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 24, 2025 | ARM64, DevOps, Docker, Linux, Tutorials, VPS
In our previous post, we tackled how to build a scalable Kubernetes cluster on ARM VPS servers. In this post, we will tackle the reason we use Kubernetes at all: Scalability. Scaling Workloads with Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA) The Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA)...
by Zen Admin | Mar 24, 2025 | ARM64, DevOps, Docker, Linux, Tutorials, VPS
Introduction In recent years, ARM-based virtual private servers (VPS) have emerged as a powerful alternative to traditional x86-based cloud infrastructure. ARM processors, known for their efficiency and cost-effectiveness, now support a variety of workloads, including...
by Zen Admin | Mar 24, 2025 | ARM64, DevOps, Linux, Tutorials, VPS
The fediverse is buzzing with activity, and Mastodon has emerged as one of the most popular decentralized social networking platforms. Unlike centralized platforms like Twitter or Facebook, Mastodon allows you to take control of your social media experience by hosting...
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...