Server Management

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 …

Encountering a “DNS Server Not Responding” error can be frustrating. DNS is one of the primary components needed to browse the web, and if your DNS is not working, then a vast majority of your internet traffic will come to a halt. DNS is notoriously infamous for being poorly designed, as it was developed in …

In the rapidly changing world of technology, choosing the right processor architecture can significantly affect performance, efficiency, and cost. At RunCloud, we’ve witnessed the impact of CPU architecture choices, particularly in server environments where performance and efficiency directly affect business costs. While consumers might be exploring ARM processors for personal computing, our focus is on …

Ghost is a free and open-source blogging platform built with Node.js. As a fast, modern WordPress alternative, Ghost is focused completely on professional publishing. If you only want to publish content on the web and don’t need the additional features offered by WordPress, then Ghost is a great choice. In this post, we will discuss …

Elasticsearch is a powerful, open-source search engine and analytics platform for storing, searching, and analyzing large volumes of data in real time. It’s critical for many modern applications and services that require fast, efficient search and analytics capabilities. Although it is a helpful tool for analytics, Elasticsearch is not installed by default on RunCloud servers …

In today’s internet landscape, securing your server from constant threats is vital. It’s inevitable that servers will be frequently targeted by automated systems searching for vulnerabilities to exploit. These attacks often go unnoticed, but they still pose a significant risk to the security and integrity of your data. In this guide, we will explore the …

Finding the perfect email hosting or newsletter tool can be overwhelming, especially when juggling performance, privacy, scalability, and cost. With so many options, from open-source solutions to enterprise-grade platforms, how do you know which is right? In this guide, we’ve curated the top self-hosted email tools available to streamline your email experience so you can …

Are you tired of unresponsive programs, resource-hogging applications, or rogue processes slowing your Linux system? Look no further! In this comprehensive guide, we’ll talk about various techniques you can use to kill, force kill, and terminate processes in Ubuntu, Fedora, and other Linux distributions. Whether you’re troubleshooting a stubborn process, ending a runaway job, or simply …

If you’re involved with managing servers, then you’ll already be aware of how little servers offer as far as user interfaces are concerned. Most of the work necessitates the use of the command line interface. When monitoring servers, you often need to track multiple things simultaneously, such as disk usage, network, CPU temperatures, etc. While …