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Mastering Ubuntu Server - Fourth Edition

By : Jay LaCroix
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Mastering Ubuntu Server - Fourth Edition

4.7 (7)
By: Jay LaCroix

Overview of this book

Ubuntu Server is taking the server world by storm - and for a good reason! The server-focused spin of Ubuntu is a stable, flexible, and powerful enterprise-class distribution of Linux with a focus on running servers both small and large. Mastering Ubuntu Server is a book that will teach you everything you need to know in order to manage real Ubuntu-based servers in actual production deployments. This book will take you from initial installation to deploying production-ready solutions to empower your small office network, or even a full data center. You'll see examples of running an Ubuntu Server in the cloud, be walked through set up popular applications (such as Nextcloud), host your own websites, and deploy network resources such as DHCP, DNS, and others. You’ll also see how to containerize applications via LXD to maximize efficiency and learn how to build Kubernetes clusters. This new fourth edition updates the popular book to cover Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, which takes advantage of the latest in Linux-based technologies. By the end of this Ubuntu book, you will have gained all the knowledge you need in order to work on real-life Ubuntu Server deployments and become an expert Ubuntu Server administrator who is well versed in its feature set.
Table of Contents (26 chapters)
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Index

Connecting to Networks

Linux networks took the IT industry by storm. Many organizations use Linux in their data centers, on both physical servers and in the cloud. Ubuntu Server is among the most popular choices for running mission-critical applications, but without a stable network to connect the individual components of your infrastructure together, even the most powerful server hardware will be ineffective.

So far in this book, we’ve worked with a single Ubuntu Server instance. Here, we begin a two-part look at networking in Linux. In this chapter, we’ll discuss topics related to initial network connectivity and remote management. We’ll continue learning additional networking topics in Chapter 11, Setting Up Network Services, where we’ll work on building and configuring additional components that will enable your servers to communicate more effectively, which will result in a strong foundational network that will serve your needs for years to come...