Ubuntu Server Cookbook

Authenticating Ejabberd users with LDAP

Ubuntu server logins with LDAP

Installing phpLDAPadmin

Installing OpenLDAP

Introduction

Chapter 14. Centralized Authentication Service

Setting performance benchmarks

Monitoring storage

Monitoring the network

Monitoring memory and swap

Monitoring the CPU

Introduction

Chapter 13. Performance Monitoring

Installing OwnCloud self-hosted cloud storage

Installing Mattermost – a self-hosted slack alternative

Installing Hackpad a collaborative document editor

Installing the VNC server

Introduction

Chapter 12. Collaboration Tools

Automating common tasks with Git hooks

Creating a repository with GitLab

Adding users to the GitLab server

Installing GitLab your own Git hosting

Creating repository clones

Receiving updates with Git pull

Synchronizing the repository with a remote server

Storing file revisions with Git commit

Creating a local repository with Git CLI

Installing Git

Introduction

Chapter 11. Git Hosting

Chat server with Node.js

Enabling group chat

Creating web client with Strophe.js

Configuring the Ejabberd installation

Creating users and connecting with the XMPP client

Installing Ejabberd

Introduction

Chapter 10. Communication Server with XMPP

Streaming music with Ampache

Enabling API access for remote streaming

Setting on-the-fly transcoding

Uploading contents and creating catalogs

Installing the Ampache server

Introduction

Chapter 9. Streaming with Ampache

Securing Docker containers

Monitoring Docker containers

Deploying WordPress using a Docker network

Understanding Docker volumes

Creating images with a Dockerfile

Starting and managing Docker containers

Installing Docker

Networking with LXD

Setting resource limits on LXD containers

Managing LXD containers – advanced options

Managing LXD containers

Deploying your first container with LXD

Installing LXD the Linux container daemon

Introduction

Chapter 8. Working with Containers

Managing services with Juju

Installing Juju a service orchestration framework

Launching a virtual instance with OpenStack

Adding a cloud image to OpenStack

Setting up your own cloud with OpenStack

Managing virtual machines with virsh

Creating virtual machine with KVM

Introduction

Chapter 7. Cloud Computing

Installing the Network File System

Troubleshooting the Samba server

Performance tuning the Samba server

Synchronizing files with Rsync

Installing the secure FTP server

Adding users to the Samba server

Installing the Samba server

Introduction

Chapter 6. Network Storage

Storing and retrieving data with MongoDB

Installing MongoDB

Troubleshooting MySQL

Creating MySQL replicas for scaling and high availability

Optimizing MySQL performance – configuration

Optimizing MySQL performance – queries

Setting backups

Installing web access for MySQL

Adding users and assigning access rights

Importing and exporting bulk data

Storing and retrieving data with MySQL

Installing relational databases with MySQL

Introduction

Chapter 5. Handling Databases

Installing the Zimbra mail server

Troubleshooting the mail server

Mail filtering with spam-assassin

Adding e-mail accounts

Enabling IMAP and POP3 with Dovecot

Sending e-mails with Postfix

Introduction

Chapter 4. Working with Mail Servers

Troubleshooting the web server

Securing the web server

Benchmarking and performance tuning of Apache

Setting HTTPs on Nginx

Load balancing with Nginx

Setting Nginx as a reverse proxy

Installing Nginx with PHP_FPM

Securing web traffic with HTTPS

Hosting multiple websites with a virtual domain

Serving dynamic contents with PHP

Installing and configuring the Apache web server

Introduction

Chapter 3. Working with Web Servers

Discussing Ubuntu security best practices

Securing against brute force attacks

Securing a network with uncomplicated firewall

Securing remote access with OpenVPN

Troubleshooting network connectivity

Tuning the TCP stack

Discussing load balancing with HAProxy

Being on time with NTP

Hiding behind the proxy with squid

Installing the DNS server

Installing the DHCP server

Connecting to a network with a static IP

Introduction

Chapter 2. Networking

Securing user accounts

Setting up public key authentication

Setting resource limits with limits.conf

Getting root privileges with sudo

Managing file permissions

Deleting a user account

Adding group members

Creating a group

Creating user accounts in batch mode

Creating a user account

Introduction

Chapter 1. Managing Users and Groups

Customer support

Reader feedback

Conventions

Sections

Who this book is for

What you need for this book

What this book covers

Preface

eBooks discount offers and more

www.PacktPub.com

About the Author

Credits

