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Surviving the Slashdot Effect: Bulletproof Load Balancing with HAProxy on Linux

Is your Apache server choking on traffic? Learn how to implement software-based load balancing using HAProxy 1.3 to distribute load, increase uptime, and handle traffic spikes without buying expensive F5 hardware.

Stop Trusting JavaScript: Server-Side Log Analysis with AWStats on CentOS 5

Client-side trackers lie. Real sysadmins use raw logs. A deep dive into configuring AWStats on Apache, handling log rotation, and why Disk I/O matters.

Building a Fortified Mail Server in 2009: Postfix, Dovecot, and Surviving the Spam Filters

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.