Creating a SWAP partition in Debian/Ubuntu Linux

Add some swap space to your server as a defence against out-of-memory issues in apps. We shall discuss adding a swap file to a Debian/Ubuntu...

Install latest PHP on Debian

The Debian default repository does not contain latest PHP. But it can be installed via PHP repository  Why Debian system doesn't contain...

Python script to convert, resize, and compress images in bulk

Here is the modified version of the Python script created by Mr. A.J. Tomson, Librarian, Devagiri College, Kozhikode. It was helpful for cre...

Muon SSH Terminal/SFTP client

Muon (previously known as Snowflake) is a graphical SFTP client and terminal emulator with helpful utilities. It provide an enhanced SFTP fi...

How to set static IP address on Debian/Ubuntu Linux

The first thing you must do is locate the name of your network device, DHCP IP address and default Gateway. For that, issue the commands and...

Install Docker, Docker-Compose and NGinx Proxy Manager on Debian

Docker and Docker Compose Docker was confusing to me initially.  I really just didn't get it.  I didn't understand what it was.  But...

External Access to a Local Server via a Cloudflare Tunnel

In this blog post, I explain how to access your local server (that can be your Koha server) from outside your network using a free service c...

RustDesk: A self-hosted AnyDesk/TeamViewer Alternative

RustDesk is an open source, remote desktop system that gives you control of your own server, and client software. If you've ever used Te...

Fix Warning: apt-key is deprecated. Manage keyring files in trusted.gpg.d instead in Ubuntu

When adding the Koha repository and its key, you might see a warning; this is a security measure, not a problem. Starting with Ubuntu 20.10,...

Setting Up and Securing a Cloud Server

What is a cloud server? A cloud server is a computer server that has been virtualized, making its resources accessible to users remotely ove...