Want to redirect users and search engines to a new website address? 301 redirect is your best friend! It helps you maintain SEO rankings and avoid 404 errors. In this article, we will show you how to set up 301 redirect in .htaccess and Nginx quickly and easily.
Modern HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 protocols can significantly speed up site loading, improve user experience and increase search engine rankings. But not everything is so simple: they have both advantages and disadvantages. Let's understand what these protocols are, their pros and cons, and how to enable them on your server.
When renting a server, the choice of storage system directly affects the performance of your projects, storage reliability, and rental cost. It is important to understand the difference between HDD, SSD and NVMe to make the best choice for your needs.
SSL certificate is a must for any modern website. It ensures secure data transfer between the server and the user. There are several variants of certificates, including free (most often Let's Encrypt and ZeroSSL) and paid ones. Let's find out how they differ and when you should choose a paid certificate.
Journald is a logging system used in modern Linux-based operating systems to record system events. It collects information about the operation of various services, applications, and system processes to help administrators monitor system health and diagnose errors.
Unlike standard text logs, journald stores data in a binary format. This allows logs to be stored more compactly and managed more efficiently, but at the same time, you cannot simply open these logs in a text editor. Special tools are required to view and analyze them.
In this article, we will look at how to view the records maintained by journald and how to clear them to save disk space.
Search engine bots (crawlers) are special programs that scan websites on the Internet. Search engines need them to find, index and display pages in search results. But not all bots are useful!
Sometimes your site may be visited by unwanted bots that:
If you want to protect your site from such bots, it’s time to configure Nginx! In this article, we’ll show you how to easily and quickly block them using a special configuration file.
Log management is a crucial part of any server administrator's job. Logs that are not rotated can quickly occupy all available disk space, slow down the server, and cause unpredictable errors. In this article, we’ll explain how to configure and use logrotate for automatic log cleanup and rotation on a server.
Most log files are stored in the /var/log directory, but they are not limited to it. The principles described in this section apply to all *.log files in any directory on your server.
Logs are files that store information about server events: application and operating system activity, various errors, user requests to websites, and more. Over time, logs can take up a significant amount of disk space, especially under heavy load or if there are software errors.
One critical aspect of log files is that, in most cases, deleting them can cause issues for the program generating them — whether it’s a web server or even the operating system itself.
Additionally, logs often contain valuable diagnostic information that can help identify software issues on your server and prevent larger problems. Therefore, it’s important to handle them properly and carefully.
Running out of space on your server? This may cause the site and database to malfunction. To free up space, you need to identify the files taking up the most room and delete them. In this article, we’ll explain how to easily accomplish this using the ncdu utility and how to safely clean up logs.
Forgot your MariaDB root password? Without it, you won’t be able to manage users, databases, or perform critical configurations. In this article, you’ll learn not only how to quickly reset the MariaDB root password but also how to reset the password for regular users.
For MySQL please, refer to our separate guide.