Ubuntu Server Guide

Credits and License

Abstract

Welcome to the Ubuntu Server Guide! It contains information on how to install and configure various server applications on your Ubuntu system to fit your needs. It is a step-by-step, task-oriented guide for configuring and customizing your system.

Table of Contents

About This Guide

Conventions
Contributing and Feedback

1. Introduction

2. Installation

Preparing to Install
Installing from CD

3. Package Management

Introduction
Apt-Get
Aptitude
Configuration
Extra Repositories

4. Networking

Network Configuration
TCP/IP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
OpenSSH Server
Time Synchronisation with NTP

5. Network Authentication

OpenLDAP Server

6. Domain Name Service (DNS)

Installation
Configuration
References

7. Security

Firewall Introduction
IP Masquerading
Tools
Logs

8. Web Servers

HTTPD - Apache2 Web Server
PHP5 - Scripting Language
Squid - Proxy Server
Ruby on Rails

9. Databases

MySQL
PostgreSQL

10. Wiki Applications

Moin Moin
MediaWiki

11. File Servers

FTP Server
Network File System (NFS)
CUPS - Print Server

12. Email Services

Postfix
Exim4
Dovecot Server
Mailman

13. Version Control System

Subversion
CVS Server
References

14. Windows Networking

Introduction
Installing SAMBA
Configuring SAMBA

List of Tables

2.1. Recommended Minimum Requirements
13.1. Access Methods