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Postfix vs Exim vs Sendmail Email MTA – Which One to Use in 2025?

RunCloud Team

Feb 22, 2025

7 min read

Postfix vs Exim vs Sendmail Email MTA – Which One to Use in 2025?

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 …

How to Partition and Format Disk Drives on Linux? (Detailed Guide)

RunCloud Team

Feb 20, 2025

9 min read

How to Partition and Format Disk Drives on Linux? (Detailed Guide)

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 …

How to Restrict WordPress Admin Access by IP Address? (EASY GUIDE)

RunCloud Team

Feb 15, 2025

7 min read

How to Restrict WordPress Admin Access by IP Address? (EASY GUIDE)

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 …

Introducing Support for MySQL on RunCloud

RunCloud Team

Feb 14, 2025

2 min read

Introducing Support for MySQL on RunCloud

We’re excited to announce that RunCloud now supports MySQL alongside MariaDB, giving you more freedom to choose the database that best fits your web applications. This addition reflects our commitment to providing flexible, enterprise-grade solutions for developers and businesses of all sizes. Starting today, when deploying a server on RunCloud, you can choose between MariaDB …

How to Remove WordPress Default Image Sizes? (EASY GUIDE)

RunCloud Team

Feb 14, 2025

6 min read

How to Remove WordPress Default Image Sizes? (EASY GUIDE)

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 …

SQLite vs MySQL vs PostgreSQL – The Search For The “Best” Relational Database Management System

RunCloud Team

Feb 12, 2025

8 min read

SQLite vs MySQL vs PostgreSQL – The Search For The “Best” Relational Database Management System

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 …

How to Set Up & Manage WordPress Cron Jobs

RunCloud Team

Jan 31, 2025

6 min read

How to Set Up & Manage WordPress Cron Jobs

Is your WordPress site sluggish? Are scheduled tasks failing silently, leaving your content stale and updates incomplete? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then you need to look into your WordPress cron job schedule.  This post will provide a clear and concise explanation of WP-Cron – the built-in scheduling system for …

How To Use Fail2ban With WordPress And Cloudflare Proxy

RunCloud Team

Jan 29, 2025

9 min read

How To Use Fail2ban With WordPress And Cloudflare Proxy

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 …

How to Fix WordPress Stuck in Maintenance Mode? [100% WORKING]

RunCloud Team

Jan 29, 2025

8 min read

How to Fix WordPress Stuck in Maintenance Mode? [100% WORKING]

Is your WordPress website stuck in maintenance mode? Don’t panic! Although this issue can lock you (and your visitors) out of your website, fortunately it’s often easily fixed. This guide will discuss why WordPress websites get stuck in maintenance mode and walk you through the steps to quickly regain access using FTP or RunCloud. By the …

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