Technical insights and best practices for Sysadmin
Is your Apache server ready for the Digg front page? Learn how to deploy HAProxy 1.3 to split traffic, reduce load, and why dedicated kernel resources on Xen are non-negotiable for stability.
Stop relying on user complaints to know when your server is down. We dive deep into configuring Nagios 3 for alerting and Munin for trending, ensuring your infrastructure stays online while you sleep.
RAID 10 won't save you from rm -rf. Learn the battle-tested scripts, remote sync strategies, and Norwegian compliance rules (Personopplysningsloven) to keep your data safe.
Is your single LAMP server choking on traffic? Stop upgrading RAM and start scaling horizontally. Here is the battle-tested guide to deploying HAProxy on CentOS to split load across multiple VPS nodes.
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.
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.
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.