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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)

Automating Server Configuration with Ansible

Nowadays, it's not uncommon to have hundreds of servers that make up your organization's infrastructure. As our user base grows, we're able to scale our environment to meet the demands of our customers. As we scale our resources and add additional servers, the amount of time we spend configuring them and setting them up increases considerably. The time spent setting up new servers can be a major burden—especially if we need to create hundreds of servers within a small window of time. As workload demands increase, we need to have a solution in place to manage our infrastructure and quickly deploy new resources with as minimal of a workload as possible. In this chapter, we explore the concept of configuration management along with automated deployments. This sure sounds complicated, but it's not—you&apos...