RunCloud Team
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Mar 26, 2025
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10 min read
Have you ever needed to upload a massive plugin that WordPress couldn’t handle? Or dive deep into your website’s files to fix a mysterious error? While WordPress is user-friendly, sometimes you need more direct control. That’s where FTP (File Transfer Protocol), or more accurately, its secure sibling SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol), comes in. This article is …
RunCloud Team
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Mar 22, 2025
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10 min read
NextCloud is a self-hosted productivity platform that offers industry-leading, on-premise content collaboration functionality. It’s an alternative to Dropbox or Google Drive, but with the advantage that it can be installed on your own server, ensuring that your data remains under your control. You can use NextCloud to share and collaborate on documents, send and receive …
RunCloud Team
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Mar 20, 2025
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10 min read
Want to launch your dream online shop without draining your budget? This guide will explore the top free e-commerce platforms and compare features such as: We’ll help you navigate the world of free plans, from simple website builders with drag-and-drop functionality to robust e-commerce solutions that offer inventory management, marketing automation, and even abandoned cart recovery. Learn …
RunCloud Team
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Feb 20, 2025
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9 min read
Disk, partitions, ext4, mkfs, /dev/sda, filesystem – these are common keywords when working with Linux servers, but what do they really mean? Managing storage is a fundamental aspect of server administration, and it can initially seem intimidating. Terms like formatting, mounting, partition table (GPT, MBR), and choosing the right file system type (NTFS, FAT32, exFAT) can …
RunCloud Team
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Feb 15, 2025
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7 min read
Open access to your wp-admin directory and wp-login.php makes it a prime target for brute-force attacks and unauthorized access. By whitelisting specific IP addresses and implementing WordPress admin access control, you can effectively stop hackers, block automated bots, and significantly reduce failed login attempts. This WordPress tutorial will show you how to restrict WordPress admin access …
RunCloud Team
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Feb 12, 2025
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8 min read
Choosing the right relational database management system (RDBMS) is like picking the foundation for a skyscraper: get it wrong, and your entire application could wobble under pressure. Buzzwords such as SQLite, MySQL, and PostgreSQL are dominating the open-source RDBMS communities, but many developers want to know one simple thing: Which one aligns with their project’s scale, security, and …
RunCloud Team
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Mar 17, 2025
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10 min read
Not having a strong web presence is like not existing at all. Your website is your storefront, your portfolio, and your voice. Controlling how search engine crawlers discover and interact with it is crucial for its success. In this guide, we will discuss the robots.txt file, a critical tool for managing your WordPress robots.txt file and …
RunCloud Team
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Mar 04, 2025
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11 min read
Looking for reliable web hosting that won’t break the bank in 2025? We’ve analyzed and compared the top 8 affordable hosting providers to help you make an informed decision. From shared hosting plans starting at just $2.99/month to scalable cloud solutions, this comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know about budget-friendly hosting options that don’t compromise …
RunCloud
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Nov 27, 2024
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8 min read
Are you wrestling with where to host your Node.js application? Whether you’re launching a side project on a free Node.js hosting platform, scaling up an Express.js API, or deploying a business-critical application with MySQL integration, choosing the right hosting solution can feel overwhelming. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll cover the best Node.js cloud hosting options available …
RunCloud Team
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Feb 25, 2025
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11 min read
Website speed matters – if your site loads slowly, people will leave. GTmetrix is a common tool for checking website performance, but it’s not the only one. This post examines different ways to test your website’s performance, including exploring several GTmetrix alternatives we recommend considering. We’ll also cover options if you’re looking for a free website performance …
RunCloud Team
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Feb 15, 2025
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7 min read
Open access to your wp-admin directory and wp-login.php makes it a prime target for brute-force attacks and unauthorized access. By whitelisting specific IP addresses and implementing WordPress admin access control, you can effectively stop hackers, block automated bots, and significantly reduce failed login attempts. This WordPress tutorial will show you how to restrict WordPress admin access …
RunCloud Team
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Jan 29, 2025
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9 min read
According to financesonline.com, more than 80% of website breaches through hacking involved either brute force, or the use of lost or stolen credentials. If you’re running a website, it’s an almost certainty that your website is constantly being bombarded with login attempts. Unauthorized access is a matter of when, not if. To ensure your website …
RunCloud Team
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Mar 17, 2025
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10 min read
Not having a strong web presence is like not existing at all. Your website is your storefront, your portfolio, and your voice. Controlling how search engine crawlers discover and interact with it is crucial for its success. In this guide, we will discuss the robots.txt file, a critical tool for managing your WordPress robots.txt file and …
RunCloud Team
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Mar 03, 2025
