Cloud Education

The WARNING: REMOTE HOST IDENTIFICATION HAS CHANGED! error will stop you dead in your tracks. Despite looking like your server is under attack, this message usually means SSH is working correctly, it’s just spotted something different about your server and wants you to know. This security check matters, but it can be frustrating when you …

Have you ever tried to open your bank, favorite store, or work portal – only to be stopped by this message? “Safari Can’t Establish a Secure Connection to the Server.” It’s frustrating, vague, and can block you completely – on a Mac, iPhone, or iPad. But what does this error mean? This guide explains what’s …

UpCloud is a popular European cloud server provider that offers affordable cloud hosting services across the globe. What makes it especially striking is that UpCloud gives you a 100% Uptime SLA – which makes it one of the top choices for hosting your websites. UpCloud uses its own proprietary MaxIOPS storage technology to deliver industry-leading …

Managing servers through the command line can be tedious. Many cloud management platforms add to the friction by restricting functionality or locking you into their ecosystem. RunCloud was built to solve this exact problem. It is a flexible VPS management platform that works with any cloud platform, supports multiple server stacks, and supports both x86 …

Setting up a cloud server to host your website can be a daunting task, especially if you are not experienced in server management. However, with the right cloud provider and management tools, the process can be made significantly easier. RunCloud supports many different cloud providers, including Hetzner, a well-known cloud provider that offers reliable, affordable, …

LiteSpeed Cache is a caching plugin for WordPress that helps improve the performance of a website by storing frequently accessed data in a cache. This allows the website to load faster for visitors by reducing the amount of time it takes for the server to process and retrieve the necessary data. LiteSpeed Cache is built …

Docker has changed software development and application deployment through containerization. Its intuitive command-line interface, tools such as Docker Desktop, and the vast Docker Hub ecosystem have all made creating, sharing images, and running containerized applications incredibly accessible. But many people don’t realise that the Docker engine isn’t the only containerization technology available. This post will …

Is your application slow? Are users complaining about lag? This slowdown might be because your MySQL server is struggling under the weight of a long-running or problematic database query. When your WordPress site or web application relies heavily on its database (and most do!), a single poorly performing query can have a massive impact. Although …

Are you tired of manually building, testing, and deploying your applications? Modern Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) approaches can automatically trigger a deployment pipeline to build your Docker image, run tests, push it to a container registry like GHCR or Docker Hub, and deploy it to your server. The best part is that …