Server Archives - PragmaticLinux https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/category/server/ Tutorials for getting things done in Linux Sat, 15 Nov 2025 11:17:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-siteicon-32x32.png Server Archives - PragmaticLinux https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/category/server/ 32 32 Tmux getting started tutorial https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/2024/02/tmux-getting-started-tutorial/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tmux-getting-started-tutorial Tue, 06 Feb 2024 13:27:05 +0000 https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/?p=1740 Looking for a way to display multiple terminals all in the same application window? Then the tmux terminal multiplexer might be right up your alley. …

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]]> How to find the IP address of your Raspberry PI https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/2022/08/how-to-find-the-ip-address-of-your-raspberry-pi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-find-the-ip-address-of-your-raspberry-pi Wed, 10 Aug 2022 20:21:04 +0000 https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/?p=1634 Planning on running your Raspberry PI as a server on your local network? Excellent idea. They’re cheap, powerful and require little power. The perfect solution …

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]]> Install software from the Debian Backports repository https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/2022/03/install-software-from-the-debian-backports-repository/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=install-software-from-the-debian-backports-repository Sat, 12 Mar 2022 08:22:22 +0000 https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/?p=1480 Did you ever run into a situation where Debian Stable was just a tad too stable for you? You needed a newer version of a …

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]]> How to get the directory size using the Linux command line https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/2022/02/how-to-get-the-directory-size-using-the-linux-command-line/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-get-the-directory-size-using-the-linux-command-line Mon, 07 Feb 2022 21:27:15 +0000 https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/?p=1394 With the help of your desktop environment’s file manager, you can easily obtain the size of a directory’s contents. Right-click the directory and select Properties …

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]]> Directly boot your Raspberry PI 4 from a USB drive https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/2021/12/directly-boot-your-raspberry-pi-4-from-a-usb-drive/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=directly-boot-your-raspberry-pi-4-from-a-usb-drive Tue, 21 Dec 2021 15:28:37 +0000 https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/?p=1364 Did you know that you can boot your Raspberry PI 4 directly from a USB drive? You get better disk I/O speed, you no longer …

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]]> Raspberry PI headless setup with the Raspberry PI Imager https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/2021/08/raspberry-pi-headless-setup-with-the-raspberry-pi-imager/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=raspberry-pi-headless-setup-with-the-raspberry-pi-imager Mon, 23 Aug 2021 19:52:20 +0000 https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/?p=1186 Planning on running your Raspberry PI system as a server? In this article I’ll show you how you can setup your Raspberry PI as a …

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]]> Delete the pi user from your Raspberry PI https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/2021/06/delete-the-pi-user-from-your-raspberry-pi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=delete-the-pi-user-from-your-raspberry-pi Wed, 02 Jun 2021 06:44:34 +0000 https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/?p=1019 Looking for a way to increase the security on your Raspberry PI? Changing the default password for the pi user is the recommended first step. …

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]]> How to change the hostname of your Raspberry PI https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/2021/05/how-to-change-the-hostname-of-your-raspberry-pi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-change-the-hostname-of-your-raspberry-pi Sat, 29 May 2021 09:21:04 +0000 https://www.pragmaticlinux.com/?p=1005 The hostname of your Raspberry PI allows you to address it by its name, as opposed to its IP address. The hostname is how your …

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