UNIX
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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