Introduction There are situations where you may need to securely access resources on a remote network without setting up a traditional VPN. SSH tunnelling provides a simple and secure way to route your traffic through a remote server using an encrypted connection. Prerequisites Before you begin, ensure you have: Implementation… Continue Reading Tunnel Setup on Windows Without a VPN Using PuTTY

Organizations often need an internal messaging platform for team communication without relying on external services. After evaluating multiple options, we found that Openfire provides a simple and reliable way to deploy a chat server within a private network or over the internet. This guide walks through installing and configuring Openfire… Continue Reading Deploy your own chat application on network

Introduction Boto is a Python library that allows you to interact with Amazon Web Services (AWS) using Python. It can be used to automate various AWS-related tasks and operations. In this article, we will explain how to install the Boto library on a Windows machine using Python and pip. The… Continue Reading How to install Boto on Windows

Introduction Backing up MySQL databases is one of the most critical responsibilities for database administrators and DevOps engineers. While full database backups are useful, there are many scenarios where backing up individual tables provides greater flexibility, faster recovery, and reduced storage consumption. In this guide, you’ll learn how to automate… Continue Reading Automate MySQL Table-Level Backups to Amazon S3 with Encryption

Restoring a large MySQL database through phpMyAdmin can often fail due to PHP limitations such as memory_limit, post_max_size, and max_execution_time. Using the MySQL command line is a faster and more reliable method, especially for large database backups. This guide explains how to restore a MySQL database in XAMPP using the… Continue Reading Restore Database on Xampp from command line

Introduction Setting up a reliable and high-performance web server is one of the first steps in hosting dynamic web applications. The LEMP stack—Linux, Nginx, MariaDB, and PHP-FPM—is a popular choice due to its speed, stability, and efficient resource utilization. Although CentOS 7 has reached its end of life, many organizations… Continue Reading Install Nginx, PHP-fpm, Mariadb on Centos 7

Introduction ResourceSpace is an open-source Digital Asset Management (DAM) system used to organize, manage, search, and distribute digital assets such as images, videos, documents, and audio files. It is widely used by organizations, educational institutions, and media companies to maintain a centralized repository of digital content. This guide explains how… Continue Reading ResourceSpace Installation on Ubuntu Server

Introduction Moodle is an open-source learning management system (LMS) used to create and manage online learning platforms. This guide explains how to install Moodle on an Ubuntu server using Apache, PHP-FPM, and MySQL. Prerequisites Implementation Step 1 Install Apache, MySQL, PHP, and PHP-FPM. apt-get install apache2 mysql-server php5 libapache2-mod-fastcgi php5-fpm… Continue Reading Moodle installation on Ubuntu

If you’re using a .ppk (PuTTY Private Key) on macOS, you’ll often need to convert it to the OpenSSH .pem format before using it with SSH, Git, Ansible, or cloud servers. Prerequisites Install PuTTY (which includes puttygen) using Homebrew: Verify the installation: Convert PPK to PEM Run the following command:… Continue Reading Convert ppk key to pem on Mac

Introduction Scrumblr is a lightweight, web-based Agile Kanban board that simulates a physical whiteboard for managing tasks and workflows. It enables teams to collaborate in real time by creating, moving, and organizing sticky notes across customizable columns. Built using Node.js, Socket.IO, Redis, CSS3, and jQuery, Scrumblr is easy to deploy… Continue Reading How to Install Scrumblr on Ubuntu 14.04