For the Linux users who don't like using unRAID's browser-based VNC client to connect to their VM's, you may have tried using Remminawith less than stellar results. When I first tried out Remmina with unRAID, I was met with an immediate and abrupt window closure. I tried again thinking this may be a glitch, but sadly saw the same behavior. Some quick Googling didn't unveil a fix so I tabled th ...
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NGINX: Reject Unwanted Traffic
Awhile back, I posted a guide about Migrating from Apache to NGINXand in one of the steps I mistakenly wrote that you should remove the default NGINX config file. At the time, I believed this would block any unwanted traffic to your web server such as web traffic directed at the server's IP address, but I've since learned that NGINX will actually redirect that traffic to the first server block ...
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Avoiding Outages when using Wordfence & NGINX
If you run WordPress, it's a good idea to have some type of security software to protect against the endless attacks waged against your precious websites. One of the most popular security plugins available to mitigate this onslaught is Wordfence.
Wordfence is a free security plugin that offers a lot of features to protect your site, one of which is called Firewall Optimiza ...
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Budget Load Balancing with MariaDB on Ubuntu
I've spent a bit of time researching this topic as I was trying to find a low-cost solution for clients who needed their websites to be up 24/7, but don't have the budget for an enterprise type setup. Initially, I tried out a two server solution utilizing MariaDB's MaxScale software, but soon found out that this software requires a paid license and that only older versions are free to use.
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Live Image Backups with Veeam Agent for Linux
There's not a whole lot of options for Linux when it comes to live, full-image backups. Even fewer when you're looking for something free and easy to use. Don't give up hope though, because you've stumbled upon the right guide and the right app.
Veeamis a software company that has made a name for itself in the world of virtual machines backups, but they've been offering free versions of thei ...