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Configuring log rotation on Linux with logrotate

Published:  12/07/2022 09:50
When doing any kind of custom logging, you'll need custom log rotation to make sure all of your storage space isn't being used up by tons of old logging data, here's how to do it

Dissecting the "find" utility (Linux, MacOS)

Published:  02/05/2022 15:30
When searching for files and directories on a Linux (or MacOS) box, the most reliable way is to use a program called "find". However very few people (including myself some time ago) really know how to use it to its fullest. Let's learn more about the command's anatomy and some practical recipes along with it.

Practical tmux copy pasting

Published:  11/02/2022 17:25
Following up on our introduction to tmux, here's a quick practical note on copy pasting and issues you may encounter doing that.

Combining containers into pods with Podman

Published:  14/12/2021 17:20
Podman is able to emulate the concept of pod borrowed from the Kubernetes world, let's explore how it goes.

Increasing container services security with Podman

Published:  18/09/2021 14:30
Podman is getting more and more attention as a lighter and arguably safer alternative to Docker and it's incredibly easy to install as a drop in replacement on a Linux system.

Windows SSH setup for multiple server access and key pair authentication

Published:  05/08/2021 12:18
We go over a simple setup you can do on your Windows machine to easily access (includes using scp) your Linux servers - All in a more secure manner than the default password authentication