Overview
- Teaches you to build a fully functional and well-secured enterprise class internet server from start to finish
- All configuration examples are given for FreeBSD, Debian and CentOS, meaning that users of the BSD family of systems, Debian-based systems, or Red Hat Linux and its derivatives can use this book
- You do not need profound preliminary knowledge of Unix, you will be guided towards 'real' system administration very rapidly, with all technical jargon explained along the way
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About this book
After a chapter explaining the most important Unix basics, you will start with a vanilla server as delivered by a hosting provider and by the end of the book, you will have a fully functional and well-secured enterprise class internet server. You will also be equipped with the expertise needed to keep your server secured and up to date. All configuration examples are given for FreeBSD, Debian and CentOS, so you are free to choose your operating system.
No single blueprint exists for an internet server, and an important part of the work of a system administrator consists of analyzing, interpreting and implementing specific wishes, demands and restrictions from different departmentsand viewpoints within an organization. Practical Internet Server Configuration provides the information you need to succeed as a sysadmin.
What You'll Learn
- Configure DNS using Bind 9
- Set up Apache and Nginx
- Customize a mail server: IMAP (Dovecot) and SMTP (Postfix), spam filtering included
- Authenticate mail users using LDAP
- Install and maintain MariaDB and PostgreSQL databases
- Prepare SSL/TLS certificates for the encryption of web, mail and LDAP traffic
- Synchronize files, calendars and address books between devices
- Build a firewall: PF for FreeBSD and nftables for Linux
Who This Book Is For
This book can be used by aspiring and beginning system administrators who are working on personal servers, or more experienced system administrators who may know Unix well but need a reference book for the more specialized work that falls outside the daily routine. Basic understanding of Unix and working on the command line is necessary.
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Book Title: Practical Internet Server Configuration
Book Subtitle: Learn to Build a Fully Functional and Well-Secured Enterprise Class Internet Server
Authors: Robert La Lau
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6960-2
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Apress Access Books, Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Copyright Information: Robert La Lau 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-6959-6Published: 11 April 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-6960-2Published: 10 April 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 394
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations
Topics: Open Source