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Mastering Ubuntu Server - Second Edition

By : Jay LaCroix
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Mastering Ubuntu Server - Second Edition

By: Jay LaCroix

Overview of this book

Ubuntu Server has taken the data centers by storm. Whether you're deploying Ubuntu for a large-scale project or for a small office, it is a stable, customizable, and powerful Linux distribution that leads the way with innovative and cutting-edge features. For both simple and complex server deployments, Ubuntu's flexible nature can be easily adapted to meet to the needs of your organization. With this book as your guide, you will learn all about Ubuntu Server, from initial deployment to creating production-ready resources for your network. The book begins with the concept of user management, group management, and filesystem permissions. Continuing into managing storage volumes, you will learn how to format storage devices, utilize logical volume management, and monitor disk usage. Later, you will learn how to virtualize hosts and applications, which will cover setting up KVM/QEMU, as well as containerization with both Docker and LXD. As the book continues, you will learn how to automate configuration with Ansible, as well as take a look at writing scripts. Lastly, you will explore best practices and troubleshooting techniques when working with Ubuntu Server that are applicable to real-world scenarios. By the end of the book, you will be an expert Ubuntu Server administrator who is well-versed in its advanced concepts.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)

Summary

In this chapter, we explored additional networking topics. We started off with some notes on planning an IP address scheme for your network so that you could create groups for the different types of nodes, such as servers and network equipment, as well as plan a pool of addresses for DHCP. We also set up a DHCP and DNS server, with an additional section on creating a DNS slave for added redundancy. We closed off this chapter with discussions on setting up an internet gateway, as well as configuring NTP.

In the next chapter, we'll take a look at sharing and transferring files over the network. This will include covering NFS and Samba shares, as well as using scp, rsync, and sshfs. Stay tuned!