Download or read book Learning Proxmox VE written by Rik Goldman and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2016-03-31 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unleash the power of Proxmox VE by setting up a dedicated virtual environment to serve both containers and virtual machines About This Book Create virtual machines and containers from the comfort of your workstation using Proxmox VE's web-based management interface Maximize performance, security, and the quality of virtual services by tailoring container and virtual machine configurations based on established best practices Put theory to practice by deploying virtual servers that promise portability, modularity, flexibility, security, and quality of service at any scale Who This Book Is For This book is intended for server and system administrators and engineers who are eager to take advantage of the potential of virtual machines and containers to manage servers more efficiently and make the best use of resources, from energy consumption to hardware utilization and physical real estate What You Will Learn Install and configure Proxmox VE Create new virtual machines and containers Import container templates and virtual appliances Optimize virtual machine performance for common use cases Apply the latest security patches to a Proxmox VE host Contrast PVE virtual machines and containers to recognize their respective use cases Secure virtual machines and containers Assess the benefits of virtualization on budgets, server real estate, maintenance, and management time In Detail Proxmox VE 4.1 provides an open source, enterprise virtualization platform on which to host virtual servers as either virtual machines or containers. This book will support your practice of the requisite skills to successfully create, tailor, and deploy virtual machines and containers with Proxmox VE 4.1. Following a survey of PVE's features and characteristics, this book will contrast containers with virtual machines and establish cases for both. It walks through the installation of Proxmox VE, explores the creation of containers and virtual machines, and suggests best practices for virtual disk creation, network configuration, and Proxmox VE host and guest security. Throughout the book, you will navigate the Proxmox VE 4.1 web interface and explore options for command-line management Style and approach This book is a practical exploration of the different processes and procedures, which are essential in beginning your journey to fluent creation and optimization of effective containers and virtual machines.
Download or read book Mastering Proxmox written by Wasim Ahmed and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2017-11-16 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover real world scenarios for Proxmox troubleshooting and become an expert cloud builder About This Book Formulate Proxmox-based solutions and set up virtual machines of any size while gaining expertise even on the most complex multi-cluster setups Master the skills needed to analyze, monitor, and troubleshoot real-world virtual environments This is the most up-to-date title on mastering Proxmox, with examples based on the new Linux Kernel 4.10.15 and Debian Stretch (9.x) Who This Book Is For This book is for Linux and system administrators and professionals working in IT teams who would like to design and implement an enterprise-quality virtualized environment using Proxmox. Some knowledge of networking and virtualization concepts is assumed. What You Will Learn Install basic Proxmox VE nodes and get to know the Proxmox GUI Get to know Proxmox's internal structure and mechanics Create and manage KVM or LXC-based virtual machines Understand advanced virtual networks Configure high availability Proxmox nodes Integrate Ceph big data storage with the Proxmox hypervisor Plan a large virtual environment for cloud-based services Discover real-world scenarios for Proxmox troubleshooting In Detail Proxmox is an open source server virtualization solution that has enterprise-class features for managing virtual machines, for storage, and to virtualize both Linux and Windows application workloads. You'll begin with a refresher on the advanced installation features and the Proxmox GUI to familiarize yourself with the Proxmox VE hypervisor. Then, you'll move on to explore Proxmox under the hood, focusing on storage systems, such as Ceph, used with Proxmox. Moving on, you'll learn to manage KVM virtual machines, deploy Linux containers fast, and see how networking is handled in Proxmox. You'll also learn how to protect a cluster or a VM with a firewall and explore the new high availability features introduced in Proxmox VE 5.0. Next, you'll dive deeper into the backup/restore strategy and see how to properly update and upgrade a Proxmox node. Later, you'll learn how to monitor a Proxmox cluster and all of its components using Zabbix. Finally, you'll discover how to recover Promox from disaster strikes through some real-world examples. By the end of the book, you'll be an expert at making Proxmox work in production environments with minimal downtime. Style and approach This book walks you through every aspect of virtualization using Proxmox using a practical, scenario-based approach that features best practices and all the weaponry you need to succeed when building virtual environments with Proxmox 5.0.
