Technical insights and best practices for Server Administration
Is your Apache server choking on RAM during traffic spikes? Learn how to deploy Nginx 0.7 as a front-end reverse proxy to handle thousands of concurrent connections on your CoolVDS instance.
As we approach 2010, the "Cloud" is shifting from buzzword to requirement. Here is why Norwegian sysadmins must rethink storage, IOPS, and data sovereignty before the new year.
Is Apache eating all your RAM? Discover how to compile PHP 5.2.10 with the PHP-FPM patch and pair it with Nginx to survive the Slashdot effect. A guide for serious SysAdmins.
Is your Apache server ready for a massive traffic spike? Learn how to implement HAProxy 1.3 for robust load balancing, reduce downtime, and why hardware isolation matters for Norwegian businesses.
Stop relying on manual 'cp -r' for disaster recovery. Learn the 2009 industry standards for automated backup strategies using rsync, cron, and off-site replication to satisfy Datatilsynet.
Stop gambling with oversold resources. We analyze the Xen hypervisor architecture (Dom0 vs DomU), Paravirtualization performance, and why serious Systems Administrators in Norway are ditching containers for true hardware isolation.
A default Linux install is a sitting duck. From iptables configuration to securing SSH, here is how we harden CentOS and Debian servers against brute-force attacks and script kiddies.
Stop relying on 'security through obscurity'. Learn to deploy a hardened OpenVPN endpoint on CentOS 5, manage TUN/TAP interfaces correctly, and secure your Oslo-Kyiv data pipeline against snooping.
Is Apache's memory footprint killing your swap? We compare the industry standard against the event-driven challenger, Lighttpd, to see which web server rules the Norwegian hosting market in 2009.
Tired of 'noisy neighbors' killing your database performance? We break down why KVM virtualization on Linux 2.6 is superior to container-based legacy systems, and how to tune I/O schedulers for maximum throughput.
Is Apache choking your server's memory? We benchmark Apache Prefork against Lighttpd's event-driven architecture to see which web server rules the 2009 hosting landscape.
When your single Apache server hits MaxClients, your business stops. Learn how to deploy HAProxy 1.3 to distribute load, maintain session persistence, and keep your Norwegian VPS online.
Stop letting shared hosting IPs blacklist your business. We break down a battle-tested Postfix/Dovecot setup on CentOS 5 that ensures deliverability and compliance with Norwegian data laws.
Stop your emails from hitting the spam folder. A battle-hardened guide to configuring Postfix in 2009, ensuring clean headers, proper rDNS, and compliance with Norwegian data laws.
In 2009, an unpatched server lasts less than 15 minutes online before compromise. Here is the battle-tested hardening checklist for CentOS and Debian systems.
JavaScript trackers lie. Bots, text-based browsers, and privacy plugins make client-side analytics unreliable. Learn how to deploy AWStats on your VDS for the absolute truth.
Is Apache eating your RAM? Stop scaling vertically. Learn how to deploy Nginx 0.7 as a reverse proxy to handle thousands of concurrent connections while cutting server load in half.
Is your data stuck on a single spinning disk? In 2009, 'The Cloud' is more than buzz—it's about survival. We analyze RAID 10 reliability, I/O bottlenecks, and why Norwegian privacy laws beat the Patriot Act.
Is your VPS randomly killing MySQL processes? In 2009, the hosting market is flooded with oversold OpenVZ containers. We dive deep into /proc/user_beancounters, kernel limits, and why hardware virtualization (Xen/KVM) is the only safe bet for Norwegian businesses.
Is your database locking up under traffic? We dive deep into my.cnf optimization, the InnoDB vs MyISAM debate, and why disk I/O latency is the silent killer of Web 2.0 applications.
Stop letting "noisy neighbors" steal your CPU cycles. We compare KVM against container-based virtualization to show why hardware isolation is the only choice for serious hosting in 2009.
Stop guessing why your server crashed at 3 AM. We break down the ultimate 2009 monitoring stack: Nagios for critical alerts and Munin for performance trending. Essential for every serious sysadmin.
Is your single Apache server ready for a traffic spike? Learn how to deploy HAProxy 1.3 for enterprise-grade load balancing on CoolVDS without the $20,000 hardware price tag.
Tired of OpenVZ 'burst' RAM limits and noisy neighbors crashing your MySQL? We break down why KVM is the superior choice for serious sysadmins in Norway.
Is Apache's process overhead killing your server's RAM? We benchmark the industry standard against the event-driven speed demon, Lighttpd. Learn how to optimize for the Norwegian market.
Raw access logs are unreadable. Learn how to deploy and tune AWStats for deep traffic insights, optimize for disk I/O, and navigate Norwegian privacy requirements on high-performance infrastructure.
RAID is not a backup. Stop relying on manual FTP transfers and learn to build bulletproof automated backup rotation using Bash, rsync, and MySQL dumps on Linux.
Tired of your VPS crawling whenever a neighbor gets Digged? We break down why Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) beats OpenVZ for stability, why RAID-10 SAS matters, and how Norwegian privacy laws protect your data better than the US Patriot Act.
Is Apache 2.2 eating all your RAM? We benchmark the event-driven architecture of Lighttpd against the Apache process model. Learn how to handle high concurrency on Norwegian infrastructure without upgrading your hardware.
Is your server swapping to death under load? Stop using mod_php. We explore the Nginx + PHP-FPM architecture to handle thousands of concurrent connections on your VDS without buying more RAM.