Linux

System Configuration

Web Server

I prefer to use NGINX as the front-facing end point to various back-end application engines and given its ability to easily act as a reverse proxy, I'll typically configure it to listen on the “public” interface IP address and then proxy connections to the back-end end point.

Start by installing NGINX

After that, I execute various scripts depending on what I'm trying to accomplish:

Application Engines

Other

Mail Server

I prefer to use Postfix for my mail servers. For mailbox servers, I start with a simple mailbox server. After that, I can pick and chose additional configuration changes or create a complete mailbox server.

Other

Proxmox Virtualization Platform

Centralized Logging Solution

Overview of a centralized logging solutions that I prefer to use.

Components

• Elasticsearch
• Logstash
• Kibana