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Set Up Chef Infra Server, Workstation, Bootstrap Node and Create Cookbook

By Mike Goh August 30, 2022Developers Technical TutorialsDevOps, ServersNo Comments

Introduction Chef is an infrastructure as code (IAC) automation tool used to configure downstream clients known as nodes. This is one of the many configuration management tools used in DevOps among Ansible and Puppet. There are currently more jobs requiring…

Troubleshoot and Fix Windows Problems

By Mike Goh April 18, 2022Developers Technical TutorialsServersNo Comments

Introduction I have encountered various Windows problems and had to troubleshoot them while working as a system administrator dealing with Active Directory, Print server, and Level 1 support for end-user laptops. Some fixes are worth noting down because they are…

Using Ansible to Automate Deployment for Apps and IT Infrastructure

By Mike Goh July 3, 2020Developers Technical TutorialsDevOps, ServersNo Comments

Introduction Ansible is one of the few configuration management tools in the DevOps environment. It is an infrastructure automation platform used to deploy our applications and systems rapidly to enable continuous integration and continuous deployment. While there are others like…

Change Port and Disallow Root Login to Secure SSH Server

By Mike Goh April 24, 2020Developers Technical TutorialsSecurity, ServersNo Comments

When you subscribe to a Linux VPS (Virtual Private Server) from any host providers, the default firewall rule is to accept all incoming connections to any ports hence you can connect via Port 22 using a SSH telnet client like…

How to Secure Server with Firewall using iptables

By Mike Goh April 23, 2020Developers Technical TutorialsSecurity, ServersNo Comments

iptables is a command-line firewall utility that allows a system administrator to configure the IP packet filter rules made possible by the Netfilter modules complied into the Linux Kernel. The rules are kept to a bare minimum on the firewall…

Set Up Chef Infra Server, Workstation, Bootstrap Node and Create Cookbook

Troubleshoot and Fix Windows Problems

Using Ansible to Automate Deployment for Apps and IT Infrastructure

Change Port and Disallow Root Login to Secure SSH Server

How to Secure Server with Firewall using iptables

How to Resolve iptables: No chain/target/match by that name

Asus Router Setup – Wifi Settings

Create Helpdesk Ticketing System with Google Apps Script

Host Multiple Websites with jwilder nginx-proxy and letsencrypt-companion