Boot management can sometimes be a daunting aspect of using Linux systems. However, fear not! With the rise of modern boot managers like systemd-boot, the process has become much more straightforward and efficient. In this blog post, we’ll explore systemd-boot, a popular option that’s gaining traction among Linux enthusiasts. If you’re running Fedora 38 or […]
Quick analysis of a really cheap SSD from China – Berlariberbaris H650 512GB
As of past few years there have been an ever increasing amount of SSDs sold on Aliexpress and Amazon from Chinese brands that you have never heard of – today we are going to be having a look at one of the cheapest such drives from the brand Berlariberbaris. So the first question that may […]
How to run multiple instances of MySQL on RHEL-based distributions
Sometimes you may need to run multiple instances of MariaDB database server on a single bare metal server, which support is provided with the help of the built-in utility mysqld_multi. In many cases, however, the documentation is not spot-on regarding how to utilize this tool. In this blog post, I will show you how to […]
Secure your CentOS 8/Fedora Server by banning SSH root login using Fail2Ban
We’ve all been there and have had pesky bots filling up the SSH logs on our servers with irrelevant login attempts that often make it hard to actually do meaningful things with the logs. Often this issue can be mitigated a bit by changing the port for the SSH daemon, which will definitely decrease the […]