Download or read book Proxmox High Availability written by Simon M.C. Cheng and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2014-10-31 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you want to know the secrets of virtualization and how to implement high availability on your services, this is the book for you. For those of you who are already using Proxmox, this book offers you the chance to build a high availability cluster with a distributed filesystem to further protect your system from failure.
Download or read book Proxmox Cookbook written by Wasim Ahmed and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2015-08-28 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 60 hands-on recipes to perform server virtualization and manage virtualized server solutions with Proxmox About This Book Learn the process of installing, configuring, and managing Proxmox clusters Explore ways of integrating various storage systems with Proxmox Step-by-step and easy-to-learn instructions to build virtual environments of any size using Proxmox Who This Book Is For This book is perfect for system administrators who want to learn to implement and administer Proxmox VE environments. Since this book will not cover the basics of Proxmox, a basic understanding of virtualization and networking with Proxmox VE is required. What You Will Learn Install and configure an enterprise grade, cluster-based virtual environment using Proxmox Manage a cluster with Graphical User Interface using datacenter, node, KVM, and OpenVZ menus among others Learn different ways of configuring your network and clusters to create complex cloud services Configure and manage the built-in Proxmox firewall to protect your virtual environment Integrate storage systems such as Ceph, Sheepdog, and ZFS for virtual machine management to suit your business needs Backup and restore your data via stop suspend, and snapshot modes Upgrade a Proxmox node with new releases and apply update patches through GUI or CLI Monitor the resources and virtual machines to maintain performance and uptime Explore commands used for Proxmox and Ceph cluster through CLI In Detail Proxmox VE goes head to head with big virtualization platforms without bearing the overheads of high costs and vendor lock-ins. Rock solid stability and extremely easy manageability gives Proxmox VE an edge in the world of virtualization. The Proxmox cluster file system (pmxcfs) is designed uniquely for storage of configuration files with high security and reliability. Its simplicity and robustness make it easy for system administrators to manage their systems efficiently. Proxmox VE's intuitive interface, high availability, and unique central management system puts it on par with the world's best virtualization platforms. Its simplicity and high quality of service is what makes it the foremost choice for most system administrators. Starting with a step-by-step installation of Proxmox nodes along with an illustrated tour of Proxmox graphical user interface where you will spend most of your time managing a cluster, this book will get you up and running with the mechanisms of Proxmox VE. Various entities such as Cluster, Storage, and Firewall are also covered in an easy to understand format. You will then explore various backup solutions and restore mechanisms, thus learning to keep your applications and servers safe. Next, you will see how to upgrade a Proxmox node with a new release and apply update patches through GUI or CLI. Monitoring resources and virtual machines is required on an enterprise level, to maintain performance and uptime; to achieve this, we learn how to monitor host machine resources and troubleshoot common issues in the setup. Finally, we will walk through some advanced configurations for VM followed by a list of commands used for Proxmox and Ceph cluster through CLI. With this focused and detailed guide you will learn to work your way around with Proxmox VE quickly and add to your skillset. Style and approach This book is an inclusive and extensive handbook. It takes a pragmatic approach to complement your system admin skills and accomplish tasks within the Proxmox environment. It consists of illustrations and code-files to help you work with the data as you go from one recipe to the other.
