Jeff Wilson, Author at RoseHosting

How to Install NextCloud 15 on Ubuntu 18.04

June 3, 2022January 4, 2019 by Jeff Wilson

how to install nextcloud on ubuntu 18.04

NextCloud is a free and open-source self-hosted file sharing and communication platform built using PHP. It is a great alternative to some of the popular services available on the market, such as Dropbox, Google Drive, OwnCloud, etc. With NextCloud, you can easily store your data on your Ubuntu 18.04 VPS, create and manage your contacts, calendars, to-do lists, and much more. In this tutorial, we will install NextCloud version 15 on an Ubuntu 18.04 VPS – version 15 is a major release that comes with a lot of new features and improvements.

We have an updated version of this tutorial on How to Install Nextcloud on Ubuntu 20.04

How to Install Tomcat on Ubuntu 18.04

June 3, 2022December 28, 2018 by Jeff Wilson

In this guide, we will show you how to install Tomcat on an Ubuntu 18.04 VPS. Tomcat is an open source web server and servlet container developed by the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) that executes Java servlets and renders Web pages that include Java server page coding.

How to Install PHP 7.3 on Ubuntu 16.04

December 30, 2022December 21, 2018 by Jeff Wilson

In this article, we will show you how to install PHP 7.3 on Ubuntu 16.04. PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) is an open-source server-side scripting language and is widely used for creating dynamic web pages. PHP is among the most popular languages because it is secure, fast, simple, efficient, flexible, and a loosely typed language.

PHP can be run on any operating platform (Windows, Linux, MacOS) and almost on any web server (Nginx, Apache). PHP 7.3.0 was officially released on December 6, 2018, and it contains new improved features and functions.

For more updates, you can also check our guide on how to install PHP 8 on Ubuntu 20.04

How to install ERPNext on Debian 9

June 3, 2022December 12, 2018 by Jeff Wilson

In the tutorial today, we gonna guide you on how to install ERPNext on Debian 9. ERPNext is a free and open source, Python-based, enterprise resource planning application, similar to Odoo. It is mostly used by small and medium-sized companies and allows them to do financial accounting, project management, human resources, and inventory management. ERPNext is available both in cloud-based and on-premise deployment options. In this tutorial we will show you how to install ERPNext on a Debian 9 VPS using the ‘Easy Install’ method with Frappe Bench, using a Python script. This installation script will install bench, ERPNext and all necessary dependencies required by the application.

How to Install ownCloud on Debian 9

June 3, 2022November 29, 2018 by Jeff Wilson

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install ownCloud on Debian 9. ownCloud is an open-source, self-hosted platform which provides sync and share capabilities across multiple devices. It allows users to easily manage their files, contacts, calendars, to-do lists, and more, making it a great alternative to the popular Google Drive, Dropbox, iCloud, etc. cloud platforms.

How to Install MariaDB on Ubuntu 16.04

December 9, 2022November 9, 2018 by Jeff Wilson

We’ll show you, how to install MariaDB on Ubuntu 16.04. MariaDB is a community-developed fork of MySQL. It is a free and open source, very fast, stable and scalable database server, which makes it one of the most used database servers in the world. It is an improved, drop-in replacement for popular MySQL Database Server. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install MariaDB on Ubuntu 16.04. Installing MariaDB on Ubuntu 16.04 is an easy task, and if you carefully follow the steps of this tutorial, you should have MariaDB installed on your Ubuntu 16.04 server in less than 10 minutes. Let’s get started.

How to Generate a Self-Signed SSL Certificate on Linux

June 3, 2022November 7, 2018 by Jeff Wilson

In today’s guide, we will discuss how to generate a self-signed SSL certificate on Linux as well as how to implement them in Apache. SSL is becoming more and more important as the internet becomes more popular. With free Let’s Encrypt certificate alternatives becoming a commodity that anyone can use, there’s no reason for anyone to not use SSL – not to mention the search ranking benefits, and the fact that browsers and search engines will trust your site. Here’s a guide on why you should use SSL on your website.

However, you can also generate your own self-signed SSL certificate for private use on your server. One big reason to do this is encryption. While your personal certificate won’t mean anything to browsers, and visitors will still get a warning message if they visit your site directly, you can at least be sure that you’re protected against “man-in-the-middle” attacks. A self-signed certificate is a good first step when you’re just testing things out on your server, and perhaps don’t even have a domain name yet.

Let’s start with our step-by-step procedure on how to create a self-signed SSL certificate on Linux. On a related note, check out our list of affordable and fast SSL certificates by brand.

How to Easily Remove Packages Installed From Source in Linux

April 5, 2023October 31, 2018 by Jeff Wilson

In one of our previous articles, we’d shown you how to install and uninstall software in Linux outside the regular package managers. In that, we also saw that well-constructed software comes with built-in uninstallers. This way, you can remove the packages as easily as you install them.

Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case. There are plenty of packages out in the wild which don’t allow for clean removal. Sometimes you have no choice but to use a package like this because you need the functionality. However, there is a solution to the problem. In this article, we’ll show you how to use the software called “stow” to easily remove packages installed from in Linux.