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Setting Up a LAMP/LEMP Stack on a VPSSetting up LAMP and LEMP on CentOS: A Comprehensive Guide
CentOS / Fedora / AmaLinux are a popular choices for web servers due to their robustness and stability and familiarity with RHEL. If you’re looking to set up a web server on one of these distros, you might have come across two common setups: LAMP and LEMP. These acronyms refer to combinations of software used…
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Creating Your Own VPN using OpenVPN on a VPS
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) provide an encrypted connection to the internet from a device to a network. OpenVPN is a popular open-source VPN solution that works across various platforms. In this guide, we’ll walk you through setting up your own VPN server on a CentOS VPS and configuring clients on Windows, MacOS, and Linux. 1.…
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Deploying Docker Containers on a VPS
Containerization has become a buzzword in the realm of software development and deployment, and for good reason. It offers a seamless and consistent environment for applications, making the deployment process smoother than ever. If you’re new to this world or looking to get started with Docker on CentOS, you’re in the right place. Let’s take…
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Securing Your VPS: Essential Security Measures Every VPS Owner Should Implement
Managing a Virtual Private Server (VPS) comes with the privilege of flexibility and control. However, with great power comes great responsibility, especially when it concerns the security of your server. As cyber threats become increasingly sophisticated, securing your VPS has never been more crucial. For CentOS/RHEL/Rocky Linux users, let’s delve into some of the essential…
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Setting Up a Secure BIND DNS Server in 2023
The Domain Name System (DNS) is a distributed system used to resolve domain names into IP addresses. BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is the most widely used DNS software on the internet. Ensuring that your BIND DNS server is secure is essential to prevent DNS spoofing, cache poisoning, and unauthorized zone transfers. 1. Pre-requisites: Before…
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How-to Setup a VPS to host websites.
In this tutorial we will cover how-to Setup a VPS to host a Website. We will cover everything you need to setup including Apache, PHP, Perl/cgi, and MySQL. Lately we will install WordPress as a basic website. You can install anything you like though if you don’t prefer WordPress. We will also explain some important…