What is an SSL Wildcard Cert and how does it work on the Nginx Proxy Manager? A Wildcard Cert is a Certificate that is not just valid for a specific Domain or Subdomain but all. It includes a “Wildcard” identified by a * in the domain name, which is just a placeholder for any string. … Read more
I recently started to discover some hacking and penetration testing challenges. Therefore, I’ve spent some time setting up my environment properly. I’ll show you how to install Kali Linux WSL 2 on Windows 10 via the Windows Subsystem for Linux. And of course, we also will set up our graphical user interface with KEX. Install … Read more
Portainer CE is a free and open-source tool that manages all your docker containers. It has a nice clean web UI where you can inspect and control all your docker resources. With this tutorial, you can install Portainer easily on Ubuntu with a simple docker run command, use a docker-compose file, or even deploy it … Read more
If you’re searching for a small and easy to set up a reverse proxy with a beautiful UI, you’re at the right place. In this tutorial, I will show you how to install the NGINX proxy manager in a docker container on Linux.
If you want to expose a web application, a backend interface, or just secure your website you should always use a reverse proxy. A reverse proxy will listen for client web requests and forwards them directly to your app or website. In this tutorial, I will explain how you can easily set up a reverse … Read more
When you want to manage SSH connections across multiple servers in the cloud or on your home lab, you want to have an easy centralized approach. Or maybe you’re a company and want to manage SSH access for all your developers, engineers, including things like role-based access, two-factor authentication, single-sign-on, and so forth. And of … Read more
When you want to build a home lab server, there are hundreds or maybe thousands of different ways how to do it. I thought a lot about how I should approach this. Should I buy a server rack, or build a cheap server with older consumer hardware? Which type of Operating System should I use … Read more
Let’s install a webserver on Linux that you can use to host your website. We will set up an Nginx powered containerized web stack with MySQL database and trusted https certificates via lets-encrypt. The container image we will use will run out-of-the-box. But you also can fully customize it to host multiple websites, operate as … Read more
If you’re studying for your IT certifications, do technical research, or develop software you often need to set up a virtual lab environment. I lately created an article about how to automate the creation and provisioning process of virtual machines with Vagrant. And I also created an article on how to automate all your Linux … Read more
Automation has become a very important skill in IT business because nowadays deployment and development processes get more and more complex. In the modern IT industry, almost everything is automated. And Ansible has become one of the most used automation tools for apps and IT infrastructure. It has become very popular in enterprise environments especially … Read more
