When managing a VPS, security should always be your top priority. Within minutes of going online, exposed servers frequently draw malicious bots, brute-force attempts, and exploit scans. Installing a community-driven and proactive security tool like CrowdSec can significantly improve system security. Through this blog, we discuss what CrowdSec is, how it works, and how to […]
Modern web applications are expected to handle unpredictable traffic patterns while maintaining performance and reliability. Kubernetes addresses this challenge through native autoscaling capabilities, and at the heart of pod-level scaling lies the Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA). HPA dynamically adjusts the number of running pods based on real-time resource consumption or custom metrics, ensuring optimal performance […]
Kubernetes is an advanced container orchestration platform, but operating it via the command line may be difficult, particularly for novices. The Kubernetes Dashboard is a simple web-based GUI that allows you to monitor and manage your cluster effectively. This guide will walk you through the steps of installing and using the Kubernetes Dashboard in your […]
Revenue, customer satisfaction, and availability can all be directly impacted by server outages and poor performance. Real-time alerting ensures your operations team is notified immediately when something goes wrong, before users notice. In this guide, you will learn how to configure real-time alerts for server failures using Grafana, backed by reliable metrics from Prometheus. Why […]
Deploying a Django application for production requires a robust and scalable setup. This tutorial will demonstrate how to deploy a Django application with Nginx serving as the reverse proxy and Gunicorn as the WSGI server. This combination guarantees load balancing, better performance, and effective request handling. Prerequisites Before proceeding, ensure you have the following: Step […]
If you’ve ever stepped into the world of PHP development, you’ll know one thing for certain: PHP still dominates the web. Nearly four out of five websites on the internet are powered by PHP in one way or another. But writing plain PHP code for large-scale applications can quickly become repetitive and messy. That’s where […]
JavaScript development has long relied on package managers to simplify dependency management, project setup, and script execution. For years, npm has been the default choice, powering millions of projects. However, with the rise of Bun, a modern JavaScript runtime that includes its own package manager, developers are asking, which one should you use? Here we […]
In today’s fast-paced digital world, ensuring that your website can withstand heavy traffic loads is critical to sustaining user experience and avoiding downtime. Load testing identifies performance bottlenecks and optimizes your website’s infrastructure. One of the most effective tools for this endeavor is Locust, this is an open-source load testing platform that can rapidly simulate […]
If you’re looking for a high-performance, lightweight, and easy-to-manage web server, OpenLiteSpeed is an outstanding choice. It provides excellent speed, security, and scalability while remaining user-friendly. In this guide, we’ll guide you through the process of installing OpenLiteSpeed on your VPS. And here we are using a Ubuntu 22.04 server. Step 1 – Update Your […]
Manually setting up and configuring servers is time-consuming, error-prone, and difficult to scale. Ansible, an open-source automation tool, makes this process easier by allowing system administrators to define server configurations as code. This maintains uniformity, reduces manual labor, and enables rapid deployments. In this article, we’ll look at how Ansible may be used to automate […]
