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Use the Linode Ansible Collection to Deploy a Linode
The Linode Ansible collection provides plugins for managing Linode services with Ansible. This guide shows how to install and use the Linode Ansible collection. -
Installing MySQL: A Definitive Guide
Learn how to install MySQL on Linux (through your distribution's native repositories or by using MySQL's own), Windows, and macOS. -
Database Sharding: Concepts, Examples, and Strategies
Database sharding divides data into smaller chunks and distributes it across different database nodes. Learn more about sharding practices and strategies. -
Use Terraform to Provision Infrastructure on Linode
This article gives you step-by-step instructions on how to use Terraform to provision, modify, and destroy infrastructure using only code and simple commands. -
How to Install and Set Up a 3-Node Hadoop Cluster
This Linode guide will show you how to install and set up a 3-node Hadoop cluster. -
Install and Use the MongoDB Community Shell
This tutorial explains how to install the MongoDB Community Shell on macOS, Windows 10, and Debian-based Linux systems. -
Using the Linode Ansible Module to Deploy Linodes
In this guide, learn how to deploy and manage Linodes using Ansible and the linode_v4 module. -
Navigate MongoDB and Query Your Data
Learn how to navigate your MongoDB database. From examples of the various query operators through text searches and indexing, this tutorial has you covered. -
How to Use Indexes in MongoDB
Learn what MongoDB indexes are, how to create and modify them to improve your database query performance. -
Creating a Multicloud Infrastructure Using Terraform
This guide shows you how to use Multicloud Terraform to provide a consistent workflow so you can manage infrastructure with only a few configuration files. -
Securing MySQL Server
This guide shows how to audit MySQL security, including: using the secure installer, modifying the root user, and adding new users. -
Backup MariaDB or MySQL Databases to Linode Object Storage with Restic
Restic is a backup utility written in Go. This guide shows how to configure Restic to backup your MariaDB (or MySQL) databases onto Linode Object Storage. -
Deploy Secure Linodes using Cloud Firewalls and Terraform
This guide will show you how to use the Terraform application to deploy Linode instances with pre-configured Cloud Firewalls assigned to them. -
Set Up WireGuard VPN on Debian
WireGuard encrypts your traffic quickly and safely. This guide will show you how to set up a Wireguard VPN server and client on Debian. -
Use HashiCorp Vault to Manage Secrets
How to configure, deploy, and use HashiCorp Vault to manage application secrets -
A Beginner's Guide to Terraform
A look into Terraform's primary components, features, and configurations for the new Terraform user -
Import Existing Infrastructure to Terraform
This guide will describe how to import existing Linode infrastructure into Terraform using the official Linode provider plugin. -
Managing Secrets with Terraform
Learn everything you need to know about secrets management with Terraform. -
How to Deploy Microservices with Docker
This guide describes how to effectively use Docker in production using a sample NGINX/Flask/Gunicorn/Redis/Postgresql Application Stack. -
Configure PostgreSQL
This guide will show you how to tune PostgreSQL for better performance on your Linode
Craft of Code: Customer Stories
Marketplace Solutions
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VS Code Server
Run VS code in the cloud, right from your browser -
GitLab
Most popular self-hosted Git tool to manage the DevOps lifecycle -
Jenkins
Automate your infrastructure by delegating jobs and tasks to Jenkins -
MongoDB
NoSQL database engine for document-oriented databases -
MySQL/MariaDB
World’s most popular open source database -
PostgreSQL
Powerful and flexible open source relational database management system -
RabbitMQ
Most popular open source message broker
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