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Use Linux Containers with WSL2 on Windows

Deploy a full Linux container environment, including a Kubernetes cluster, on Windows with Windows Subsystem for Linux version 2.

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Run applications in a containerized sandbox with Firejail

Isolate popular applications in flexible, easy-to-set-up, and easy-to-take-down containers with Firejail.

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Nested Kubernetes with Loft

Kubernetes has limited support for multitenancy, so many admins prefer to build multiple standalone Kubernetes clusters that eat up resources and complicate management. As a solution, Loft launches any number of clusters within the same control plane.

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Linux apps on Windows 10 and Chrome OS

Microsoft and Google have upgraded their in-house operating systems, Windows 10 and Chrome OS, with subsystems to run Linux. We look into their highly different approaches.

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Docker and Podman environments on Windows and Mac machines

Develop container applications on a Windows or Mac system with Docker Desktop or Podman.

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Hardening network services with DNS

The Domain Name System, in addition to assigning IP addresses, lets you protect the network communication of servers in a domain. DNS offers further hardening of network protocols – in particular, SSH fingerprinting and CAA records.

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Bpytop command-line monitoring tool

The bpytop command-line monitoring tool provides a variety of information via a fancy user interface and supports network monitoring and mouse- or keyboard-based control.