Author: Suar

  • Simplify Your Infrastructure with Terraform

    As IT professionals and network engineers, we are constantly looking for ways to streamline our processes and make our jobs easier. One tool that has been gaining popularity in recent years is Terraform, an open-source infrastructure as code software tool created by HashiCorp. Terraform allows you to define and provision your infrastructure as code using…

  • Enhance Your Network Security with Suricata

    As an IT professional or network engineer, it’s crucial to stay ahead of potential security threats and protect your organization’s network. One powerful open-source tool that can help you do just that is Suricata. Suricata is a high-performance Network IDS, IPS, and Network Security Monitoring (NSM) engine. It is capable of real-time intrusion detection, inline…

  • Streamline Your Network Monitoring with Observium

    As an IT professional or network engineer, you know the importance of having visibility into your network infrastructure. Without the right tool, monitoring and managing your network can be a daunting task. That’s where Observium comes in. Observium is an open-source network monitoring tool that is designed to make your life easier. With Observium, you…

  • Elevate Your Network with NetBox: The Ultimate Tool for Network Engineers

    As a network engineer, one of the biggest challenges you face is keeping track of all the devices on your network, from switches to routers to firewalls. With so many moving parts, it’s easy to become overwhelmed. That’s where NetBox comes in. NetBox is an open-source web application designed to help network engineers manage and…

  • Discover the Power of Ansible for IT Professionals

    If you’re an IT professional or a network engineer looking for a powerful open-source tool to automate your tasks and streamline your workflow, look no further than Ansible. Ansible is a configuration management tool that allows you to automate the deployment, configuration, and management of servers and network devices with ease. One of the key…

  • Introducing Wireshark: A Powerful Tool for Network Engineers

    If you’re an IT professional or network engineer looking for a versatile and powerful open-source tool, look no further than Wireshark. Wireshark is a free and open-source packet analyzer used for network troubleshooting, analysis, software and communications protocol development, and education. It allows you to capture and interactively browse the traffic running on a computer…

  • Install and Configure a Self-Hosted RustDesk Server

    Install RustDesk Server (Hbbs & Hbbr) RustDesk has two main components: Hbbs (ID Server) Hbbr (Relay Server) 🔹 On Ubuntu / Debian 1️⃣ Update your system: sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y 2️⃣ Download RustDesk Server binaries: wget <https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/releases/latest/download/rustdesk-server-linux-amd64.zip> 3️⃣ Extract the files: sudo apt install unzip -y unzip rustdesk-server-linux-amd64.zip cd rustdesk-server-linux-amd64 4️⃣…

  • How to Self-Host Passbolt (Using Docker)

    This guide provides step-by-step instructions to install Docker correctly and deploy Passbolt using Docker Compose. 📌 Prerequisites ✅ A Linux Server (Ubuntu 24.04 recommended)✅ Minimum system requirements: 2 CPU cores, 2GB RAM✅ A domain name (e.g., passbolt.example.com)✅ An SSL certificate (Let’s Encrypt recommended) 📌 Step 1: Install Docker & Docker Compose (Ubuntu 24.04) Ubuntu 24.04…

  • Installing Multiple ISOs Using Ventoy

    Ventoy is an open-source tool that makes it easy to create a bootable USB drive capable of storing and booting multiple ISO files. It eliminates the need to format your USB drive repeatedly when switching between different operating systems. Here’s how you can set it up and use it effectively: Step 1: Download and Install…

  • Configuring Apache Web Server and Setting Up SSL Certificates Using Certbot

    This guide will walk you through configuring an Apache web server and setting up SSL certificates using Certbot on an Ubuntu server. The process includes installing necessary packages, generating SSL certificates, and configuring Apache to serve your site securely. Prerequisites A server running Ubuntu with Apache installed. Basic knowledge of Linux command-line operations. Administrative (root…