In this tutorial, we will go over the steps on how to install PostgreSQL on a cPanel/WHM server. cPanel/WHM is a popular control panel widely used these days and it has the capability of serving different database servers. The database servers are also used to manage databases easily with help of GUI (i.e. PHPmyadmin), PostgreSQL […]
Mattermost is a free Slack alternative – it’s open source, and self hosted! You can host your own Mattermost server within a Linux VPS from a VPS provider such as RackNerd. In this new era of working and collaboration, an internal chat platform is so crucial for the growth of an organization. There are many […]
Shopping for a new webhosting provider? Ever thought about when shopping for the best web hosting deal, what are some things to consider to ensure you’re dealing with a legitimate web hosting provider? We’re going to share some tips that will help you. If you are in the market for web hosting, reseller hosting, VPS, […]
Before we start let us remind you that the MySQL tuning or any other Linux service tuning for that matter is an extensive topic and we cannot summarize everything into a single blog post. In this blog post, we are exploring the possibilities by which we can avoid a database performance bottleneck to some extent. […]
Confused regarding the different types of web hosting? Curious what web hosting solution is best for your needs? In this video, we go over the differences between: Shared Hosting Reseller Hosting VPS Hosting Dedicated Server Hosting Feel free to contact the hosting experts via e-mail at sales@racknerd.com, or visit us at https://www.racknerd.com/ to check out […]
In this tutorial, we will go over how to install Rundeck on a Ubuntu based VPS. First and foremost, connect to your server via SSH. Step 1: Install Java 11 version by running the two commands bolded below: root@ip:~# apt install openjdk-11-jre-headless root@ip:~# java –version openjdk version “11.0.15” 2022-04-19 OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 11.0.15+10-Ubuntu-0ubuntu0.22.04.1) Step […]
In this tutorial, we will go over how to optimize MySQL InnoDB tables. The first step is to determine if your database is fragmented, and then connect to the MySQL database and run the following query mentioned below, which tells you how much free space each table has. Log into MySQL command prompt: mysql [(none)] […]
In this tutorial, we will go over how to increase the /tmp directory for cPanel/WHM based servers. First and foremost, you will need root SSH access to your server. Once connected to your server via SSH, check how /tmp is configured and it’s size by running the “df -h” command: root@ip:/home# df -h Filesystem Size […]
How to install SSL on Virtualmin? It’s quite common to come across SSL if you work on websites or related services. It’s called secure socket layer (SSL). It’s a protocol that secures communication over the network. It can be web server to client (browser and web server), e-mail server to e-mail client (eg. Thunderbird). SSL […]
Article by: Dustin B. Cisneros, CEO of RackNerd Recently, in the hosting industry, I’ve noticed that there have been some providers who were doing very well for a period of time, quickly fall down the ranks. As an actual example, there have been several providers who were gaining popularity very quickly in the hosting industry […]
