SSH (Secure Shell) is a popular and widely used tool for remote login and file transfers over insecure networks, that uses encryption to secure the connection between a client and a server. Read Also:…

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PostgreSQL (sometimes referred to as Postgres) is the most advanced open-source general-purpose and object-relational database system with a proven architecture that runs on all major operating systems. It is a high performance, stable, scalable…

A well-known means to improve the efficiency of modern computer applications is by enabling caching. Caching simply means keeping active data in a temporary store to make it easier and faster to access and…

The sudo command gives a technique for providing trusted users with administrative permission to a Linux system without sharing the root user password. When users permitted this technique precede an administrative command with sudo…

Apache, popularly referred to as the Apache HTTP server, is a free and open-source cross-platform web server maintained by the Apache Foundation. It is the leading web server commanding a 35% market share on…

Netcat (or nc in short) is a simple yet powerful networking command-line tool used for performing any operation in Linux related to TCP, UDP, or UNIX-domain sockets. Netcat can be used for port scanning,…

MariaDB is an open-source and popular relational database management system (RDBMS) made by the original developers of MySQL. It is a fast, scalable and robust database system, with a rich ecosystem of storage engines,…

In Linux and other Unix-like systems, the root account has the highest access rights on the system. It is used specifically for system administration purposes. The root user (sometimes referred to as the superuser)…

A “LEMP” stack is a mixture of open-source software that is typically installed on a Linux server to deploy dynamic applications. This term is an acronym that represents the Linux operating system, Nginx web…