Category: open source
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How to use Helm charts with Portainer
With Portainer, deploying Kubernetes services with Helm charts is as simple as it gets. Find out how it’s done. Image: Song_about_summer/Adobe Stock Helm was created to simplify Kubernetes; MicroK8s was created to ease the complexity of Kubernetes deployment; Portainer was created to simplify container deployment. If you put those three things together, you have the…
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How to deploy a self-hosted instance of the Passbolt password manager
A password manager can keep your sensitive information in-house. Here’s how to deploy Passbolt to your data center or cloud-hosted service. Image: Song_about_summer/Adobe Stock Passbolt is a password manager you can use for team collaboration, and it offers plenty of the features you’ve grown accustomed to having at your fingertips, such as a random password…
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How to deploy a container to a remote Docker machine with ServerCat
Find out how ServerCat makes it easy to deploy a container to one or more Docker hosts with batch execution. Image: Sergey Novikov/Adobe Stock ServerCat is one of my favorite tools for remotely accessing and monitoring Linux servers. With a beautifully designed UI and user-friendly structure, anyone can use this tool to access remote Linux…
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6 free alternatives to Microsoft Word
If you’re tired of paying for Microsoft Office features you don’t use, here are free alternatives to Word you can download and start using today. Image: anyaberkut, Getty Images/iStockphoto Microsoft Word has its devotees, but find one person who loves it, and you’ll probably find several who don’t. From redesigns that hide familiar menu items…
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How to deploy Nextcloud 25 on Ubuntu Server 22.04
Image: Myvisuals/Adobe Stock Nextcloud is always pushing the envelope of what on-premises cloud servers can be and do. With their latest release, Nextcloud shifts some of the focus to digital well-being with the help of a complete redesign of the UI. There’s more personalization, more universal access, much-improved applications, a built-in photo uploader and editor,…
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Top CompTIA Linux+ XK0-004 training resources: Learn Linux commands, file structure and more
These CompTIA Linux+ training resources can help you pass the XK0-004 exam. Learn the basics, become familiar with Linux commands, and master file structure. Image: Andreas Prott/Adobe Stock The CompTIA Linux+ XK0-004 exam is one of the most widely recognized certifications for this popular operating system. Since the CompTIA Linux+ XK0-004 exam costs $358 for…
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Navigating complex cloud infrastructures amid growing skills shortage
As cloud infrastructures become more complex, it’s important for organizations to close the skills gap with training and tech investments. Image: anatolir/Adobe Stock Must-read CXO coverage The technical skills gap continues to widen, as evidenced by a recent report by The Linux Foundation, which found that 92% of organizations are struggling to hire talent with…
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Super Container OS is a great option for container deployments
Image: Christian-P. Worring/Adobe Stock Containers are all the rage and show no signs of slowing down. Most enterprise businesses are leaning heavily on containers to do much of the heavy lifting for app and service deployment and for that, admins might tend to use their favorite operating system of choice. But sometimes, that’s like using…
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An intimate but disconnected pairing, Red Hat on edge complexity
Image: Tomasz/Adobe Stock Edge is complex. Once we get past the shuddering enormity and shattering reality of understanding this basic statement, we can perhaps start to build frameworks, architectures and services around the task in front of us. Last year’s State Of The Edge report from The Linux Foundation said it succinctly: “The edge, with…
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The art of the multicloud deployment in your organization
Image: iStock As cloud adoption has constantly been on the rise, it is becoming increasingly risky for organizations to host all of their applications and data on one cloud provider. Risk can be mitigated through multicloud deployment, which spreads resources across multiple cloud providers. Jump to: What is multicloud deployment? Multicloud refers to a deployment…