which we may want to set a static IP for a network interface. In Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, network interfaces are managed by the NetworkManager daemon, so to change a network interface settings we must somehow interact with it. In this tutorial we will see how can we set a static IP address, gateway and dns server for a NIC. […]

Advanced Tutorials Blog Debian
12. February 2022

Install and Configure GitLab CE on Debian 10 / 11

This guide will walk you through the steps to Install GitLab CE on Debian 10/11. GitLab Community Edition (CE) is an open-source application for hosting Git repositories in your own infrastructure. With GitLab you can do project planning and source code management to CI/CD and monitoring. GitLab has evolved to become a complete DevOps platform, delivered as a single application. The next sections will cover the steps to be […]