Download or read book Mastering Proxmox written by Wasim Ahmed and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2016-05-27 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master the skills you need to build a rock-solid virtualization environment with the all new Proxmox 4 About This Book Formulate Proxmox-based solutions and set up virtual machines of any size while gaining expertise even on the most complex multi-cluster setups Master the skills needed to analyze, monitor, and troubleshoot real-world virtual environments This is the most up-to-date title on mastering Proxmox, with examples based on the new Linux Kernel 4.2 and Debian Jessie (8.x) Who This Book Is For The book targets Linux and system administrators and professionals working in IT teams who would like to design and implement an enterprise-quality virtualized environment using Proxmox.Knowledge of networking and virtualization concepts is assumed. What You Will Learn Install the basic Proxmox VE nodes Get to know the Proxmox Graphical User Interface (GUI) See and understand Proxmox's internal structure and mechanics Create and manage KVM- or LXC-based virtual machines Understand advanced virtual networks Leverage the power of the built-in Proxmox firewall to provide protection at any level Configure high availability Proxmox nodes Learn different backup strategies and to restore a VM in the event of a disaster to ensure data safety Monitor a Proxmox cluster and all of its components using Zabbix Plan large virtual environments for mission critical virtual environments Work through real-world scenarios to troubleshoot Proxmox In Detail Proxmox is an open source server virtualization solution that has enterprise-class features to manage virtual machines, to be used for storage, and to virtualize both Linux and Windows application workloads. You begin with refresher on the advanced installation features and the Proxmox GUI to familiarize yourself with the Proxmox VE hypervisor. You then move on to explore Proxmox under the hood, focusing on the storage systems used with Proxmox. Moving on, you will learn to manage KVM Virtual Machines and Linux Containers and see how networking is handled in Proxmox. You will then learn how to protect a cluster or a VM with a firewall and explore the new HA features introduced in Proxmox VE 4 along with the brand new HA simulator. Next, you will dive deeper into the backup/restore strategy followed by learning how to properly update and upgrade a Proxmox node. Later, you will learn how to monitor a Proxmox cluster and all of its components using Zabbix. By the end of the book, you will become an expert at making Proxmox environments work in production environments with minimum downtime. Style and approach This book walks you through every aspect of virtualization using Proxmox using a practical, scenario-based approach that features best practices and all the weaponry you need to succeed when building virtual environments with Proxmox 4.
Download or read book Mastering Proxmox written by Wasim Ahmed and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is not an instructional guide, but a practical, scenario-based book which guides you through everything you need to know in a practical manner by letting you build your own cluster. By the end of the book, you will have a fully functional Proxmox cluster setup at your disposal and have the knowledge to replicate virtualization solutions. If you already know what the word "virtualization" means and you are ready to stand out from the crowd equipped with the unique ability to design and implement a rock-solid virtualized network environment using Proxmox, then you have just picked up the only book you will need. Linux system administration experience together with knowledge of networking and virtualization concepts is assumed. This book is also useful if you are already using Proxmox and simply want to master its advanced features.
Download or read book Mastering Proxmox Second Edition written by Wasim Ahmed and published by . This book was released on 2016-04-20 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book GameMaker Programming By Example written by Brian Christian and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2015-12-28 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master the development of 2D games by learning to use the powerful GameMaker Language and tools provided by the GameMaker: Studio workspace and engine! About This Book Rapidly develop games using the powerful yet easy easy-to to-use GameMaker: Studio engine Comprehensive: This is a comprehensive guide to help you learn and implement GameMaker's features. Go through step-by-step tutorials to design and develop unique games Who This Book Is For If you have at least some basic programming experience of JavaScript or any other C-like languages, then this book will be great for you. No experience beyond that is assumed. If you have no game development experience and are looking for a hobby, are an experienced game developer looking to master some advanced features, or fit anywhere in that spectrum, then you will find GameMaker: Studio and this book to be very useful in helping you create exciting games. What You Will Learn Understand the GameMaker: Studio interface and tools to quickly create the various assets used in your games Translate some of the GameMaker: Studio drag and drop functions to the GameMaker language Create games with random elements for exciting gameplay Use the basic GameMaker file I/O and encryption systems Utilize the GameMaker networking functions to create multiplayer games Give AI routines to your enemies to make challenging gameplay Create particle systems to give your game exciting graphics Understand the various debugging techniques available in GameMaker: Studio In Detail This book is excellent resource for developers with any level of experience of GameMaker. At the start, we'll provide an overview of the basic use of GameMaker: Studio, and show you how to set up a basic game where you handle input and collisions in a top-down perspective game. We continue on to showcase its more advanced features via six different example projects. The first example game demonstrates platforming with file I/O, followed by animation, views, and multiplayer networking. The next game illustrates AI and particle systems, while the final one will get you started with the built-in Box2D physics engine. By the end of this book, you have mastered lots of powerful techniques that can be utilized in various 2D games. Style and approach A This step-by-step guide that follows and with details ons different topics throughout the creation of various examples.
