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Linux Server Types: Remote Access

The document lists various types of Linux server uses including web servers like Apache HTTP Server and Apache Tomcat, databases like MySQL and PostgreSQL, programming and scripting languages, email services, DNS, remote access via SSH and OpenVPN, network security tools, file sharing, directory services, and more. It notes that Linux servers can offer better performance than Windows/Mac servers if using the command line instead of a GUI.

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Linux Server Types: Remote Access

The document lists various types of Linux server uses including web servers like Apache HTTP Server and Apache Tomcat, databases like MySQL and PostgreSQL, programming and scripting languages, email services, DNS, remote access via SSH and OpenVPN, network security tools, file sharing, directory services, and more. It notes that Linux servers can offer better performance than Windows/Mac servers if using the command line instead of a GUI.

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Linux Server Types

List of some Linux Server that it can be used for:

Web Apache HTTP Server, Apache Tomcat

Databases MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle

Programming and scripting PHP, Java, Perl, JavaScript, CSS, XHTML, Bash

FTP ProFTPD, Pure-FTPd, vsftpd

SMTP (outgoing email) exim, postfix, qmail, sendmail

POP3 and IMAP (incoming email) qpopper, UW IMAP, Courier-IMAP

DNS (Domain Name System) BIND, djbdns

Web control panels cPanel and WebHost Manager, Plesk, DirectAdmin, Webmin

This is primarily what they are usually web servers. A key component to Linux is that if you are
skilled enough with the command line, there is no GUI, so you can get a lot better performance
from Linux servers that you would traditional Windows/Mac Computers.
Other things they can be used for:
Remote Access:

SSH (Secure SHell) OpenSSH

OpenVPN

Rsync Copy/Sync Files Across the Internet (web mirrors are setup this way)

Network Security:

Network monitoring SNMP, Nagios, Big Brother/Hobbit, MRTG, Cacti

SSL/TLS encryption OpenSSL, stunnel

Intrusion Detection Systems (IDSs) Snort

Tripwire (file integrity checker)

Internal Servers:

File server Samba (SMB, CIFS), NFS, iSCSI

LDAP (directory services) OpenLDAP

DHCP ISC DHCP

Routing Quagga, OSPF, RIP, VRRP, CARP

Instant Messaging Spark, Openfire, Wilfire, Redfire

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