How to Run ConfigServer Firewall (CSF) After August 31, 2025,

ConfigServer.com (ConfigServer Firewall) will permanently close on August 31, 2025. The ConfigServer CSF firewall has been a trusted tool for Linux server administrators for many years. Unfortunately, ConfigServer has announced that it will discontinue its services on this date, and there will be no further updates, downloads, or support available after that. This news has … Read more

Replacing a failing Mirror Disk in a Software RAID1 Array with mdadm

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This article provides an example to outline the steps required for replacing a defective drive in a software RAID (mdadm) setup. Let’s outline a real scenario I encountered yesterday. I have a mirrored (RAID1) array, and I just received an email alert from mdadm monitoring, indicating that a “Degraded Array event has been detected on … Read more