Server Management

IPv4 and IPv6 are networking protocols that allow electronic devices to communicate with one another. These protocols give connected devices an IP (Internet Protocol) address that is used to locate and send data between devices across the web and on local networks. But why are Internet Service Providers and cloud hosting companies are upgrading their …

If you have your own website or have been working in the online hemispheres, you’ve probably heard of the term DNS a few times before. But what is DNS and how does DNS work? Shortly said: DNS stands for Domain Name System and is used to convert human meaningful names (like your domain name) to …

For more than ten years, the Cloudflare team has provided security services to website creators worldwide and is currently helping thousands of businesses maintain and secure their online resources. Since its creation, Cloudflare has released many strong firewall utilities, such as IP rules, CIDR rules, ASN rules, country rules, and HTTP user-agent blocking, to name …

If you run an agency in the WordPress industry, the chances are you’ve heard of & even considered the WaaS (website as a service) business model as a part of your growth strategy. So, in this guide, we’ll cover everything from what WaaS & WordPress Multisites are, to how you can plan, launch and run …

Trying to understand the difference between FTP and SFTP? Using FTP (or SFTP) is the easiest way to connect directly to your server – but what are the differences between the two protocols & which should you use? In this article, we’ll compare FTP vs. SFTP as commonly used data transfer protocols, go through their advantages …

A Domain Name System, or DNS, acts as a bridge between your device and the website you want to visit. Without it, you’d have to manually input the IP address of every site you want to visit instead of using a human-readable domain name. Slow DNS servers can result in poor load times, and, in …

WordPress is the world’s leading (and by far the most popular) content management system (CMS) – currently powering over 40% of all websites on the internet & continuing to gain market share year after year. After all, it’s trusted by prestigious brands like Bloomberg, the BBC, and TechCrunch – just to name a few – for good reason. …

A proper backup and disaster recovery solution is an absolute necessity for anyone running a website. Whether it’s something going wrong with a server/infrastructure provider or a change on the application level that takes your site down, you need to be ready to handle it fast. Fortunately, setting a backup solution that’s actually usable and …

With AWS, Amazon’s cloud computing platform, you can create virtual servers in the cloud using either Amazon EC2 or Amazon Lightsail. Amazon EC2 is for highly configurable and performant environments, while Amazon Lightsail is for easy-to-use and affordable ones. This tutorial will guide you through hosting your web applications on Amazon EC2. You can also …