Optimizing Nginx Config for Your Website
In this guide I will present my Nginx optimization tips for your website or blog. Nginx is a free, open-source, high-performance HTTP server and reverse proxy, »
Get Two Public IPs on an Amazon EC2 Instance for Free
In this quick tutorial I would like to share a method to get two public IP addresses on a single Amazon EC2 instance for FREE (i. »
Securing Your Server using IPSet and Dynamic Blocklists
As a dedicated server or virtual private server (VPS) owner, one important task is to defend against online attacks. IPTables allows a sysadmin to filter traffic »
IPTables GeoIP, Port Knocking and Port Scan Detection
Here's a quick tutorial on how to enable extra IPTables functionality such as "GeoIP", "Port Knocking" and "Port Scan Detection" with modules provided by xtables-addons. See »
Check Your Server for Malware from SSH Attacks
Defending against SSH brute force attacks is an important task for any dedicated server or virtual private server (VPS) owner. We all know that cleaning a »
Using SSHFS to Share Folders between Your Servers
In this tutorial I will guide you through the steps to set up SSHFS for sharing folder(s) among your servers. We will use autossh which »
IPsec VPN Server Auto Setup with Libreswan
In this guide I will present you with my scripts for setting up an IPsec VPN server with IPsec/L2TP, Cisco IPsec and IKEv2 on Ubuntu, »
Ghost Blog Auto Setup with Nginx and Naxsi
Ghost is a simple, modern WordPress alternative which puts the excitement back into blogging. It is beautifully designed, easy to use, completely open source, and free »