Mastering Ubuntu Server: Ubuntu administration, cloud automation, containers, and security (English Edition) - Brossura

Badawy Badawy, Ahmed Gamal

Brossura

ISBN 10: 9378542832 ISBN 13: 9789378542831

Casa editrice: BPB Publications, 2026

Riassunto

Ubuntu Server is one of the most widely used Linux server platforms for system administration, cloud computing, DevOps, virtualization, containers, and enterprise infrastructure. This book is designed to build real-world Ubuntu Server skills, from initial deployment and daily administration to automation, cloud platforms, and security hardening.

This book follows a structured learning path covering Ubuntu Server installation, GRUB configuration, and core Linux administration. It then introduces system management, storage, package administration, troubleshooting, and log analysis. Readers will explore networking services, remote access, file sharing, and database administration, followed by web servers and cloud technologies. The book also covers infrastructure as code, automation, version control, virtualization, containers, and Kubernetes. It concludes with Linux security, vulnerability management, encryption, system hardening, and certification preparation.

By the end of this book, you will be able to deploy, manage, troubleshoot, automate, secure, and scale Ubuntu Server environments with confidence. Whether your goal is Linux system administration, cloud engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure automation, this guide provides the practical knowledge needed to work effectively with Ubuntu Server in modern IT environments.

What you will learn

● Deploy Ubuntu Server, configure GRUB, and prepare production-ready systems.

● Manage files, directories, users, groups, permissions, and sudo securely.

● Create shell scripts using Bash, SED, and AWK automation.

● Monitor processes, schedule jobs, analyze performance, and troubleshoot.

● Configure storage, RAID, LVM, filesystems, mounts, and services.

● Configure networking, OpenSSH, SSH keys, DHCP, DNS, and addressing.

● Automate AWS deployments using Terraform, Ansible, Docker, and Kubernetes security.

Who this book is for

This book is designed for system administrators, DevOps engineers, cloud/infrastructure engineers, network administrators, security administrators, and students seeking Ubuntu Server expertise. Readers should possess basic knowledge of Linux, computer networking, shell scripting, Git, Ansible, AWS or cloud platforms, Docker, Kubernetes, and Ubuntu fundamentals.

Table of Contents

1. Deploying Ubuntu Server

2. Managing Files, Directories, and Essential Linux Commands

3. Managing Users and Groups

4. Managing Processes and Monitoring System Resources

5. Linux Storage and Services Management

6. Managing Software Packages and Ubuntu Server Troubleshooting

7. Connecting to the Network and Setting up Network Services

8. Files Sharing and Transfer Using NFS and Samba

9. Managing Database and Hosting Web Content

10. Deploying Ubuntu Server with Terraform and AWS Cloud

11. Automating Ubuntu Server Configuration using Ansible

12. Running Ubuntu Servers on Virtual Machine

13. Kubernetes and Container

14. Secure Ubuntu Server and Containers

15. Summary

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: BPB Publications
• Data di pubblicazione: 2026
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 9378542832
• ISBN 13: 9789378542831
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 374
• Contatto del produttore: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.it/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Lussemburgo