Download or read book Mastering Proxmox Third Edition written by Wasim Ahmed and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-15 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover real world scenarios for Proxmox troubleshooting and become an expert cloud builderAbout This Book* Formulate Proxmox-based solutions and set up virtual machines of any size while gaining expertise even on the most complex multi-cluster setups* Master the skills needed to analyze, monitor, and troubleshoot real-world virtual environments* This is the most up-to-date title on mastering Proxmox, with examples based on the new Linux Kernel 4.10.15 and Debian Stretch (9.x)Who This Book Is ForThis book is for Linux and system administrators and professionals working in IT teams who would like to design and implement an enterprise-quality virtualized environment using Proxmox. Some knowledge of networking and virtualization concepts is assumed.What You Will Learn* Install basic Proxmox VE nodes and get to know the Proxmox GUI* Get to know Proxmox's internal structure and mechanics* Create and manage KVM or LXC-based virtual machines* Understand advanced virtual networks* Configure high availability Proxmox nodes* Integrate Ceph big data storage with the Proxmox hypervisor* Plan a large virtual environment for cloud-based services* Discover real-world scenarios for Proxmox troubleshootingIn DetailProxmox is an open source server virtualization solution that has enterprise-class features for managing virtual machines, for storage, and to virtualize both Linux and Windows application workloads.You'll begin with a refresher on the advanced installation features and the Proxmox GUI to familiarize yourself with the Proxmox VE hypervisor. Then, you'll move on to explore Proxmox under the hood, focusing on storage systems, such as Ceph, used with Proxmox. Moving on, you'll learn to manage KVM virtual machines, deploy Linux containers fast, and see how networking is handled in Proxmox. You'll also learn how to protect a cluster or a VM with a firewall and explore the new high availability features introduced in Proxmox VE 5.0. Next, you'll dive deeper into the backup/restore strategy and see how to properly update and upgrade a Proxmox node. Later, you'll learn how to monitor a Proxmox cluster and all of its components using Zabbix. Finally, you'll discover how to recover Promox from disaster strikes through some real-world examples.By the end of the book, you'll be an expert at making Proxmox work in production environments with minimal downtime.Style and approachThis book walks you through every aspect of virtualization using Proxmox using a practical, scenario-based approach that features best practices and all the weaponry you need to succeed when building virtual environments with Proxmox 5.0.
