Console Login

Search Results

Found 3,697 results for: vps

coolvds.com › Blog › Performance Optimization

Scaling the Edge: High-Performance API Proxy Tuning with Nginx on CentOS 7

· CoolVDS Team

Default Linux configurations are not built for thousands of concurrent REST API requests. In this guide, we strip down the kernel, tune Nginx workers, and explain why high-IOPS SSD storage is the only viable option for modern SOA deployments in Norway.

coolvds.com › Blog › Security & Compliance

Zero Trust Architecture: Securing Linux Servers in a Post-Snowden Era

· CoolVDS Team

The traditional network perimeter is dead. Discover how to implement a 'Never Trust, Always Verify' security model on Linux using KVM isolation, granular iptables, and strict access controls suitable for 2014's threat landscape.

coolvds.com › Blog › DevOps & Infrastructure

Docker 1.0, LXC, or OpenVZ? A Reality Check for Norwegian DevOps

· CoolVDS Team

Docker 1.0 has just landed, changing the conversation around virtualization. We compare the emerging container tools against battle-tested LXC and OpenVZ, and explain why KVM is the only sane foundation for your stack in 2014.

coolvds.com › Blog › Database Management

Database Sharding: Scaling MySQL When Vertical Scaling Hits the Wall

· CoolVDS Team

When your master database hits 100% CPU and IO wait spikes, buying a bigger server isn't the answer—sharding is. We explore architectural strategies for 2014, covering application-level sharding, partitioning, and the critical role of underlying I/O performance.

coolvds.com › Blog › DevOps & Infrastructure

Disaster Recovery in 2014: Why RAID-10 Won't Save You When the Kernel Panics

· CoolVDS Team

It is not a matter of if your server will fail, but when. In the wake of Heartbleed and increasing data sovereignty scrutiny in Norway, this guide covers battle-tested strategies using rsync, MySQL replication, and KVM snapshots to keep your infrastructure alive.

coolvds.com › Blog › DevOps & Infrastructure

Container Orchestration in 2014: Mesos, Fleet, or Just Shell Scripts?

· CoolVDS Team

Docker 1.0 is finally out. But how do you manage 50 containers across multiple nodes? We benchmark Apache Mesos vs. CoreOS Fleet and explain why KVM is the only virtualization path that makes sense for Docker.

coolvds.com › Blog › DevOps & Infrastructure

The 'No-Ops' Illusion: Architecting Decoupled Microservices on Bare-Metal KVM

· CoolVDS Team

It is June 2014. Monoliths are dying, Docker 1.0 has just landed, and the promise of 'No-Ops' is seducing CTOs. Here is why you should ignore the PaaS hype and build your own high-performance worker clusters using RabbitMQ and KVM in Norway.

coolvds.com › Blog › DevOps & Infrastructure

When RAID Fails: A Paranoiac’s Guide to Disaster Recovery in 2014

· CoolVDS Team

RAID is not a backup. In this guide, we dissect a battle-tested recovery strategy for Norwegian infrastructure using KVM, rsync, and Percona XtraBackup. Learn how to survive data loss before it happens.

coolvds.com › Blog › Database Management

Database Sharding Strategies: Surviving the Write Cliff in 2014

· CoolVDS Team

When vertical scaling fails, sharding is your only exit. We explore horizontal partitioning strategies, consistent hashing, and the infrastructure requirements to keep latency low in Nordic deployments.

coolvds.com › Blog › Performance Optimization

Latency is the Enemy: Architecting Geo-Distributed Systems in Norway (2014 Edition)

· CoolVDS Team

Physics doesn't negotiate. When 30ms makes the difference between a conversion and a bounce, hosting your application in Frankfurt while your users are in Oslo is a strategic failure. Here is how to build a high-performance edge tier using Nginx, Varnish 4.0, and local KVM infrastructure.

coolvds.com › Blog › DevOps & Infrastructure

Escaping Vendor Lock-in: A Pragmatic Hybrid Strategy for Norwegian Enterprises

· CoolVDS Team

Relying on a single US-based cloud provider is a risk to your uptime and data sovereignty. Learn how to architect a redundant, compliant infrastructure combining CoolVDS local KVM instances with public cloud bursting using HAProxy and MySQL replication.

coolvds.com › Blog › Performance Optimization

Scaling the Edge: Advanced NGINX API Gateway Tuning for Low-Latency Architectures

· CoolVDS Team

In high-traffic environments, default configurations are a death sentence. We dissect the Linux kernel and NGINX 1.6 parameters required to handle thousands of concurrent API requests without choking, focusing on the specific needs of Norwegian infrastructure.