A reverse proxy is an intermediate server that sits between clients and web servers. It serves as a front-end and is responsible for handling all client requests and forwarding them to the backend server. For better privacy and security, you may need to implement a reverse proxy in front of a web server.

Apache and Nginx both are very popular open-source web servers used by thousands of users worldwide. Nginx hosts static websites, proxy servers, and caching servers. While Apache is used to host dynamic websites, you can also configure Nginx as a reverse proxy for Apache webserver to get advantages of both web servers.

In this post, we will show you how to configure Nginx as a reverse proxy for the Apache web servers on Arch Linux. (more…)

AzuraCast is a free, open-source, and self-hosted radio station suite that lets you get a web radio station up and running in minutes. It comes with a powerful and intuitive interface that helps you manage every aspect of your radio station via a web browser. You can perform several tasks such as uploading media, managing playlists, and creating local mount points and remote relays via a web-based interface. AzureCast supports remote relays that broadcast your radio signal to any remote server on Icecast.

In this post, we will show you how to install AzuraCast Web Radio Management Suite on Arch Linux. (more…)

Bitwarden is a fast, open-source password management solution trusted by millions of users worldwide. It stores all your passwords and sensitive information in an encrypted vault. You can store and manage all your login credentials in a central location and sync them across all devices. Bitwarden offers a client application for mobile, desktop, browser extensions, command line interface, and web interface.

In this post, we will show you how to install the Bitwarden password manager on Arch Linux. (more…)

GitLab is an open-source DevOps and DevSecOps platform and code repository. It is designed for large DevOps and DevSecOps projects and offers online code storage and capabilities for issue tracking and CI/CD. GitLab helps organizations speed up software development by delivering software faster and more efficiently. One of the great advantages of GitLab is that it allows developers to collaborate in every phase of the project, automate the entire DevOps lifecycle, and achieve the best possible results.

In this post, we will show you how to install GitLab with Docker on Arch Linux. (more…)

Jenkins is a free, open-source, self-hosted automation server that helps developers to automate all parts of the software development process. It is based on Java and offers 1800+ plugins to support the automation of all kinds of tasks. Jenkins aims to continuously deliver your software by integrating with a large number of testing and deployment technologies. It is cross-platform and can run on all major platforms including, macOS, Linux, and Windows.

In this post, we will show you how to install Jenkins on Arch Linux. (more…)

Netbox is an IP address management and data center infrastructure management tool for modeling and documenting modern networks. It is designed for network and infrastructure to empower engineers with network automation. It helps you to make your work easier by creating a map of every device in the data center. It is free and open-source so you don’t need to pay for this solution.

In this post, we will show you how to install Netbox on Arch Linux. (more…)

OpenNMS is a free, open-source, self-hosted network monitoring and network management solution developed by OpenNMS Group. It helps you to visualize and monitor everything on your local and remote networks. OpenNMS can be integrated with business applications and workflows to monitor your networks. It comes with a web-based interface that allows you to monitor everything from a central place.

In this post, we will show you how to install the OpenNMS monitoring tool with Docker on Arch Linux. (more…)

phpIPAM is a free, open-source, lightweight, and modern IP address monitoring tool for system and network administrators. It uses MySQL as a database system and is written in PHP, jQuery libraries, Ajax, and HTML5/CSS3. phpIPAM gives you a real-time inventory of both used and unassigned IP addresses with other details like subnets, status, hostname, and more.

In this post, we will show you how to install phpIPAM with Nginx on Arch Linux. (more…)

reveal.js is a free and open-source HTML presentation framework. It allows users to create a simple and beautiful presentation via a web browser. You’ll need a browser with support for CSS 3D transforms to see it in its full glory. With reveal.js, you can create a presentation that supports mobile gestures, such as pinch and slide.

In this post, we will show you how to install reveal.js with Nginx on Arch Linux. (more…)

SonarQube is an open-source and self-hosted code quality analysis tool used to check code in several programming languages via plugins. It allows development teams to find bugs and code duplication in a software application. It helps developers to decrease application size, code complexity, time, and cost of maintenance and makes code easier to read and understand. It is written in Java and supports several databases including Postgres, MySQL, Oracle, and SQL Server.

In this post, we will show you how to install SonarQube on Arch Linux. (more…)