Linux & Server
How-To Guides
Step-by-step guides from certified engineers covering server setup, security hardening, performance tuning and troubleshooting — updated from 2016 to present.
How to Set Up Fail2Ban on Ubuntu 24.04 in 2026
Install and configure Fail2Ban on Ubuntu 24.04 for 2026 — protect SSH, Nginx, WordPress and mail services from brute force attacks.
How to Set Up Netdata Cloud Monitoring in 2026
Configure Netdata with Netdata Cloud for centralised monitoring across multiple servers — real-time metrics, anomaly detection and alert routing.
How to Set Up Windows Server 2022 with IIS for Web Hosting
Configure Windows Server 2022 with IIS for web hosting — install roles, configure SSL, set up application pools and harden security.
How to Set Up DirectAdmin on Ubuntu 24.04
Install DirectAdmin on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS — a lightweight fast hosting control panel with Nginx, PHP-FPM and affordable per-server licensing.
How to Set Up Plesk 360 on Ubuntu 24.04
Install and configure Plesk 360 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS — enterprise hosting control panel with WordPress toolkit and AI-assisted management.
How to Migrate from cPanel to CloudPanel
Migrate websites from cPanel/WHM to CloudPanel — transfer files, databases, emails and DNS with minimal downtime.
How to Set Up Nginx HTTP/3 with Cloudflare in 2026
Configure Nginx HTTP/3 with Cloudflare as CDN — enable QUIC on both Cloudflare and your origin server for maximum performance in 2026.
How to Harden Ubuntu 24.04 Server Security in 2026
Complete Ubuntu 24.04 security hardening for 2026 — kernel parameters, SSH, firewall, Fail2Ban, AppArmor and automated security scanning.
How to Set Up CWP (CentOS Web Panel) Pro on AlmaLinux
Install and configure CWP Pro (CentOS Web Panel) on AlmaLinux 8 — a powerful free control panel with Apache, Nginx, PHP-FPM and built-in firewall.
How to Set Up Zero Downtime Git Deployment in 2026
Implement atomic zero downtime deployments using Git hooks, symlinks and graceful Nginx reloads — deploy with confidence in 2026.
How to Configure PHP 8.4 JIT Compiler for WordPress in 2026
Configure the PHP 8.4 JIT compiler in tracing mode for maximum WordPress performance — benchmarks show 25% improvement over PHP 8.3.
How to Set Up CloudPanel 2 on Ubuntu 24.04 in 2026
Complete CloudPanel 2 installation on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS — the fastest free server control panel with PHP 8.4, MariaDB 11 and built-in Varnish cache.
How to Plan Your Server Infrastructure for 2026
Plan your server infrastructure for 2026 — edge computing, containerisation, security and cost optimisation.
PHP 8.4 Performance Tuning for Production Servers
Optimise PHP 8.4 for production — JIT tracing, OPcache preloading, FPM pool tuning and benchmarking.
How to Automate Server Hardening with Ansible
Write Ansible playbooks to automate server hardening — SSH, firewall, Fail2Ban and security updates.
How to Set Up Multi-Server WordPress Architecture
Build a scalable multi-server WordPress setup — separate web, database and file storage with load balancing.
How to Configure MariaDB 11 on Ubuntu Server
Install and configure MariaDB 11 — new JSON functions, InnoDB improvements and Galera enhancements.
How to Set Up WordPress Object Cache in 2025
Modern WordPress object caching — Redis 7 with Unix socket, persistent connections and hit rate monitoring.
How to Recover from a Ransomware Attack on Your Server
Respond to a server ransomware attack — isolation, identification, recovery from backup and prevention.
How to Set Up Nginx Rate Limiting in 2025
Advanced Nginx rate limiting for 2025 — per-endpoint limits, allowlists and custom error responses.