A reverse proxy is a server that retrieves resources for clients from one or more upstream servers. It typically places itself behind a firewall in a private network and forwards clients request to these upstream servers. A reverse proxy greatly improves security, performance, and reliability of any web application. Many modern web applications written in […]
How to Install Elasticsearch Logstash Kibana (Elastic Stack) on Ubuntu 18.04
In this guide, you will learn to install Elastic stack on Ubuntu 18.04. Elastic stack, formerly known as ELK stack is a collection or stack of free and opensource software from Elastic Company designed for centralized logging. It enables the searching, analyzing and visualization of logs from different sources in a myriad of formats. Centralized […]
How to Install Laravel Framework on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
In this guide, we look at how to install Laravel framework on Ubuntu 18.04 server. Laravel is a free and open source PHP web framework. It was created in 2011 by Taylor Otwell and has since been used for development of robust mobile applications using the MVC model. Let’s dive in and see how we […]
How to Configure PHP-FPM with NGINX
PHP-FPM (FastCGI Process Manager) is an alternative to FastCGI implementation of PHP with some additional features useful for sites with high traffic. It is the preferred method of processing PHP pages with NGINX and is faster than traditional CGI based methods such as SUPHP or mod_php for running a PHP script. The main advantage of […]
Install PostgreSQL 11 and PgAdmin4 on Ubuntu 18.04
In this guide, you will learn how to install PostgreSQL 11 and PgAdmin4 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. PostgreSQL PostgreSQL is a free and open source cross-platform Relational Database Management System (RDBMS). It is widely used by developers in the development environment and in production environments as well. PostgreSQL 11 was released in November 2018 and […]
How to Secure Nginx with Let’s Encrypt SSL Certificate
Let’s Encrypt is a free, open source and automated certificate authority (CA) pioneered by Internet Security Research Group (ISRG) and offers SSL/TLS certificates to encrypt communications involving two parties. An SSL certificate in your website will not only increase your website’s security through encryption but also improve your site’s SEO ranking since Google has made […]
Install Nginx on Ubuntu 18.04
NGINX pronounced as engine-x is an open source and popular HTTP server and can be configured to act as a reverse proxy and a load balancer. In comparison with Apache, NGINX is less resource hungry and can serve a large number of concurrent request due to its event-based and asynchronous architecture. Although Apache has a […]
Install WordPress with Nginx on Ubuntu 18.04
WordPress is one of the most popular and open source content management system (CMS) with a whopping 60% of market share as compared with other CMS like Drupal or Joomla. WordPress can be used to develop any kind of website, be it for a blog, a small business or for a large enterprise. With its […]
How to install Kubernetes on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Kubernetes also referred to as k8 , is a free and opensource tool used for management of Docker containers. It’s a container orchestration platform that is tailored to automate the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. In this guide, you will learn how to install and configure Kubernetes on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Prerequisites Before […]
How to install WordPress on Ubuntu 18.04
In this article, we will focus on how to install WordPress on Ubuntu 18.04. WordPress is a free and open source content management platform based on PHP and MySQL. It’s the world’s leading blogging and content management system with a market share of over 60%, dwarfing its rivals such as Joomla and Drupal. WordPress was […]