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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

Summary

Depending on your skill set, you’re either an administrator who is learning about SQL databases for the first time, or you’re a seasoned veteran who is curious about how to implement a database server with Ubuntu Server. In this chapter, we dove into Ubuntu’s implementation of this technology and worked through setting up our own database server. We also worked through some examples of the MariaDB syntax, such as creating databases, as well as setting up users and their grants. We also worked through setting up primary and secondary servers for replication.

Database administration is a vast topic, and we’ve only scratched the surface here. Being able to manage MySQL and MariaDB databases is a very sought-after skill for sure. If you haven’t worked with these databases before, this chapter will serve as a good foundation for you to start your research.

In the next chapter, we’ll use our database server to act as a foundation...