In this article, we’ll show you how to configure monitoring of a standalone VMware ESXi host with Zabbix. On ESXi, you cannot install zabbix-agent to enable classic monitoring. However, Zabbix can use SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) to communicate with ESXi using XML-RPC format messages.
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AnyDesk (analog of TeamViewer) is a lightweight (about 6 Mb) cross-platform application for managing and remotely connecting to the desktop of another computer. In this article, we’ll show you how to install AnyDesk on popular Linux distros (Ubuntu, Debian, Mint, Alt).
CMake is a set of cross-platform tools for building programs from source code on different compilers and operating systems. It doesn’t directly build, but only generates a Makefile, which will then be executed by the make command.
On Ubuntu Server 18 and newer, the unattended-upgrades package is installed by default. This package is used to automatically install all updates or just security updates in Ubuntu.
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Most often, you will see the Grub Rescue console on dual boot computers with Linux first and then Windows installed on the computer.
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Wireshark is a popular network traffic analysis tool that can be used to diagnose network connections and detect the activity of various programs and protocols. For the convenience of filtering all traffic passing through the network card, you can use Wireshark filters. For novice administrators, applying filters in Wireshark raises a number of questions. In this article, we have collected basic examples of Wireshark filters (by IP address, protocol, port, MAC address, etc.), which will be useful for a quick start.
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In this article, we will show you how to install and run Minikube in Hyper-V on Windows Server 2019. Minikube is a simple environment for creating a single-node Kubernetes cluster. It is great for getting to know with Kubernetes environment, experimenting, and educating your employees.
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In this article, we’ll take a look at how to enable Remote Desktop access to Ubuntu Server using xRDP.
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In this tutorial, we will show you how to upgrade PHP to version 7.4 on a web server with Nginx and php-fpm (based on Ubuntu or Debian Linux). PHP 7.4 contains a large number of updates to improve the stability, security, and performance of your web server and is highly recommended to use.
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VNC (Virtual Network Computing) is a widely used protocol for remotely accessing a computer’s desktop. VNC is a cross-platform alternative to Microsoft’s RDP protocol. In this tutorial, we will show you how to use VNC to remotely access the desktop of an Ubuntu Linux host over the network.
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