Download or read book Learn Routeros Second Edition written by Dennis Burgess and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hands On Machine Learning on Google Cloud Platform written by Giuseppe Ciaburro and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-04-30 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unleash Google's Cloud Platform to build, train and optimize machine learning models Key Features Get well versed in GCP pre-existing services to build your own smart models A comprehensive guide covering aspects from data processing, analyzing to building and training ML models A practical approach to produce your trained ML models and port them to your mobile for easy access Book Description Google Cloud Machine Learning Engine combines the services of Google Cloud Platform with the power and flexibility of TensorFlow. With this book, you will not only learn to build and train different complexities of machine learning models at scale but also host them in the cloud to make predictions. This book is focused on making the most of the Google Machine Learning Platform for large datasets and complex problems. You will learn from scratch how to create powerful machine learning based applications for a wide variety of problems by leveraging different data services from the Google Cloud Platform. Applications include NLP, Speech to text, Reinforcement learning, Time series, recommender systems, image classification, video content inference and many other. We will implement a wide variety of deep learning use cases and also make extensive use of data related services comprising the Google Cloud Platform ecosystem such as Firebase, Storage APIs, Datalab and so forth. This will enable you to integrate Machine Learning and data processing features into your web and mobile applications. By the end of this book, you will know the main difficulties that you may encounter and get appropriate strategies to overcome these difficulties and build efficient systems. What you will learn Use Google Cloud Platform to build data-based applications for dashboards, web, and mobile Create, train and optimize deep learning models for various data science problems on big data Learn how to leverage BigQuery to explore big datasets Use Google’s pre-trained TensorFlow models for NLP, image, video and much more Create models and architectures for Time series, Reinforcement Learning, and generative models Create, evaluate, and optimize TensorFlow and Keras models for a wide range of applications Who this book is for This book is for data scientists, machine learning developers and AI developers who want to learn Google Cloud Platform services to build machine learning applications. Since the interaction with the Google ML platform is mostly done via the command line, the reader is supposed to have some familiarity with the bash shell and Python scripting. Some understanding of machine learning and data science concepts will be handy
Download or read book Learning PowerShell DSC written by James Pogran and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2017-09-11 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A learning guide to get you started with PowerShell DSC. About This Book Create flexible and maintainable deployments using DSC configuration scripts that stand the test of time. Explore the core architecture, concepts, and practices in depth. Learning PowerShell DSC is a step-by-step guide that shows you how to start using and taking advantage of PowerShell DSC along with configuring and deploying applications. Who This Book Is For If you are a system administrator, developer, or engineer and are responsible for configuration management and automation, then this book is for you. IT professionals who wish to learn PowerShell Desired State Configuration for the efficient management, configuration, and deployment of systems will also find this book useful. What You Will Learn Explore PowerShell Desired State Configuration and activities around it, including the need for configuration management and abstraction. Create reusable DSC configurations and debug/ troubleshoot configuration files. Learn about the PowerShell DSC architecture with the help of push-and-pull management and workflows. Define DSC configuration scripts and data files and push DSC configuration files remotely and locally. Validate DSC Pull Server install and register target nodes with a DSC Pull Server. Learn about DSC Cross Platform and install PowerShell on Linux and macOS along with real-life DSC uses and different types of deployment. In Detail The main goal of this book is to teach you to configure, deploy, and manage your system using the new features of PowerShell v5/v6 DSC. This book begins with the basics of PowerShell Desired State Configuration, covering its architecture and components. It familiarizes you with the set of Windows PowerShell language extensions and new Windows PowerShell commands that make up DSC. Then it helps you create DSC custom resources and work with DSC configurations with the help of practical examples. Finally, it describes how to deploy configuration data using PowerShell DSC. Throughout this book, we will be focusing on concepts such as building configurations with parameters, the local configuration manager, and testing and restoring configurations using PowerShell DSC. By the end of the book, you will be able to deploy a real-world application end-to-end and will be familiar enough with the powerful Desired State Configuration platform to achieve continuous delivery and efficiently and easily manage and deploy data for systems. Style and approach The purpose of this book is to introduce readers to the powerful PowerShell Desired State Configuration platform to achieve continuous delivery, efficient management, and the easy deployment of data for systems.
