I need to download a large file and get the specified file using several connections to speed up downloads on FreeBSD. How do I install lftp and download files using FreeBSD?
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At home or in a cloud environment, IP addresses are assigned dynamically by the DHCP server. Setting a static IP address on your Alpine Linux server is required for various reasons. For instance, Alpine Linux is configured as a DHCP server or KVM server to host multiple VMs. Static IP address makes it easy to work with port forwarding, firewalling, and HTTPS server too. This quick tutorial will explain how to set up a static IP address on Alpine Linux.
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Alpine Linux comes with a monitoring sensors package called lm-sensors. It is an easy-to-use and open-source application for monitoring CPU temperatures, voltage, and fans. This page explains how to install, configure, and use lm-sensors on Alpine Linux to view CPU temperature and other data on your Alpine Linux-powered laptop or server.
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Whenever we update a critical library such as OpenSSL, we need to restart any daemons that use the library. Systemd with PID 1 itself also uses OpenSSL. How do you restart the systemd daemon without rebooting Linux and other services such as Nginx, SSHD, Firewalld? Here are some tips.
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VnStat is a free and open-source app for servers and routers. It is a console-based network traffic monitor. It keeps a log of the 5-minute interval, hourly, daily, monthly, and yearly network traffic for the selected interface(s). Let us see how to install vnStat on the Alpine Linux server to keep a tab on bandwidth usage.
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Curl is URL retrieval (download/upload) command-line utility and library. It is free software for Alpine Linux. This page explains how to search and install curl on Alpine Linux using the apk command.
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