You may want a version of Nginx that is newer than available in the repositories. As of today (2019 May 1), the latest version is 1.16.0. The Nginx developers maintain a apt repository with the latest version. I recommend using the repository because it will be easier to keep Nginx up to date. The Nginx… Read More »
The Debian Stretch repositories provide HAProxy version 1.7. You may want or need features in newer versions. Fortunately, installing HAProxy 1.9.7 from source is relatively straightforward. The steps to do so are: Install required packages Download the HAProxy source code Compile and install HAProxy Create an unprivileged service account Create a SystemD unit file Create… Read More »
This guide will walk you through setting up Debian Stretch to use an LDAP directory server for authentication. I am assuming you have a directory server up and running. If you don’t, you can follow these two guides to install and configure OpenLDAP: Install OpenLDAP From Source – Debian Stretch Configure OpenLDAP Install Packages First,… Read More »
This guide will walk you through installing OpenLDAP from source on Debian Stretch. I haven’t tested it on anything but Debian, but it should work with most Debian based operating systems. It is written with the assumption that readers are able to use a command line shell and text editor on a UNIX like operating… Read More »