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9 min read
Are you confused between different backup types, wondering which strategy offers the best protection for your valuable data? Deciding between incremental and differential backup, or even where a full vs. incremental vs. differential backup fits into your plan, can be confusing. Understanding the differences between data backup strategies is essential for implementing backup best practices. …
RunCloud Team
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Feb 14, 2025
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6 min read
Is your WordPress site bloated with unnecessary image sizes, slowing down your performance and hogging precious server space? WordPress automatically creates multiple default image sizes when you upload images. These default WordPress image sizes can quickly become a burden if you have a lot of media files on your server. This guide will teach you how …
RunCloud Team
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Nov 18, 2024
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7 min read
Whether you’re building a portfolio website, an e-commerce platform, or a social media app, the need to handle user-uploaded images is a common requirement. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll explore how to upload an image in Laravel, covering everything from setting up your project to troubleshooting common errors. By the end of this guide, you’ll know …
RunCloud Team
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Sep 22, 2024
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5 min read
Do you develop Laravel projects regularly? If so, you might eventually forget what version you used while developing the application. Whether you’re a seasoned developer or just starting with Laravel, knowing how to quickly and accurately determine your project’s version is essential. This comprehensive guide will walk you through various methods to check your Laravel …
RunCloud Team
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Aug 21, 2024
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5 min read
If you build and manage multiple web applications, then you are probably already using Git to manage and track your source code. Although Git is extremely useful in tracking the code, it can make the deployment process a little tricky, especially if you are working with a big team on a project with multiple branches. …
RunCloud Team
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Jul 14, 2024
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6 min read
Are you launching a new WordPress site? If yes, then making the decision to install WordPress on Docker makes a great deal of sense. Why use Docker for running a WordPress website? You’re obviously looking at how to install WordPress on Docker, but it’s worth being fully aware of why this is a good idea. …
RunCloud Team
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Jan 18, 2023
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8 min read
With a quarter of all businesses relying on Docker (according to this Datadog study) and over 20% of web hosts running it – Docker’s containerization architecture is tried, tested, and relied upon from startup to enterprise. At RunCloud, we’re pleased to announce that we are now rolling out support for Docker, making it easier for …
RunCloud Team
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Dec 05, 2022
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3 min read
Docker is one of the most popular tools used by software developers, as it makes it easy to create, deploy, and run applications by using containers. By using containers, developers can package up an application with all of the parts it needs, such as libraries and other dependencies, and ship it all out as one …
RunCloud Team
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Feb 25, 2025
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11 min read
Website speed matters – if your site loads slowly, people will leave. GTmetrix is a common tool for checking website performance, but it’s not the only one. This post examines different ways to test your website’s performance, including exploring several GTmetrix alternatives we recommend considering. We’ll also cover options if you’re looking for a free website performance …
RunCloud Team
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Feb 14, 2025
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6 min read
Is your WordPress site bloated with unnecessary image sizes, slowing down your performance and hogging precious server space? WordPress automatically creates multiple default image sizes when you upload images. These default WordPress image sizes can quickly become a burden if you have a lot of media files on your server. This guide will teach you how …
RunCloud Team
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Dec 13, 2024
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10 min read
Ever wondered how to make managing multiple WordPress websites easy – whether that involves a handful of sites or many hundreds? You’ve come to the right place. The answer is simple, and two-fold: In this post, we’ll focus on #2. After all, if you’re reading this post on the RunCloud blog, you already know why …
RunCloud Team
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Feb 22, 2025
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7 min read
If you send emails from your Linux server, you’ll need a Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) to process them, but choosing the right one can feel like navigating a complex technological labyrinth. There are a few popular MTAs available in the market: Postfix, Exim, and Sendmail. However, selecting the right one can be challenging, as each has …
RunCloud Team
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Jan 27, 2025
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5 min read
Ready to improve the speed of your WordPress website? RunCloud Hub is a comprehensive solution for optimizing WordPress server caching. In this article, we will explain how RunCloud Hub allows you to enable powerful features such as Redis object caching and Nginx caching on your server with just a few clicks. We’ll discuss using RunCloud …
RunCloud Team
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Jan 20, 2025
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5 min read
“Nginx cache on WordPress“ is one of the hottest search terms on the internet, but what does it mean? If you are wondering the same thing, you are in the right place! In this comprehensive guide, we will cover everything you need to know about NGINX caching for WordPress, from understanding the basics to implementing …
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