November 3, 2022

Configure Apache Load Balancer for High Traffic Website

Server Management,

Struggling with a high-traffic website, when there are no performance issues? Then no worries now with Apache load balancer you can manage high-traffic websites hassle-free. (Setup is based on Ubuntu/Debian systems, if you need assistance click here – Get Assistance). You can follow the below steps to configure the Apache load balancer for your website…

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September 21, 2022

Check_MK Agent Setup

Server Management,

If you wish to collect data from remote systems, then use LibreNMS in combination with check_mk. The agent can be extended to include information about applications on the remote system. let’s see how check_mk agent is setup. Installation in Linux/ BSD If you’re using the Distributed Polling setup, then allow access from the LibreNMS host…

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September 7, 2022

How to Install Checkmk Agent on Windows Server

Server Management,

You can follow these steps to install checkmk agent on the windows server. Make sure you have downloaded the check_mk_agent.msi in either of the two ways; https://FQDN-CHECKMK/checkmk/check_mk/agents/windows/check_mk_agent.msi Manual download in WATO – Configuration – Monitoring Agents – check_mk_agent.msi Once done, install the check_mk_agent.msi along with add default settings. You will have choose the ‘Install and…

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June 30, 2022

Is TCP port 5900 for VNC Server open?

Server Management,

In this article let’s see detailed solutions to the problem of “VNC ports to open Public”, ie; whether TCP port 5900 for VNC Server is open. Some ports, like HTTP and HTTPS, must be open to the public in order to function properly and more sensitive ports like VNC Server should be restricted from known…

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June 28, 2022

Quick Patch Management Fixes

Server Management,

Overview Patch management is the process of adding patches to existing software. Effective patch management processes fix security issues and bugs.  The process will allow you to keep track of released software patches, and ensure to stay up to date and secure. This will assist you in reducing your risk and keep your organization’s systems…

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March 26, 2021

502 Bad Gateway error in Nginx – Fix It

Server Management,

The most common error you would be facing in Nginx is the 502 Bad Gateway error. This occurs when you try to access your web server, but it fails to reach you. You might be clueless on how to fix it or what does it mean. So, let’s first see why you 502 Bad Gateway…

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January 27, 2021

Know about Zimbra mail Server Collaboration

Server Management,

 Zimbra Mail Server a free email server for open source users, which will provide calendar and collaboration solutions. The Zimbra mail server has a GUI interface to manage the administrator console. The Collaboration of Zimbra includes the Zimbra MTA, the Zimbra LDAP server, and the Zimbra mailbox server. Since all components are installed in one…

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December 21, 2020

Fix NGINX: 504 Gateway Time-out error

Server Management,

You might be facing the Nginx 504 gateway time out error due to various reasons, so let’s see what is causing the 504 gateway time out error in Nginx. Factors causing Nginx 504 gateway time-out error: Check your back end server: If there are too many requests or if there are any long-running requests, then…

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November 23, 2020

Solve Bottleneck using Proxmox Backup Server 1.0

Server Management,

You know that backup is a central aspect of IT administration. The need to recover from data loss is fundamental and it increases with virtualization. Proxmox already shipped a backup tool called vzdump and can make consistent snapshots of running LXC containers and KVM virtual machines. However, vzdump only allows for full backups. If you…

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January 17, 2020

Run multiple PHP versions on the same server

Server Management,

You would have faced the trouble of keep swapping the PHP version depending on the task in hand you need to use. With this solution, you can install multiple PHP versions in the system and make them work simultaneously. To run two or more PHP versions for different sites on the same LAMP stack by…

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