Rocky Linux can be used for so many things, from hosting websites, container deployments, mail servers, development, DNS and/or DHCP servers, and of course, database servers. One type of database you can install and use is a relational database, which is used by so many applications (such as WordPress, Joomla, and Xoops). There are a...
Your choice of Linux distribution can have a tremendous impact on the cost, security, stability, and performance of your computing environment. Whether it's due to limited features, slow performance, high licensing costs, or compatibility issues, there are a number of reasons why you might consider switching to a new Linux distribution. It’s time to make...
Warewulf is a bare metal, stateless, container-based cluster provisioning solution that builds on a well-established stateless provisioning paradigm and incorporates enterprise-grade containerization workflows to make it easy to manage clustered hardware at scale. Warewulf is among the most successful HPC cluster platforms in the industry with support from OpenHPC, contributors worldwide, and usage from every...
By now, you've read about how to install the Apache web server on Rocky Linux and are happily serving up your first web page or site from the document root directory. Although that's really cool, it only scratches the surface of what Apache can do. Let's say you have Rocky Linux up and running and...
Rocky Linux is an open source operating system that is ideal for so many server use cases. One very popular use for the OS is as a web server. The combination of Rocky Linux and Apache makes for an outstanding platform for serving up your company's websites, either internally or to the public at large....
As the temperatures start to warm up (wishful thinking), so does the tech event season! This week, CIQ will be participating in two events on the west coast: We hope to see you at one or both of these events! Please reach out to us to learn more about how CIQ adds value on top...
Today is an exciting day for the open source enterprise software community! The Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation (RESF) has announced the initial board of directors members that are leading the effort to preserve the longevity, stewardship, and innovation of enterprise-grade open source software that is always freely available. The RESF was created to organize open...
At CIQ, we’re committed to freedom, open source, transparency, and security across every step of the software supply chain. In that spirit, we’re thrilled to announce that new CIQ enhancements to errata and security reporting are now available. Doubling down on our commitment to full open source reproducibility of the most current Rocky Linux bug...
Rocky Linux users have long benefited from the availability of Apptainer on the EPEL repository. Apptainer, formerly known as Singularity, is widely used in the HPC community. Ubuntu is the one another major distribution for Apptainer users. Now there is great news for Ubuntu and Windows/WSL2/Ubuntu Apptainer users! Apptainer pre-built binaries are now available on...
Our own Neil Hanlon, Linux Engineer at CIQ, will be giving a talk on Peridot at the upcoming CentOS Connect event in Brussels, Belgium on February 4th. Peridot is a new open source build system developed at the Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation (RESF) to simplify the process of maintaining a downstream rebuild of Red Hat...
Editor’s note: This article by Joe Casad originally appeared in the Rocky Linux Focus Guide, published by Admin Network & Security magazine. The open source world is constantly evolving, and new Linux distributions tend to appear whenever there is a need for them. Rocky Linux just appeared last year, partly in response to a shake-up...
Apptainer is free, open source software that is the most widely used container system for high performance computing (HPC). Apptainer, formerly known as Singularity, is now part of the Linux Foundation, which aims to democratize code and scale adoption by helping companies and developers identify and contribute to the projects that matter. It’s designed to...