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Secure your DNS with dnsmasq, dnscrypt-proxy and Cloudflare


by Emily Serverwise, December 30, 2022

Is your internet access being censored and your privacy violated by DNS hijacking? Learn how to use Cloudflare’s secure DNS protocol to encrypt your DNS requests and bypass censorship. Our step-by-step guide shows you how to set up and configure dnscrypt-proxy on your RHEL machine using dnsmasq and NetworkManager. Protect your online activity and access the internet freely with secure DNS.

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Maximizing NGINX Performance: A Comprehensive Guide to Tuning the Backlog and net.core.somaxconn Parameters


by Emily Serverwise, December 28, 2022

Get the Most Out of Your NGINX Web Server: A Step-by-Step Guide to Tuning the Backlog and net.core.somaxconn Parameter

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The epoll Connection Processing Method: A Simple Way to Enhance NGINX Performance


by Emily Serverwise, December 27, 2022

Take your NGINX server to the next level with the power of epoll. Learn how this efficient connection processing method can help your server handle high traffic and scale with ease.

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Enable NGINX HTTP3 (QUIC) on RHEL, Rocky Linux, CentOS & Fedora


by Danila Vershinin, November 6, 2022

Learn how to enable NGINX HTTP/3 on Rocky Linux, RHEL, CentOS, and Fedora. Install QUIC-enabled packages, configure firewall for UDP 443, and verify HTTP/3.

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Setting up Varnish as Full Page Cache for Magento 2


by Danila Vershinin, September 7, 2022

Set up Varnish Full Page Cache for your Magento 2 store in a few easy steps, and nearly without downtime. Understanding NGINX sandwich setup

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WordPress Security Checklist


by Danila Vershinin,

Secure your WordPress installation with this security checklist from changing wp-content URLs to a secure NGINX configuration

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NGINX Maps Hash Tuning: Complete Configuration Guide


by Danila Vershinin, September 1, 2022

Settings NGINX maps correctly for large datasets, tuning based on CPU cache line size and understanding NGINX error messages.

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Performance-friendly way of blocking Referrer spam


by Danila Vershinin, August 27, 2022

Protecting your NGINX website from Referrer spam SPAM using efficient performance-friendly maps

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Magento 2: Distributing cache purge requests over multiple Varnish instances


by Danila Vershinin, August 24, 2022

Speeding up Magento 2 admin when multiple Varnish instances are being used, by distributing HTTP purge requests via NGINX mirror module

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Planning to use AWS? I beg to reconsider!


by Danila Vershinin, August 19, 2022

If you’re running a Magento or WordPress website, please don’t use AWS, and please don’t work with people who suggest to use it.

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