Server Management

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 …

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 …

Have you ever found yourself scratching your head, wondering why your buddy can’t access your site while you can access it just fine? Chances are, your Fail2Ban rules might have blocked them. Don’t worry, we’ve all been there! In this guide, we’ll explain Fail2Ban and how it works under the hood. This information will help …

You might know how to build a Next.js application, but do you know how to deploy it on a server? If your answer is no, then you’ve come to the right place. Next.js allows you to build a fast website, but the big question is: where to deploy your Next.js app? There are lots of …

In this comprehensive guide, we’ll walk you through the process of installing WordPress on an Ubuntu server using the Apache web server. This setup, often referred to as a LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP), is a time-tested method for hosting WordPress sites. We’ll cover everything from preparing your Ubuntu server and installing the necessary …

In this post, we’re going to take a look at a vital part of the email system, called the Mail Transfer Agent, sometimes referred to as “mail delivery agent” or even “mail transport agent“. We will discuss what the mail transfer agent is, the advantages of using the mail transfer agent, and finally take a …

PHP and SQL are two of the most commonly used tools in web development. PHP is a server-side scripting language that is used to create dynamic web pages, while SQL is a database management system that is used to store and retrieve data. You don’t need to be a Linux expert to manage your servers …