CentOS 7 Server Deployment Cookbook oleh Timothy Boronczyk

Key FeaturesConfigure and manage Linux servers in varying scenarios and for a range of business requirementsExplore the up-to-date features of CentOS using real-world scenariosSee practical and extensive recipes to deploy and manage CentOSBook DescriptionCentOS is derived from Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) sources and is widely used as a Linux server. This book will help you to better configure and manage Linux servers in varying scenarios and business requirements.Starting with installing CentOS, this book will walk you through the networking aspects of CentOS. You will then learn how to manage users and their permissions, software installs, disks, filesystems, and so on. Youll then see how to secure connection to remotely access a desktop and work with databases. Toward the end, you will find out how to manage DNS, e-mails, web servers, and more. You will also learn to detect threats by monitoring network intrusion. Finally, the book will cover virtualization techniques that will help you make the most of CentOS.What you will learnSee how to deploy CentOS easily and painlessly, even in multi-server environmentsConfigure various methods of remote access to the server so you dont always have to be in the data centerMake changes to the default configuration of many services to harden them and increase the security of the systemLearn to manage DNS, emails and web serversProtect yourself from threats by monitoring and logging network intrusion and system intrusion attempts, rootkits, and virusesTake advantage of todays powerful hardware by running multiple systems using virtualizationAbout the AuthorTimothy Boronczyk is a native of Syracuse, New York, where he works as a lead developer at Optanix, Inc. (formerly ShoreGroup, Inc.). Hes been involved with web technologies since 1998, has a degree in Software Application Programming, and is a Zend Certified Engineer. In what little spare time he has left, Timothy enjoys hanging out with friends, studying Esperanto, and sleeping with his feet off the end of the bed. Hes easily distracted by shiny objects.Table of ContentsGetting Started with CentOSNetworkingUser and Permission ManagementSoftware Installation ManagementManaging Filesystems and StorageAllowing Remote AccessWorking with DatabasesManaging Domains and DNSManaging E-mailsManaging Web ServersSafeguarding Against ThreatsVirtualization