When an operating system such as Linux is running, there are many events happening and processes that run in the background to enable efficient and reliable use of system resources. These events may happen in system software for example the init or systemd process or user applications such as Apache, MySQL, FTP, and many more.
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10 Top Open Source API Gateways and Management Tools
Microservices and APIs (short for Application Programming Interfaces) have become almost commonplace in sustainable modern application development. APIs drive microservices (an architectural design that structures an application into small, self-contained, and manageable services/pieces) and they define how a consumer (of the API) can interact with and use the underlying service. To businesses and other organizations,
Top 7 Apps to Install for Your Nextcloud Instance
When it comes to open-source cloud storage software for Linux, there is a huge number of available options. ownCloud, Seafile, and Pydio are just a few of them. However, if you pay a lot of attention to security issues and want to take full control of your data, you should opt for Nextcloud and install
8 Top Open Source Reverse Proxy Servers for Linux
A reverse proxy server is a type of proxy server that is deployed between clients and back-end/origin servers, for example, an HTTP server such as NGINX, Apache, etc.. or application servers written in Nodejs, Python, Java, Ruby, PHP, and many other programming languages. It is a gateway or an intermediary server that takes a client request, passes
5 Most Notable Open Source Centralized Log Management Tools
Centralized logging, just like security, is a fundamental aspect of monitoring and sound management of core resources in an IT infrastructure including web applications and hardware devices. Competent operation teams always have in place a log monitoring and management system which proves beneficial especially when there’s a system failure or an application behaves weirdly. Open
23 Best Open Source Text Editors (GUI + CLI) in 2021
Text editors can be used for writing code, editing text files such as configuration files, creating user instruction files, and many more. In Linux, text editors are of two kinds that is the graphical user interface (GUI) and command-line text editors (console or terminal). Don’t Miss: My Favorite Command-Line Editors for Linux – What’s Your
13 Best Photo Image Editors for Linux
In this article, I have reviewed of some the best photo editing software available on different Linux distributions. These are not the only photo editors available but are among the best and commonly used by Linux users. Related Article: 8 Best Video Editing Software I Discovered for Linux 1. GIMP First, on the list, we
10 Top Open Source Caching Tools for Linux in 2020
Reliable distributed computing systems and applications have become the cornerstone of prominent businesses, especially in automating and managing mission-critical business processes and delivering services to customers. As developers and system administrators of these systems and applications, you are expected to provide all kinds of information technology (IT) solutions that will ensure that you have the
10 Best Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Programs I Found in 2016
As 2016 comes to a close, it is time to bring you the best 10 Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) programs I have come across during this year. Some of these programs may not be new in that they weren’t released for the first time in 2016, but they are new to me and
24 Free Open Source Applications I Found in Year 2019
It is time to share a list of the best 24 Free and Open Source Software I found during the year 2019. Some of these programs may not be new in that they weren’t released for the first time in 2019, but they are new and have been helpful to me. It is in the