Download or read book Implementing DevOps with Ansible 2 written by Jonathan McAllister and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2017-07-21 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leverage the power of Ansible 2 and related tools and scale DevOps processes About This Book Learn how to use Ansible playbooks along with YAML and JINJA to create efficient DevOps solutions Use Ansible to provision and automate Docker containers and images Learn the fundamentals of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery and how to leverage Ansible to implement these modern DevOps Learn the fundamentals of creating custom Ansible modules Learn the fundamentals of Ansible Galaxy Follow along step-by-step as we teach you to scale Ansible for your DevOps processes Who This Book Is For If you are a DevOps engineer, administrator, or developer and want to implement the DevOps environment in your organization using Ansible, then this book is for you. What You Will Learn Get to the grips with the fundamentals of Ansible 2.2 and how you can benefit from leveraging Ansible for DevOps. Adapt the DevOps process and learn how Ansible and other tools can be used to automate it. Start automating Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery tasks using Ansible Maximize the advantages of tools such as Docker, Jenkins, JIRA, and many more to implement the DevOps culture. Integrate DevOps tools with Ansible Extend Ansible using Python and create custom modules that integrate with unique specific technology stacks Connect and control the states of various third-party applications such as GIT, SVN, Artifactory, Nexus, Jira, Hipchat, Slack, Nginx, and others In Detail Thinking about adapting the DevOps culture for your organization using a very simple, yet powerful automation tool, Ansible 2? Then this book is for you! In this book, you will start with the role of Ansible in the DevOps module, which covers fundamental DevOps practices and how Ansible is leveraged by DevOps organizations to implement consistent and simplified configuration management and deployment. You will then move on to the next module, Ansible with DevOps, where you will understand Ansible fundamentals and how Ansible Playbooks can be used for simple configuration management and deployment tasks. After simpler tasks, you will move on to the third module, Ansible Syntax and Playbook Development, where you will learn advanced configuration management implementations, and use Ansible Vault to secure top-secret information in your organization. In this module, you will also learn about popular DevOps tools and the support that Ansible provides for them (MYSQL, NGINX, APACHE and so on). The last module, Scaling Ansible for the enterprise, is where you will integrate Ansible with CI and CD solutions and provision Docker containers using Ansible. By the end of the book you will have learned to use Ansible to leverage your DevOps tasks. Style and approach A step-by-step guide to automating all DevOps stages with ease using Ansible
Download or read book Hardening Cisco Routers written by Thomas Akin and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2002-02-21 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a network administrator, auditor or architect, you know the importance of securing your network and finding security solutions you can implement quickly. This succinct book departs from other security literature by focusing exclusively on ways to secure Cisco routers, rather than the entire network. The rational is simple: If the router protecting a network is exposed to hackers, then so is the network behind it. Hardening Cisco Routers is a reference for protecting the protectors. Included are the following topics: The importance of router security and where routers fit into an overall security plan Different router configurations for various versions of Cisco?s IOS Standard ways to access a Cisco router and the security implications of each Password and privilege levels in Cisco routers Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) control Router warning banner use (as recommended by the FBI) Unnecessary protocols and services commonly run on Cisco routers SNMP security Anti-spoofing Protocol security for RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, NTP, and BGP Logging violations Incident response Physical security Written by Thomas Akin, an experienced Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified Cisco Academic Instructor (CCAI), the book is well organized, emphasizing practicality and a hands-on approach. At the end of each chapter, Akin includes a Checklist that summarizes the hardening techniques discussed in the chapter. The Checklists help you double-check the configurations you have been instructed to make, and serve as quick references for future security procedures.Concise and to the point, Hardening Cisco Routers supplies you with all the tools necessary to turn a potential vulnerability into a strength. In an area that is otherwise poorly documented, this is the one book that will help you make your Cisco routers rock solid.
