All articles tagged with "centos"
Is your LAMP stack consuming all your RAM? Discover how switching to PHP-FPM and Nginx can reduce your memory footprint by 50% and decrease latency for your Norwegian user base.
In the era of the C10k problem, relying on default Apache Prefork configurations is a recipe for downtime. We benchmark Apache against Lighttpd to see which web server truly delivers for high-traffic Norwegian deployments.
Google Analytics lies to you. Real sysadmins dig into raw logs. Here is how to configure AWStats for granular traffic insight without killing your CPU in a high-latency environment.
Stop letting Apache eat your RAM. Learn how to deploy Nginx 1.2 as a high-performance reverse proxy to handle massive concurrency, reduce latency to NIX, and secure your Norwegian infrastructure.
Stop flying blind. Learn how to configure Munin for trend analysis and Nagios for instant alerting to secure your Norwegian VPS infrastructure against downtime.
RAID is not a backup. Learn how to script robust, automated disaster recovery for your Norwegian VPS using rsync, mysqldump, and cron before your hard drive fails.
Stop landing in the spam folder. A battle-hardened guide to configuring Postfix with SPF, DKIM, and proper PTR records on a dedicated IP. Learn why generic shared hosting kills your deliverability.
Public Wi-Fi is a minefield and US-hosted VPNs are a privacy nightmare. Learn how to deploy a hardened OpenVPN server on a Norwegian VPS to secure your traffic under strict Datatilsynet standards.
Stop letting Apache eat your RAM. Learn how to deploy Nginx as a reverse proxy to handle thousands of concurrent connections with minimal latency. A guide for 2012's performance-obsessed sysadmins.
Secure your data against sniffing on public networks. A complete guide to deploying OpenVPN with 2048-bit encryption on a Norwegian VPS, using iptables and standard PKI management.
SVN is dying and FTP is dangerous. Learn how to deploy a battle-hardened Gitolite server on a CentOS 6 VPS to control your source code with granular precision, low latency, and full compliance with Norwegian data laws.
Stop letting I/O wait kill your web app. We dive deep into my.cnf optimization for MySQL 5.5, the shift from MyISAM, and why SSD-backed VPS hosting in Norway is the ultimate fix for database latency.
Stop relying on a single point of failure. Learn how to architect a bulletproof load balancing layer using HAProxy 1.4 to distribute traffic, maintain session persistence, and survive traffic spikes.
Secure your data traffic against snooping and insecure Wi-Fi. A battle-tested guide to setting up a routed OpenVPN tunnel on a CoolVDS KVM instance in Norway.
File-based sessions are a bottleneck waiting to strangle your application. Learn how to implement Redis for session management on Linux to reduce latency and handle high-concurrency traffic, specifically tailored for Norwegian infrastructure constraints.
Hard drives are where sessions go to die. In this deep dive, we replace the slow default file-based session handler with Redis 2.4 to achieve sub-millisecond latency for Norwegian e-commerce and high-traffic portals.
Is your database locking up under load? We dive deep into my.cnf optimization, the MyISAM vs. InnoDB debate, and why SSD storage is critical for MySQL performance in 2012.
FTP sends passwords in cleartext. Stop exposing your infrastructure. This guide covers `internal-sftp` configuration, permission lockdowns, and compliance with Norwegian data laws.
Is your application hanging on 'Waiting for disk'? A deep dive into MySQL 5.5 optimization, InnoDB configuration, and why hardware choices define your database destiny in 2012.
Is Apache eating your RAM? We dissect the transition to Nginx and PHP-FPM, covering worker configuration, APC caching, and optimizing for the 2012 hardware landscape.
A battle-hardened guide to configuring Xen 4.1 hypervisors on CentOS 6. We dissect the differences between Paravirtualization and HVM, explore storage tuning with LVM, and explain why true hardware isolation beats containerization for Norwegian enterprise workloads.
Sending passwords in clear text over Port 21 is professional negligence. Learn how to configure a secure, chrooted SFTP environment on Linux to satisfy Datatilsynet requirements and sleep better at night.
Disk I/O is the silent killer of web application performance. Learn how to migrate your PHP session handling to Redis 2.4 for sub-millisecond latency and why hardware virtualization matters for data integrity in Norway.
Is your Apache server choking on concurrent connections? Learn how to deploy Nginx as a reverse proxy to handle high traffic loads, reduce I/O wait, and why hardware choice in Oslo matters for Norwegian compliance.
Stop relying on a single point of failure. We break down how to configure HAProxy 1.4 for high availability, allowing you to split traffic across multiple virtual nodes and keep your services online when traffic spikes.
It is time to leave the 'bad neighborhood' of shared hosting. We analyze the critical performance differences between Shared and VPS architectures, specifically for the Norwegian market, focusing on I/O contention, kernel isolation, and the limitations of Apache mod_php.
Stop fearing the Slashdot effect. We dive deep into configuring HAProxy 1.4 for Layer 7 load balancing, covering kernel tuning, ACLs, and why raw I/O performance defines your failover speed.
Stop relying solely on client-side JS trackers. Learn to configure AWStats for granular server-side analytics, optimize log rotation on CentOS 6, and ensure compliance with Norwegian data laws without killing your Disk I/O.
Is your Apache server choking on MaxClients? Learn how to deploy Nginx 1.0 as a high-performance reverse proxy to handle massive concurrency, reduce load, and secure your infrastructure on CentOS 6.
Default installations are dangerous. From securing SSH to configuring iptables and Fail2Ban, here is the battle-tested guide to hardening your Linux VPS against brute-force attacks and exploits.