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We provide world-class Linux Administration and Support Services to the vibrant tech community of Huntsville, Alabama.
Whether you are located near the Redstone Arsenal, Research Park, or anywhere across the 35801, 35805, 35806, 35810, or 35816 zip codes, our expert team is ready to optimize your infrastructure.
While we love supporting our local Rocket City partners, we emphasize that our services are available fully remotely 🌐. We can manage your cloud instances, on-premise servers, or hybrid environments from anywhere in the world with the same precision as an on-site visit.
We are experts in the entire Linux ecosystem. We support all major distributions, including:
Enterprise: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLES), Oracle Linux.
Community & Server: Ubuntu (LTS & Server), Debian, CentOS Stream, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux.
Cutting Edge & Desktop: Fedora, Arch Linux, Manjaro, openSUSE (Leap & Tumbleweed).
Specialized: Kali Linux (Security), Alpine Linux (Docker/Containers), Gentoo, Slackware.
Navigating different distributions requires knowing the right "dialect." Here is our quick-start guide for the most important tasks.
| Task | Debian/Ubuntu (apt) | RHEL/CentOS/Fedora (dnf) | Arch Linux (pacman) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Update Lists | sudo apt update | sudo dnf check-update | sudo pacman -Sy |
| Upgrade All | sudo apt upgrade | sudo dnf upgrade | sudo pacman -Syu |
| Install App | sudo apt install [pkg] | sudo dnf install [pkg] | sudo pacman -S [pkg] |
| Remove App | sudo apt remove [pkg] | sudo dnf remove [pkg] | sudo pacman -Rs [pkg] |
System Won’t Boot? Use journalctl -xb to view the boot logs and identify failed services.
Network Down? Check your interface status with ip a. Restart the stack using sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager.
Disk Full? Find the culprit quickly with du -ah / | sort -rh | head -n 10.
Service Hanging? Check the status with sudo systemctl status [service_name] and look for "Active: failed".
We recommend these four pillars for every professional installation:
Hardening from Minute One 🛡️: Always disable root SSH login and move your SSH port away from 22. Use Key-Based Authentication instead of passwords.
Logical Volume Management (LVM) 🗄️: Never install on a single static partition. Use LVM to allow for easy disk resizing in the future without reformatting.
Automated Backups 💾: Set up a crontab or systemd timer to sync critical /etc and /var/www data to a remote location using rsync or rclone.
Monitoring 📊: Install lightweight tools like Netdata or Prometheus to catch memory leaks or CPU spikes before they crash your production environment.