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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May 7, 2019

Email alert ! when someone logs into your server as root

Server Management,

It's very crucial to keep track of what is happening with servers and who logs into the server as far as the security of the server is concerned. Any user who gains root access can do whatever he wants.

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October 23, 2017

6 Critical Steps to Follow in Case of a Server Hack

Server Management,

This is exactly the case with the internet today. There has been a surge in the number of web languages, content management platforms and online applications, all for the benefit of you and me of course.

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April 7, 2017

Five ways to optimize your Nginx server

Server Management,

Although Nginx is by default, fast and nimble, it can be fine-tuned to perform at its peak, by modifying the following parameters:

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August 3, 2012

MRTG Installation

Server Management,

Most routers and firewalls keep their operational statistics in Management Information Blocks (MIBs). Each statistic has an Object Identifier (OID) and can be remotely retrieved from the MIB via the

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March 16, 2010

Nagios Installation and Configuration

Server Management,

Required Packages Install the following packages on Ubuntu before continuing. Apache 2 PHP GCC compiler and development libraries

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March 16, 2010

Nagios – An Introduction

Server Management,

What is Nagios? Nagios is a framework for setting up monitoring of hosts, services, and networks . What are the components of Nagios? nagios – the main server software and web scripts nagios-plugins – the common set of check scripts used to query services nagios-nrpe – Nagios Remote Plugin Executor nagios-nsca – Nagios Service Check…

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