PowerDNS and Poweradmin can be combined to create a simple, lightweight and easy to manage authoritative DNS server. These instructions have been tested on Ubuntu LTS releases 14.04 and 16.04. This guide assumes you have
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Setup Nginx with php 7 on Ubuntu 16.04
Here’s a quick guide to setting up the http server Nginx with the latest version of php. Install Nginx Update repositories sudo apt-get update Install Nginx sudo apt-get install nginx Check Nginx is running
Read moreSetup phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu 16.04 with Nginx and a Remote MySQL Server
I’ve been rebuilding my lab recently, most notably breaking down my LXD stack into individual Ubuntu virtual machines for each service. One thing I always meant to do but never got around to figuring out
Read moreInstall and Configure Varnish 4 on Ubuntu
What are we doing? Adding the Varnish repository to Ubuntu Downloading and installing Varnish Implementing a basic configuration Why? The Ubuntu repo still hasn’t been updated and will install version 3 by default.
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What are we doing? Installing Monit on Ubuntu Why? Monit is a lightweight program that can monitor processes, restart them if they fail and send email alerts if there are problems. How? Update repositories
Read moreInstall and Configure Varnish 4 on Debian 8
Varnish is a lightweight HTTP Accelerator/Reverse Proxy for Linux. The idea is that Varnish sits in front of the http server, saving what it can to memory. When a page is requested, Varnish will check
Read moreSetting up Magento Staging Stores on Sonassi Magestack
Setting up a staging store is a great way to test new extensions and updates without risk of damage or downtime to the live store. This guide will run through all of the steps involved
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This article will run through the steps involved in setting up a WordPress site. WordPress, if you’ve been living on one of the moons of Jupiter for the past five years, is an excellent framework
Read moreSFTP as www-data on Debian
SFTP is a secure alternative to FTP that piggy backs off of SSH. Not only is it more secure than FTP but because it is packaged with SSH, requires very little setup on headless Debian
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