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Guides, How-to's, and Technical Docs
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Install and Use the MongoDB Community Shell
This tutorial explains how to install the MongoDB Community Shell on macOS, Windows 10, and Debian-based Linux systems. -
Use the Linode Ansible Collection to Deploy a Linode
The Linode Ansible collection provides plugins for managing Linode services with Ansible. This guide shows how to install and use the Linode Ansible collection. -
Using the Linode Ansible Module to Deploy Linodes
In this guide, learn how to deploy and manage Linodes using Ansible and the linode_v4 module. -
Use Terraform to Provision Linode Environments
This article gives you step-by-step instructions on how to use Terraform to provision, modify, and destroy infrastructure using only code and simple commands. -
Navigate MongoDB and Query Your Data
Learn how to navigate your MongoDB database. From examples of the various query operators through text searches and indexing, this tutorial has you covered. -
How to Use Indexes in MongoDB
Learn what MongoDB indexes are, how to create and modify them to improve your database query performance. -
Understand and Use IP Addresses
This guide will help you understand the Internet Protocol (IP) which underpins the entire Internet, as well as IP addresses, and how to describe and use them. -
Install and Configure Apache Kafka on Ubuntu
Learn how to install and configure Apache Kafka, a popular open-source platform for stream management and processing first developed by LinkedIn. -
Creating a Multicloud Infrastructure Using Terraform
This guide shows you how to use Multicloud Terraform to provide a consistent workflow so you can manage infrastructure with only a few configuration files. -
Securing MySQL Server
This guide shows how to audit MySQL security, including: using the secure installer, modifying the root user, and adding new users. -
Backup MariaDB or MySQL Databases to Linode Object Storage with Restic
Restic is a backup utility written in Go. This guide shows how to configure Restic to backup your MariaDB (or MySQL) databases onto Linode Object Storage. -
Deploy Secure Linodes using Cloud Firewalls and Terraform
This guide will show you how to use the Terraform application to deploy Linode instances with pre-configured Cloud Firewalls assigned to them. -
Set Up WireGuard VPN on Debian
WireGuard encrypts your traffic quickly and safely. This guide will show you how to set up a Wireguard VPN server and client on Debian. -
Use HashiCorp Vault to Manage Secrets
How to configure, deploy, and use HashiCorp Vault to manage application secrets -
A Beginner's Guide to Terraform
A look into Terraform's primary components, features, and configurations for the new Terraform user -
Import Existing Infrastructure to Terraform
This guide will describe how to import existing Linode infrastructure into Terraform using the official Linode provider plugin. -
Managing Secrets with Terraform
Learn everything you need to know about secrets management with Terraform. -
How to Deploy Microservices with Docker
This guide describes how to effectively use Docker in production using a sample NGINX/Flask/Gunicorn/Redis/Postgresql Application Stack. -
Configure PostgreSQL
This guide will show you how to tune PostgreSQL for better performance on your Linode -
How to Install and Set Up a 3-Node Hadoop Cluster
This Linode guide will show you how to install and set up a 3-node Hadoop cluster.
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VS Code Server
Run VS code in the cloud, right from your browser -
GitLab
Most popular self-hosted Git tool to manage the DevOps lifecycle -
Jenkins
Automate your infrastructure by delegating jobs and tasks to Jenkins -
MongoDB
NoSQL database engine for document-oriented databases -
MySQL/MariaDB
World’s most popular open source database -
PostgreSQL
Powerful and flexible open source relational database management system -
RabbitMQ
Most popular open source message broker
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