In my previous article, I explained that I had to reinstall Ubuntu 24.04 LTS on a new computer. During the first apt upgrade, I was quite disappointed to see (a ghost) an ads in the shell !
Recently, I reinstalled Ubuntu 24.04 LTS on a new computer. After installing all the updates using apt update, imagine my disappointment when I realized I wasn't up to date and couldn't be...
Hi! Today I'm going to talk to you about images in WebP format. Why? Because I recently had to migrate a server with 100 GB of image files (jpg and png). This is a significant S3 storage cost, it takes a monstrous amount of time to make backups, and for some large files, it destroys the performance of your websites or applications. By the way, the loading time of a web page is taken into account by Google, and a 50 MB image will penalize your SEO. I looked for a way to reduce the size of all this, and I'll explain everything.
I was recently asked to bring back an enterprise server managed and hosted by an IT service provider. Here is a method to clone a server that is simple, effective, imperfect, but still has its advantages.
In this article, we'll introduce a set of tools to set up a reverse proxy that handles HTTPS.
When creating a VM and opening a port doesn’t work, it's often necessary to perform multiple tedious manual checks (network, firewall, fail2ban, etc.). Netcat (nc) greatly simplifies this process by allowing you to test the accessibility of a port on a remote host. I’m offering a bash script called "Alive" that automates these tests in a loop, with immediate visual feedback on the connection status. This script is useful for monitoring ports during service installations, reboots, and more.
Welcome to this new space where I'll be sharing my knowledge and experiences with Linux admin, virtualization, and open-source services.
