Getting Started with MySQL/MariaDB Initial Configuration

In this article, we have described the basic configuration settings that must be set when deploying a standalone server with MySQL or MariaDB. We’ll look at the initial configuration parameters that must be checked before starting the server.

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How to Install and Configure a Ceph Storage Cluster?

Ceph is an open-source software-defined distributed file system. Ceph allows you to create a fault-tolerant distributed data storage available over the TCP/IP protocol. Ceph offers several storage access interfaces: object, block, and file. In this article, we’ll show how to install and configure a ceph cluster using the Quincy release (17) in this example.

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Enable Nested Virtualization in Proxmox Virtual Machine

Nested virtualization allows you to run other hypervisors in a virtual machine. In this article, we will look at how to enable nested virtualization in Proxmox VE for Intel and AMD processors.

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Configure OpenVPN Authentication via LDAP (Active Directory)

By default, OpenVPN certificates are used to authenticate users. This means, that any user who has a *.ovpn file with connection settings and certificates can connect to your OpenVPN server. In OpenVPN, you can enable and configure user authentication through an LDAP server (Active Directory or FreeIPA).

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