Install and setup SpamAssassin in Debian 6 (Squeeze)

spamassassinIn one of our previous articles we explained how one can setup and configure a simple but powerful mail server with Postfix, Dovecot, SASL and virtual users in a Debian Squeeze VPS.

In the following article we’re going to implement SpamAssassin into the mail server setup so that it can be used to identify and tag spam email messages.

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How to install Monit on your CentOS6 VPS

how-to-install-monit-on-your-centos6-vpsToday we’ll show you how to install Monit on your Centos VPS. Monit is a monitoring and managing as well as an automatic maintenance tool. The monitoring can be directly on the command line or on the web. You can assign Monit multiple tasks (not only monitoring), so if a certain service fails the check, Monit can alert or do something about it (try to restart the service for example).

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How to monitor your server’s resource usage with Munin on CentOS 6

how-to-monitor-your-servers-resource-usage-with-munin-on-centos-6In the following article we will show you how to install Munin on a CentOS 6 VPS so you can monitor your virtual servers resource usage.

Munin is a networked resource monitoring tool that can help analyze resource usage of servers and services. It  has a master/slave architecture in which the master connects to all the slaves at regular intervals and asks them for data.

It is written in perl and is very fast and robust monitoring tool.

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How to Reset MariaDB Root Password

How to Reset MariaDB Root Password

We’ll show you, how to reset MariaDB root password.  Did you forget your MariaDB root password? Do not worry, there is an easy way to reset your password on MariaDB in less than 5 minutes. Please note that you need to have root access to your server to be able to change the password of MariaDB. Resetting your MariaDB root password on your Linux server is an easy task if you carefully follow our tutorial below.

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Install Nagios3 on Ubuntu 13.10 VPS for monitoring virtual servers and services

install-nagios3-on-ubuntu-13-10-vps-for-monitoring-virtual-servers-and-servicesIn the following article we will guide you through the steps on how to install Nagios3 on a Ubuntu 13.10 VPS so you can monitor your virtual servers and services from your VPS.

Nagios3 is a robust and very powerful monitoring system which can help you monitor your virtual servers and the services running on your servers.

It is one of the best open-source monitoring systems out there.

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Installing Redmine on a CentOS 6 VPS

Today’s article will show you how you can install and setup Redmine on your CentOS 6 VPS.

Redmine is an open source, web-based project management and bug-tracking tool.

It includes a calendar and Gantt charts to aid visual representation of projects and their deadlines.

Redmine can also handle multiple projects.

It provides an integrated project management features, issue tracking system and support for various version control systems.

Check our tutorial for installing Redmine on CentOS7 – How To Install Redmine on CentOS 7

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