by Zen Admin | Apr 15, 2025 | Articles, DevOps, Linux, System Administration, Tutorials
If you’re looking for lightweight, self-hosted, and S3-compatible object storage, MinIO is one of the best solutions available. Whether you need it for storing backups, logs, media files, or cloud-native applications, MinIO provides a fast, scalable, and secure...
by Zen Admin | Apr 15, 2025 | Articles, Linux, System Administration, Tutorials
System administrators manage the backbone of the digital world—ensuring that systems run efficiently, securely, and without unnecessary downtime. One of the most powerful tools in a Linux system administrator’s toolkit is shell scripting. It allows repetitive...
by Zen Admin | Mar 18, 2025 | Linux, Security, System Administration
SSH (Secure Shell) is a powerful tool for remotely accessing Linux systems, but its default configuration can leave your server vulnerable to attacks. In this guide, we’ll walk through three key steps to harden your SSH setup: changing the default port, restricting...
by Zen Admin | Mar 14, 2025 | Linux, System Administration
Managing disk space is a crucial task for any Linux user or admin. Two command-line tools, df and du, make it easy to monitor disk usage. While they both deal with space, they serve different purposes. Here’s how to use them effectively. df: Disk Free Overview The df...
by Zen Admin | Mar 14, 2025 | Linux, System Administration, Tutorials
When it comes to text processing in Unix-like environments, awk and sed are two powerhouse tools that often confuse newcomers due to their overlapping capabilities. While both are designed to manipulate text, they serve distinct purposes and shine in different...
by Zen Admin | Mar 11, 2025 | Ansible, DevOps, Linux, System Administration
In today’s fast-paced digital world, launching a website that can handle high traffic with rock-solid stability is a must. Whether you’re running a blog, an e-commerce platform, or a dynamic web app, the LAMP stack—Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP—remains a go-to...
