Jeff Wilson

An experienced Linux veteran with many years of experience. Helping other Linux admins with frequent Linux and business-related blog posts on the RoseHosting blog. Techie by choice. Loving nature and travel. Happily married and father of two lovely children.

How to Install Ruby on CentOS 6

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Status: This OS is no longer supported

This article, “How to Install Ruby on CentOS 6,” covers a version of CentOS that reached end of life (EOL) on November 30th, 2020, and is no longer supported. For this reason, this guide is no longer maintained. If you are currently operating a server running CentOS, we highly recommend contacting RoseHosting’s fully managed support to upgrade or migrate to a supported version of AlmaLinux.

See Instead: Although this guide may still be helpful as a reference, it may not be compatible with other CentOS releases. The following RoseHosting tutorial outlines how to install Ruby on Rails with PostgreSQL on AlmaLinux 9.

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How to install and configure JBoss AS with Java and Apache2 as a reverse proxy

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jboss-logoToday we are going to show you how to setup JAVA, JBoss AS and an Apache server acting as a reverse proxy using one of our Debian Virtual Servers. We assume you have a working Apache server in place.

So, what is JBoss ?
JBoss is an open-source application server developed by RedHat based on the J2EE platform for developing and deploying enterprise Java applications, Web applications, Services, Portals and more. The J2EE allows applications to be standardized and modular allowing JAVA to handle many programming aspects when developing an application.

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How to install LAMP on CentOS 6 with phpMyAdmin and APC cache

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Status: This OS is no longer supported

This article, “How to install LAMP on CentOS 6,” covers a version of CentOS that reached end of life (EOL) on November 30th, 2020, and is no longer supported. For this reason, this guide is no longer maintained. If you are currently operating a server running CentOS 6, we highly recommend contacting RoseHosting’s fully managed support to upgrade or migrate to a supported version of AlmaLinux.

See Instead: Although this guide may still be helpful as a reference, it may not be compatible with current AlmaLinux releases. The following RoseHosting tutorial outlines how to install LAMP on CentOS 7.

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Install ownCloud on CentOS 6

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Status: This OS is no longer supported

This article, “Install ownCloud on CentOS 6,” covers a version of CentOS that reached end of life (EOL) on November 30th, 2020, and is no longer supported. For this reason, this guide is no longer maintained. If you are currently operating a server running CentOS 6, we highly recommend contacting RoseHosting’s fully managed support to upgrade or migrate to a supported version of AlmaLinux.

See Instead: This guide might still be helpful as a reference, but may not work on other CentOS releases. The following RoseHosting tutorial outlines How to install ownCloud 8 on a CentOS 7 VPS.

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How to improve your Debian VPS security by using DenyHosts and Logwatch

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DebianWhat is DenyHosts?

It is a python script intended to be run by GNU/Linux system administrators and users to help thwart SSH server attacks which are also known as dictionary based attacks and brute force attacks. It has the ability to run as a daemon and it can automatically block attackers and prevent them from gaining access to your server.

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