Adding ConfigServer Security and Firewall (CSF) to Centos 8, Alma-Linux or Rocky Linux This tutorial is a continuation of the one I put together for a test server based on Rocky Linux that ran OpenLiteSpeed. As was the case last time, I could not find an online article that worked if you followed the instructions …
A Fresh Install of OpenLiteSpeed on Centos 8, Alma-Linux or Rocky Linux I put this tutorial together because I wanted to set up a test server based on Rocky Linux that ran OpenLiteSpeed and I could not find an online article that worked if you followed the instructions step by step. So if you’re looking …
Redis 6 on Red Hat, Centos, Rocky Linux, and AlmaLinux Redis is a powerful open source, in-memory database that can be used to cache objects. As such, it can deliver sub-millisecond response times and serve up millions of requests per second for near real-time applications as well as speed up the responsiveness of websites. While …
Page Speed Insights Google’s PageSpeed Insights is a tool often used by webmasters to analyze the attributes of a web page. The service evaluates the performance of the page on both mobile and desktop devices, and provides insights in terms of improving page speed. The ultimate objective being a better experience for visitors to that …
Virtual Machines with Custom Hostnames When you first create a virtual machine (VM) on Google Cloud, an internal DNS name is automatically created. The default hostname of the machine will take the form [INSTANCE_NAME].[ZONE].c.[PROJECT_ID]. For example, if you name your instance “my-instance,” the project ID is “my-project” and you create the instance in “zone us-central1-a”, …
Using DirectAdmin and Exim Sending mail should be easy, right? Besides a functional website, being able to communicate with visitors is essential. I don’t have systems admin skills, so I rely on panels such as CPanel, CyberPanel and DirectAdmin. The process with any and all of these panels is pretty simple, unless a sever blocks …
The content management system battle Since the early days of web development, content management systems, or CMS, have allowed webmasters to build and manage a website without knowing how to code. These platforms were designed to store and present text, images and video to visitors and the website owner didn’t have to know how to …
