David Filipov

Htaccess or Hypertext Access is a configuration file that is used to set per-directory settings on apache-based web servers. While .htaccess can be used for a lot of different server configurations in this guide, we will go over how to use .htaccess files to configure redirects for your website and

RAR, an acronym for Roshal Archive is a popular program used for compressing files for easier storage and transportation over the network. RAR is a proprietary compression format and while Linux distributions don’t come with built-in support for RAR, you can easily install utilities like rar to extract or

If you have limited storage space and don't check up regularly on your on your files your OS can quickly run out of storage. This will manifest as all kinds of errors and be a general headache. In this blog, we will let you know how to quickly

Gzip which stands for "GNU zip" is a file compression tool used to reduce the size of files, making them easier and faster to transfer over networks or devices. Gzip is commonly used in Unix-based systems but is supported across many platforms. It is especially popular for compressing

Tar, which is actually derived from 'Tape Archive', is a program that combines multiple files into a single file or "archive" for easy storage. It's most often combined with gzip to compress the tar archive thus creating a .tar.gz file. In this blog,

CrowdSec is an open-source security tool that functions as an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) and Intrusion Prevention System (IPS). It detects and prevents malicious activities on servers and applications by analyzing incoming traffic and behaviors. CrowdSec uses predefined collections and scenarios to identify patterns of attacks, such as brute force

Cron Job Time Syntax Field Value Range Description Minute (0-59) 0-59 Specifies the minute at which the task should run. Example: 0 (start of the hour) Hour (0-23) 0-23 Specifies the hour of the day at which the task should run. Example: 0 (midnight) Day of the Month (1-31) 1-31

Decluttering your filesystem can be one of the most tedious activities, but it is also vital when storage space is limited. In this article, we will streamline the process of identifying disk space hogs and help you keep your system as compact as possible. List the largest directories. Most user-related

Commonly Used Flags for SSHFS Flag Description -o IdentityFile=/path/to/private/key Specifies the identity file (private key) for authentication. -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no Disables host key checking, useful for automation but less secure. -o reconnect Automatically reconnects if the connection is lost. -o cache=yes Enables caching for improved

NFS /etc/exports Flags and Descriptions Flag Description rw Allows read and write access to the shared directory. ro Grants read-only access to the shared directory. sync Requires changes to be written to disk before considering the operation complete. async Considers operations complete before changes are written to disk. no_