Python is one of the easiest languages to learn and use, while at the same time being very powerful. Python is a general-purpose interpreted, interactive, object-oriented, and high-level programming language. The Python input() and raw_input() functions are used to read data [...]
How to Install MongoDB on Ubuntu (4 Steps)
MongoDB is a NoSQL database and an open-source that offers a high performance, high availability, and automatic scaling enterprise database. We can't use SQL (Structured Query Language) to create, retrieve,update and delete data (CRUD), and it does not store data [...]
Terminalizer - Tool to Record Terminal Sessions on Linux
Have you ever thought about how you can record your Linux terminal? Terminalizer is a fancy and highly customizable CLI tool that records and renders terminal activity and can make an animated GIF image from it. It can work well [...]
10 Linux rsync Command to Exclude Files/Directories
Rsync (Remote Sync) is a most commonly used command for copying and synchronizing files and directories remotely as well as locally in Linux/Unix systems. With the help of rsync command you can copy and synchronize your data remotely and locally [...]
How to Setup Plex Media Server on Ubuntu
Plex is a centralized media server that can store all your movies, shows, and other media in one place. As the media server contains all libraries, the server should be attached to storage (say NAS) or high capacity disks. Once you [...]
Linux Netstat Commands with Examples
Netstat is a command line tool that is used to view and monitor network statistics and configurations of a system. This tool is available on both Unix, Linux and Windows NT-based operating systems. Below are some of the activities that [...]
How to Debug HTTP/HTTPS Traffic on Linux
In this article, we'll delve and look how you can debug HTTP/HTTPS traffic on your Linux system. We'll feature OpenSSL and htrace.sh script. htrace.sh is a simple shell script used for debugging HTTP/https traffic tracing. In addition, it can also be [...]
How to Merge PDF Files on Linux
Sometimes, you may have 2 or more PDF files that you need to combine or merge into one so that you can have everything in one place. This will minimize time wasted trying to look for your PDF files which [...]
How to Configure Nginx Server Blocks on Ubuntu 18.04
Nginx Server Blocks allows you to run more than one website on a single machine. With Server Blocks, you can specify the site document root (the directory which contains the website files), create a separate security policy for each site, [...]
How to Create Self-Signed SSL Certificate for Nginx on Ubuntu 18.04
SSL stands for "Secure Sockets Layer", which is the standard security technology meant for creating an encrypted link between a Web server and a Web browser. This link ensures that all information passed between the server and browser remains private [...]
Eksctl - A CLI Tool to Create Kubernetes Cluster on Amazon EKS
In this blog post, we will look at how to use eksctl to create Kubernetes clusters on EKS. eksctl is a command line tool written in Go by weaveworks and based on Amazon's official CloudFormation templates. For those new to EKS, it is [...]
How to Install Neofetch in Ubuntu/Debian/Mint and ArchLinux
Neofetch is a cross-platform, simple shell script that scans for your system’s information and displays it in a terminal, together with an ASCII image or any desired image next to the output. Some of the information displayed includes: Operating System [...]
How to Install and Use YouTube-DL on Ubuntu 18.04
YouTube-DL is a command line tool written in Python to help users download videos from YouTube, Dailymotion, Yahoo, Facebook, Flickr, PressTV and many other sites. YouTube-DL is a cross-platform piece of software, it runs on Windows, Linux/Unix, and macOS. YouTube-DL support [...]
Mkcert - Create SSL Certificates for Local Development on Linux
In this article, I'll explain how to install mkcert, a zero-config tool on our latest Ubuntu system. Mkcert is a simple tool which can be used in making locally trusted certificates. It doesn't require any configuration. It is always dangerous or [...]