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How to Find NginX Version

How to Find NginX Version In 2 Quick Steps Finding your NginX version is a simple process that can be completed in just a couple of steps. We’ve...

  • NginX
  • UNIX
  • Web Server
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2 minutes

MariaDB vs MySQL: Which Relational Database Should You Use?

MariaDB vs MySQL: Which Relational Database Should You Use? MariaDB and MySQL are both popular relational databases, and they are both similar in how they...

  • MariaDB
  • MySQL
  • systems administration
  • UNIX
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5 minutes

What is Redis and Why You Should Use It

What is Redis and Why You Should Use It If you’re new to Redis, you may be wondering what exactly it is and who should use it. So, we spent some time...

  • database
  • Redis
  • systems administration
  • UNIX
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7 minutes

FreeBSD vs OpenBSD: Which is Right for You?

FreeBSD vs OpenBSD: Which is Right for You? FreeBSD vs OpenBSD. Which is more secure? Which is faster? Which is generally superior? Both have their...

  • FreeBSD
  • OpenBSD
  • Performance
  • UNIX
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10 minutes

What is Linux? Open Source 101 with A-Team Systems

What is Linux? Open Source 101 with A-Team Systems If you’re new to open source software, you’ve probably wondered “What is Linux?” There’s...

  • Linux
  • systems administration
  • UNIX
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9 minutes

SOLVED: Virtualenv RuntimeError: Package ‘sqlite’ must not be downloaded from pypi

While working with Python Virtualenvs / Virtual Environments we ran into a package that simply refused to install into it: sqlite: (venv)...

  • Python
  • UNIX
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1 minute

ZTE Falcon Z-917 via USB with pfSense and FreeBSD

One of the things on our list has been to setup a proper dedicated cellular backup system setup here at the office. This was harder than it seemed due to...

  • cellular
  • FreeBSD
  • Internet
  • pfSense
  • T-Mobile
  • UNIX
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1 minute

FreeBSD Hardware RAID vs. GMIRROR vs. ZFS

The ultimate storage shootout! With years of building and testing servers in various configurations we have always suspected hardware RAID was not all...

  • FreeBSD
  • gmirror
  • Performance
  • RAID
  • SSD
  • UFS
  • UNIX
  • ZFS
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6 minutes

SCRIPT: Automatic CouchDB Compaction

As you probably know CouchDB will not automatically reclaim unused space, nor compact or clean up its views during normal operation.  Instead these...

  • CouchDB
  • UNIX
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1 minute

SOLVED: Output of Multiple Greps Are Delayed or Missing (No Output) When Tailing a File

I recently ran into an issue when running the output of tail -F file.log through a series of multiple grep instances. One level of grep worked fine and...

  • grep
  • tail
  • UNIX
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1 minute

HOW TO: Using dig(1) to Find DNS Time to Live (TTL) Values

The dig(1) command is a handy DNS information and troubleshooting tool. It can be used to grab a host or domain’s TTL (time to live) values. This...

  • DNS
  • UNIX
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1 minute

SOLVED: Apache HTTPd Crashes or Goes Offline Exactly At Midnight

After updating Apache httpd on a server running FreeBSD, it went offline at exactly midnight the following night, producing a log entry like this in...

  • Apache HTTPd
  • UNIX
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2 minutes

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