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Security

Configure SSL on Apache with A+ rating

APACHE SSL HTTPS WEBSITE a2enmod ssl a2enmod cgi a2enmod speling a2enmod rewrite a2enmod ssl headers a2disconf apache2-doc systemctl restart apache2 apt-get install python-certbot-apache apt-get install…

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Monitoring

Nagios Core server

Setup Nagios Core server (free license). apt-get install build-essential wget libgd-dev unzip groupadd -g 5666 nagios useradd -u 5666 -g nagios -c "Nagios user for monitoring" -d /usr/local/nagios nagios…

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Linux

Debian (Raspberry Pi) installation

Installing Raspbian/Debian on a Raspberry Pi. Debian ========= # Rasbian Image Lite # Textmode install # After initial boot do a reboot shutdown -r now #System: Password user pi; Hostname; Boot_To_CLI; Disable…

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