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封面

版权页

Credits

About the Author

www.PacktPub.com

eBooks discount offers and more

Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Sections

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

Chapter 1. Managing Users and Groups

Introduction

Creating a user account

Creating user accounts in batch mode

Creating a group

Adding group members

Deleting a user account

Managing file permissions

Getting root privileges with sudo

Setting resource limits with limits.conf

Setting up public key authentication

Securing user accounts

Chapter 2. Networking

Introduction

Connecting to a network with a static IP

Installing the DHCP server

Installing the DNS server

Hiding behind the proxy with squid

Being on time with NTP

Discussing load balancing with HAProxy

Tuning the TCP stack

Troubleshooting network connectivity

Securing remote access with OpenVPN

Securing a network with uncomplicated firewall

Securing against brute force attacks

Discussing Ubuntu security best practices

Chapter 3. Working with Web Servers

Introduction

Installing and configuring the Apache web server

Serving dynamic contents with PHP

Hosting multiple websites with a virtual domain

Securing web traffic with HTTPS

Installing Nginx with PHP_FPM

Setting Nginx as a reverse proxy

Load balancing with Nginx

Setting HTTPs on Nginx

Benchmarking and performance tuning of Apache

Securing the web server

Troubleshooting the web server

Chapter 4. Working with Mail Servers

Introduction

Sending e-mails with Postfix

Enabling IMAP and POP3 with Dovecot

Adding e-mail accounts

Mail filtering with spam-assassin

Troubleshooting the mail server

Installing the Zimbra mail server

Chapter 5. Handling Databases

Introduction

Installing relational databases with MySQL

Storing and retrieving data with MySQL

Importing and exporting bulk data

Adding users and assigning access rights

Installing web access for MySQL

Setting backups

Optimizing MySQL performance – queries

Optimizing MySQL performance – configuration

Creating MySQL replicas for scaling and high availability

Troubleshooting MySQL

Installing MongoDB

Storing and retrieving data with MongoDB

Chapter 6. Network Storage

Introduction

Installing the Samba server

Adding users to the Samba server

Installing the secure FTP server

Synchronizing files with Rsync

Performance tuning the Samba server

Troubleshooting the Samba server

Installing the Network File System

Chapter 7. Cloud Computing

Introduction

Creating virtual machine with KVM

Managing virtual machines with virsh

Setting up your own cloud with OpenStack

Adding a cloud image to OpenStack

Launching a virtual instance with OpenStack

Installing Juju a service orchestration framework

Managing services with Juju

Chapter 8. Working with Containers

Introduction

Installing LXD the Linux container daemon

Deploying your first container with LXD

Managing LXD containers

Managing LXD containers – advanced options

Setting resource limits on LXD containers

Networking with LXD

Installing Docker

Starting and managing Docker containers

Creating images with a Dockerfile

Understanding Docker volumes

Deploying WordPress using a Docker network

Monitoring Docker containers

Securing Docker containers

Chapter 9. Streaming with Ampache

Introduction

Installing the Ampache server

Uploading contents and creating catalogs

Setting on-the-fly transcoding

Enabling API access for remote streaming

Streaming music with Ampache

Chapter 10. Communication Server with XMPP

Introduction

Installing Ejabberd

Creating users and connecting with the XMPP client

Configuring the Ejabberd installation

Creating web client with Strophe.js

Enabling group chat

Chat server with Node.js

Chapter 11. Git Hosting

Introduction

Installing Git

Creating a local repository with Git CLI

Storing file revisions with Git commit

Synchronizing the repository with a remote server

Receiving updates with Git pull

Creating repository clones

Installing GitLab your own Git hosting

Adding users to the GitLab server

Creating a repository with GitLab

Automating common tasks with Git hooks

Chapter 12. Collaboration Tools

Introduction

Installing the VNC server

Installing Hackpad a collaborative document editor

Installing Mattermost – a self-hosted slack alternative

Installing OwnCloud self-hosted cloud storage

Chapter 13. Performance Monitoring

Introduction

Monitoring the CPU

Monitoring memory and swap

Monitoring the network

Monitoring storage

Setting performance benchmarks

Chapter 14. Centralized Authentication Service

Introduction

Installing OpenLDAP

Installing phpLDAPadmin

Ubuntu server logins with LDAP

Authenticating Ejabberd users with LDAP