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Mastering Ubuntu Server - Fourth Edition

By : Jay LaCroix
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Mastering Ubuntu Server - Fourth Edition

4.8 (5)
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

In this chapter, we explored multiple ways of accessing remote resources. Just about every network has a central location for storing files, and we explored two ways of accomplishing this with NFS and Samba. Both NFS and Samba have their place in the data center and are very useful ways in which we can make resources on a server available to our users who need to access them. We also talked about rsync and scp, two great utilities for transferring data without needing to set up a permanent share.

Next up is Chapter 13, Managing Databases. Now that we have all kinds of useful services running on our Ubuntu Server network, it’s only fitting that we take a look at serving databases as well. Specifically, we’ll look at MariaDB. See you there!