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Varnish: do we have to cache static files?


by Danila Vershinin, October 14, 2015

Varnish is a great caching solution to speed up any website
But does it need to cache static files which are already fast to deliver?

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Fix slow SSH and DNS in CentOS 6


by Danila Vershinin, September 6, 2015

Slow SSH can be a pain to work with. We have insight on the causes of slow SSH as well as quick fixes to make it faster

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Server Email Setup


by Danila Vershinin, July 14, 2015

Setup email on your server without too much hassle!

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Recommended VPS hosts in 2015


by Danila Vershinin,

List of recommended VPS hosts in 2015, reviewed by GetPageSpeed team

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Want a faster website? PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix will never help you


by Danila Vershinin, May 7, 2015

Save yourself some time optimizing your website for performance by learning why Google PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix are not good for the task

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Reset MySQL root password in CentOS 6 / 7


by Danila Vershinin, November 7, 2014

Change MySQL root password or reset it easily with these simple SSH commands

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FirewallD FTP rule: allow access to FTP service in CentOS 7


by Danila Vershinin, October 8, 2014

Sometimes you have to use tricks to accomplish a task. Even a trivial task might require special workarounds. Let’s enable access to FTP service on a CentOS 7 which comes with FirewallD as default firewall component in operating system. You might be fine without the workaround, but if you have an issue – you will have to use it.

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Memcached


by Danila Vershinin, October 2, 2014

Caching is the most essential piece of the performance puzzle. What is the fastest cache storage? Of course, it’s RAM. Why not use the RAM of all available servers and put it up as single distributed cache storage for your busy internet application. Meet Memcached – it’s there, it’s free and it will do the task.

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Monitor Servers with Monit on CentOS 6


by Danila Vershinin, September 18, 2014

If you want your server to be always available to visitors with zero downtime, then you should proactively monitor the services it runs. Apache and MySQL are the two main services most commonly found on a Linux web server. Here is the the complete tutorial on monitoring Apache and MySQL, with automatic restarts on failure by means of Monit on CentOS 6.

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Linux Software Compilation Guide


by Danila Vershinin, September 16, 2014

Have you fetched a new VPS instance or own dedicated server? You might be interested in how to get your favorite programs installed using compilation. This is a good way to get latest software versions, especially for programs which are not available in standard repos.

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