Linux Servers

Linux-based server infrastructure refers to the use of the Linux operating system kernel and its surrounding ecosystem of open-source software to power servers and data centers. It provides a robust, stable, and highly customizable foundation for hosting applications, websites, databases, and…

Key facts

First appeared: 1991
Category: technology
Problem solved: Linux-based server infrastructure was created to address the significant cost, vendor lock-in, and proprietary nature of traditional UNIX systems, providing a free, open-source, and highly capable alternative that could run on readily available commodity hardware.
Platforms: PowerPC, RISC-V, SPARC, ARM, IBM Z (mainframe), x86 (Intel/AMD), MIPS

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Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Ruby on Rails
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
MySQL
OpenSSH
Microsoft Azure
Docker
Chef
Git
Python
Ansible
PostgreSQL
Puppet
Kubernetes
MariaDB
Node.js
PHP
BASH
Nginx

Notable users

Oracle
Intel
National Security Agency (NSA)
Microsoft (Azure)
Netflix
NYSE
Red Hat
Tesla
IBM
Meta (Facebook)
Amazon (AWS)
Google