This is a multi-part series. Part 1 (this guide) is the basics of setting up the VPS on Linode. Part 2 covers SSH and Firewalls, and Part 3 covers installing Apache, PHP, MySQL, and setting up a domain name for our Linode VPS. Personally, I use Linode Linux VPS’s (virtual private servers) to run multiple app projects, and websites and for testing certain technologies. Linode is one of the easiest platforms to get started with Linux servers in my opinion and a great place to learn about and deploy your projects. Their interface is well laid out, easy to understand, and they offer many ready-to-go options in their marketplace if you don’t want to start from scratch. ...

If you’re like me, you want to protect your systems from all sorts of attacks. We all know that multi-factor authentication is a great tool to better protect your computers, services, and accounts. This guide will walk you through how to setup a Yubikey on Manjaro Linux. What is Yubikey? Yubikey is a hardware device, typically USB, which serves as a multi-factor authentication method. You plug the device into your USB port and when authenticating to a system, you will tap it. These devices come in various forms, such as USB-A, USB-C, NFC etc. For this guide, I assume you already have a Yubikey device, if not you can grab one from their official site. I’m using the Yubikey 5 NFC for my example. Let’s get started setting up our Yubikey on Manjaro. ...

So you need to deploy PowerShell scripts in Intune, also known as Microsoft Endpoint Manager, or MEM? We’ve got you covered with 3 different ways to get your PowerShell scripts to Intune endpoint machines. We will cover deploying a single PowerShell script to run one time, deploying proactive remediations, and deploying a PowerShell script packaged as a Win32 app. There are a few reasons you may want to deploy PowerShell scripts to Intune endpoint devices, such as Windows 10 computers and servers. ...

If you are setting up a Proxmox Active Directory lab environment and are looking to install a Windows Domain Controller on Proxmox, this is the guide for you. Today we will walk through the installation and configuration of Windows Server 2019 and promote it to be a domain controller, all inside Proxmox. After completing this guide you will have a functional domain controller that you can then manage devices, virtual machines, users, and groups. Let’s go ahead and hop into Proxmox and create a new VM. Be sure to have a Windows Server 2019 ISO to install the OS with before proceeding. If you don’t have that, you can grab an evaluation copy from Microsoft. ...

If you are a C# developer like me and you also use or would like to use Linux as your OS, this guide is for you. Today we will be walking through setting up dotnet in Linux and VSCode. I am using Manjaro Linux as my distribution, you may be able to take away information from this post and apply it to other distributions as well. If you haven’t installed VSCode on Manjaro yet, check out our guide for that as well. We also just added a guide on installing JetBrains Rider for Linux as well, if you prefer a fully featured .NET IDE. ...

If you are a Linux user, then you have probably heard of chmod. But what is it, and how can you use it? Being a Linux user you also know how important the syntax of commands is, so we will discuss the proper chmod syntax that you should use. In this blog post, we will discuss the basics of chmod and show you how to use it in a few simple steps. ...

What is the Tail Command? Linux has a built-in command called tail that can be used to view the last few lines of any file. Tail stands for “tail’ or “finalize” and it is used to show the last few lines of a file or stream. There are several situations when you might want to use tail. For example, you might use it while reading logs from another system, as an archive viewer - which shows the latest part of files - or even as a way of keeping track of changes made in your code by using commit logs. In this article, we will explain everything you need to know about tail command in Linux. ...

How to install Node JS on Linux If you are a Javascript developer and you use Linux, how to install Node.JS is probably a question that you have. Fortunately for you, it is actually easy to install node js on Linux. We already have a guide that explains how to install NodeJS on Manjaro Linux so today we will be explaining how to install Node.JS on Ubuntu and other Debian-based Linux distributions. ...

The browser wars are still real, Chrome and Firefox fanboys stand aside. I actually prefer Edge, as it’s built on Chromium and performs fairly well, and it includes many features like sleeping tabs and fast startup. It also easily syncs my favorites and extensions which is a nice touch. There is something that seems wrong about installing a Microsoft product on Linux, but I already use VS Code, and to be honest, who cares what other people think? I’m installing Edge and if you want to as well, then follow along with me, it’s not too difficult. ...

It’s important to have a VPN connection to protect your machine, privacy, and your information these days. Yes, even on Linux. I am an ExpressVPN customer and was happy to find that installing ExpressVPN on Linux is simple. Why use ExpressVPN? The most important thing when choosing a VPN provider is privacy and security. For me, a “no logging” policy is a must and so are third-party audits of the claims. In late 2022, ExpressVPN had third-party auditors test their no-logging claims and their security, you can review the reports yourself here. Ultimately, it’s up to you who you choose to trust, so do your research on available VPN providers. ...