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Mastering Ubuntu Server

You're reading from   Mastering Ubuntu Server Gain expertise in the art of deploying, configuring, managing, and troubleshooting Ubuntu Server

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781800564640
Length 702 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
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Jay LaCroix Jay LaCroix
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Table of Contents (26) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Deploying Ubuntu Server 2. Managing Users and Permissions FREE CHAPTER 3. Managing Software Packages 4. Navigating and Essential Commands 5. Managing Files and Directories 6. Boosting Your Command-line Efficiency 7. Controlling and Managing Processes 8. Monitoring System Resources 9. Managing Storage Volumes 10. Connecting to Networks 11. Setting Up Network Services 12. Sharing and Transferring Files 13. Managing Databases 14. Serving Web Content 15. Automating Server Configuration with Ansible 16. Virtualization 17. Running Containers 18. Container Orchestration 19. Deploying Ubuntu in the Cloud 20. Automating Cloud Deployments with Terraform 21. Securing Your Server 22. Troubleshooting Ubuntu Servers 23. Preventing Disasters 24. Another Book You May Enjoy
25. Index

Monitoring Ubuntu servers with Canonical's Landscape service

Another important aspect of security is keeping track of compliance. Servers simply won't let you know by themselves whether they're behind on updates, and without some sort of service performing some sort of monitoring, you really won't know what's going on with your servers unless you check.

To solve this problem, Canonical offers a custom service known as Landscape. Landscape allows you to manage your entire fleet of Ubuntu servers from a single page. Landscape will allow you to list any servers that need security updates, automate common tasks, create your own repositories, and more. It presents these features in an attractive user interface. With such a service, it's easy to tell which of your servers need a security update or a reboot in order to apply a patch.

There are two ways you can utilize Landscape. You can host it yourself (referred to by Canonical as an on-premises installation...

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