OS: Amazon Linux / Linux / CentOS / RedHat Package: Tor (the Onion Router) Tor is a anonymizing tool used around the world in various… Read More »Creating Multiple Instances of Tor, Giving Multiple IP Addresses
I had a heck of a time trying to figure out how to install Tor onto my Linux box, and finally did figure it out,… Read More »Installing Tor on Linux/UNIX/CentOS/Fedora/Amazon
On Linux, there are very handy tools to install packages for the user. Mainly, there are: apt-get yum (note: I’m going to go through this… Read More »Finding More Repos (Repositories) to Search for Packages
DDoS = distributed denial of service attack. server: NGINX os: UBUNTU The Problem A DDoS attack is a pain in the arse. It’s basically some… Read More »Fighting a DDoS Attack – Limiting Requests in NGINX
os: Ubuntu / Linux terminal: SSH mount: can’t find /dev/xvdg in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab The above is the exact response that my terminal in Ubuntu… Read More »Mount: Can’t Find /dev/xvdg in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
server: NGINX monitoring tool: NGINX Amplify monitoring tool: ngxtop monitoring tool: access_log Necessity of Monitoring a Server As a professional, it’s essential you monitor the… Read More »Crucial Tools for Monitoring an NGINX Server Deployment
web server: NGINX os: Ubuntu application: NGINX Amplify NGINX Amplify is a great tool for monitoring the status of your NGINX deployment. It’s a new… Read More »NGINX Ubuntu Upgrade Fails with an Error
server: NGINX module: php5-fpm os: Ubuntu The Problem: Browsing to a Website returns 504 Gateway Timeout A first world problem is having to wait for… Read More »504 Gateway Timeout on NGINX Server
Server: nginx PHP version: php5-fpm OS: Ubuntu PHP is not limited to creating just HTML output. It can also be used to create and manipulate… Read More »Installing GD Library on PHP
Engine: WordPress Server: nginx Plugin suggestion: Wordfence Security Plugin This sure got me spinning in a loop, that’s for sure. To be quite honest, this… Read More »Updating WordPress Plugin 403 Forbidden Error Nginx