Getting Started with the LINBIT Deployment Tool
The LINBIT® deployment tool is a graphical tool that steps you through the process of installing and configuring LINSTOR® in a cluster of nodes. LINSTOR is a software-defined storage (SDS) solution that you can use to build high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) solutions for critical applications and data. By using the deployment tool, […]
Securing the LINSTOR REST API with Token Authentication
LINSTOR® 1.34 introduces bearer token authentication, a straightforward way to restrict access to its REST API. Before this release, securing the API required setting up LDAP integration or mutual TLS client certificates, both of which add operational complexity. Token authentication gives you the same access control with far less setup. A single command enables it, […]
Hidden Software Gems
This week, I want to write about hidden software gems. My first example is an NFS server. When you search the internet for NFS server and Linux, inevitably, you will end up reading about the kernel-NFS server integrated with the Linux kernel. But there is a second implementation that gets much less attention: the NFS-Ganesha […]
Launching the Deployment Tool: Effortless Cluster Setup
Last month I discussed how AI enabled me to bring my dream of a simpler way to deploy LINBIT software to a reality. Now after much testing and deliberation, I am pleased to announce our LINBIT deployment tool, or “Nightfury” for those on the inside who remember the project’s first working title. Although the vision of […]
GitLab High Availability With DRBD & Pacemaker
GitLab is a DevOps platform that many organizations and developers rely on around the clock, nearly every day of the year. You can install it as a self-managed, standalone web application, but a single instance is always a single point of failure. This article guides you through installing and configuring a highly available (HA) GitLab […]
