Docker: manage your containers with Portainer.io

In this tutorial, I will explain how to manage your Docker containers with Portainer. Portainer is an application that runs under Docker and will allow you to have a graphical interface (Web) to manage your containers under Docker. With Portainer you will be able to: Create / Modify / Delete containers Administrators your containers (SSH …

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Windows Server 2022: install the SSH server

In this tutorial, I will show you how to install SSH server (OpenSSH) on Windows Server 2019/2022. As of Windows Server 2019, the OpenSSH server is a native additional feature. For previous versions of Windows Server a tutorial is available here: OpenSSH client and server – installation on Windows Server 2012R2 and 2016 Using an …

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OpenSSH client and server – installation on Windows Server 2012R2 and 2016

In this tutorial, I will explain how to install the OpenSSH client and Server on Windows Server 2012R2 and 2016. At the time of writing this tutorial, this feature is native to Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019 and you might also want to have OpenSSH client or server on an earlier version. Personally, I …

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Manage the DNS cache on Windows Server

In this “tutorial”, I will give you some PowerShell cmdlets to manage your DNS server cache on Windows Server. To be more precise, we will see 4 cmdlet PowerShell * -DnsServerCache cmdlets. Show-DnsServerCache The first command displays the DNS cache: The output of the command gives all DNS records cached on the server. In console …

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Windows Server: launch the configuration wizard on an installation without a graphical interface

On an installation of Windows Server without User Experience, that is to say without a graphical interface, there is a built-in utility that allows you to configure the server using a wizard. The utility is called sconfig, to launch once connected to the server, enter the sconfig command. Once the command has been validated, the …

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Admin Center: installation in gateway mode

Intro In this tutorial, we will see how to install the Admin Center in gateway mode. As a reminder, the Admin Center is a Web interface that allows the administration of Windows servers using WinRM. From the Admin Center, it is almost possible the same as with the graphical interface: Monitor a set of servers …

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Active Directory: access the Active Directory Schema console

The Active Directory Schema console is not available natively, it is necessary to register it in order to access it. This console is to be used with great care, improper handling can put the entire Active Directory forest in error. This console gives access to the role FSMO: Schema Master. 1. Open a command prompt …

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Managing virtual machines in a Windows Server Hyper-V cluster

Création machine virtuelle

In this tutorial, we will see how to manage your virtual machines in a Hyper-V cluster using the Cluster Manager console. It is also possible to use the following tools to manage virtual machines with Hyper-V: In this article we will address the following points: If you are not in a hyper-v cluster, the Hyper-V …

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Manage Windows Server remotely in PowerShell with PSSession

Introduction In this tutorial, we will see how to remotely administer a Windows server in PowerShell (Powershell remoting) with PSSession. PSSession is the prefix of several Powershell commands that allow connection and management of it. All the commands in this tutorial are to be done with a PowerShell command prompt Prerequisites On the server where …

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