Software (packages) for Linux
When you buy a dedicated server or a VPS online, you often choose a Linux distribution (such as Debian or Ubuntu, for example).
Thanks to Linux, you will be able to host your own services and manage your own web server (with Apache, PHP and MySQL, most of the time), but also your own mail server, file server, and so on.
Categories
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Contact management
LDAP (or Active Directory) directories allow you to centralize contacts to access them from a smartphone or VoIP phone.
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Emails
With Linux, you can create your own mail server and manage it from web interfaces.
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File sharing (NFS, FTP, ...)
Thanks to Linux, you can transform your PC or server into a file server
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Monitoring
Monitoring your Linux server is essential to ensure its availability and security
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Operating system
On the Internet, there are many Linux distributions, but each is based on another
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Others
Many utilities are available for Linux and allow you to do a lot of things
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Security
Securing your server on Linux is essential to ensure its security and proper functioning
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Storage
On Linux, storage management can be simple or more advanced thanks to LVM, ...
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Web
Linux allows you to host your website with a few packages and enable the desired features