Download or read book Mastering ASP NET Web API written by Mithun Pattankar and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2017-08-11 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leverage ASP.Net Web API to build professional web services and create powerful applications. About This Book Get a comprehensive analysis of the latest specification of ASP.NET Core and all the changes to the underlying platform that you need to know to make the most of the web API See an advanced coverage of ASP.NET Core Web API to create robust models for your data, create controllers, and handle routing and security This book is packed with key theoretical and practical concepts that can be instantly applied to build professional applications using API with Angular 4, Ionic, and React Who This Book Is For This book is for .Net developers who wants to Master ASP.NET Core (Web API) and have played around with previous ASP.NET Web API a little, but don't have in-depth knowledge of it. You need to know Visual Studio and C#, and have some HTML, CSS, and JavaScript knowledge. What You Will Learn Acquire conceptual and hands-on knowledge of ASP.NET Core (MVC & Web API) Learn about HTTP methods, the structure of HTTP content, internet media types, and how servers respond to HTTP requests and their associated HTTP codes Explore middleware, filters, routing, and unit testing Optimize Web API implementations Develop a secure Web API interface Deploy Web API projects to various platforms Consume your web API in front end application based on Angular 4, Bootstrap, and Ionic Implement and explore the current trends in service architecture In Detail Microsoft has unified their main web development platforms. This unification will help develop web applications using various pieces of the ASP.NET platform that can be deployed on both Windows and LINUX. With ASP.NET Core (Web API), it will become easier than ever to build secure HTTP services that can be used from any client. Mastering ASP.NET Web API starts with the building blocks of the ASP.NET Core, then gradually moves on to implementing various HTTP routing strategies in the Web API. We then focus on the key components of building applications that employ the Web API, such as Kestrel, Middleware, Filters, Logging, Security, and Entity Framework.Readers will be introduced to take the TDD approach to write test cases along with the new Visual Studio 2017 live unit testing feature. They will also be introduced to integrate with the database using ORMs. Finally, we explore how the Web API can be consumed in a browser as well as by mobile applications by utilizing Angular 4, Ionic and ReactJS. By the end of this book, you will be able to apply best practices to develop complex Web API, consume them in frontend applications and deploy these applications to a modern hosting infrastructure. Style and approach Using a hands-on approach, we cover both the conceptual as well as the technical aspects of the ASP.NET Core (Web API) framework.
Download or read book Mastering Oculus Rift Development written by Jack Donovan and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2017-02-06 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the new frontier of virtual reality with the Oculus Rift and bring the VR revolution to your own projects About This Book Create immersive 3D games especially designed for the Oculus Rift platform Build complex realistic virtual reality (VR) games with the Unity Engine Create striking VR environments with advanced graphical techniques Who This Book Is For This book is for aspiring indie developers and VR enthusiasts who want to bring their ideas into virtual reality with a new platform that provides an unprecedented level of realism and immersion. What You Will Learn Increase immersion with 3D audio and intuitive interfaces Create group VR experiences using multi-player networking Design fun and engaging mechanics that utilize VR principles Explore the best ways to navigate and interact using the Oculus Rift Design intuitive ways to navigate and interact with scenes in VR Add stunning realism to a scene with three-dimensional audio Invent mechanics and features that take full advantage of VR hardware In Detail Virtual reality (VR) is changing the world of gaming and entertainment as we know it. VR headsets such as the Oculus Rift immerse players in a virtual world by tracking their head movements and simulating depth, giving them the feeling that they are actually present in the environment. We will first use the Oculus SDK in the book and will then move on to the widely popular Unity Engine, showing you how you can add that extra edge to your VR games using the power of Unity. In this book, you'll learn how to take advantage of this new medium by designing around each of its unique features. This book will demonstrate the Unity 5 game engine, one of most widely-used engines for VR development, and will take you through a comprehensive project that covers everything necessary to create and publish a complete VR experience for the Oculus Rift. You will also be able to identify the common perils and pitfalls of VR development to ensure that your audience has the most comfortable experience possible. By the end of the book, you will be able to create an advanced VR game for the Oculus Rift, and you'll have everything you need to bring your ideas into a new reality. Style and approach This book takes a step-by-step tutorial approach with illustrative examples to help you implement the projects on your own. The book lets you first get to grips with the Oculus SDK and then moves on to the Unity Engine to add realistic graphics and features in your games.
Download or read book OpenCV 3 Computer Vision with Python Cookbook written by Aleksei Spizhevoi and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-03-23 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OpenCV 3 is a native cross-platform library for computer vision, machine learning, and image processing. OpenCV's convenient high-level APIs hide very powerful internals designed for computational efficiency that can take advantage of multicore and GPU processing. This book will help you tackle increasingly challenging computer vision problems ...