Here is an interesting project in which we had to design and build a strong, reliable, redundant, and cost-efficient private cloud. We used XCP-NG as a XenServer-based HyperVisor, and opensource technologies for the VM(s) running inside. BareMetal servers were rented
Dealing with aggressive bot scanners
Google is your friend, but sometimes their crawler can be a little bit aggressive consuming resources from your webservers (and sometimes even crashing it). With static sites or at least sites that are using a decent cache, this shouldn’t be
Litespeed Geo Location Redirect
Here we will use a geolocation DB combined with a Litespeed webserver to redirect visitors on our site to a different version or language of the site based on their location. In this example, we are using Centos 7 and
JetBackup :: Restore on steroids !
NOTE: Please Use this guide with proper caution. Running this script can cause a spike on your server’s load if not monitored properly. UPDATE: In JetBackup 5, task processing is now service based which allows for simultaneous processing for up
XENSERVER :: CONNECTING ISCSI SR NETAPP STORAGE
In this guide we will see how to add an iSCSI NetApp storage into XenServer (version 6.5 and above). Step one – Xenserver IQN Assuming you already have a NetApp storage created, In order to connect the NetApp Stroage into
Xen Orchestra :: Backup And Restore Pool Metadata
Hello! In this guide we will see how to backup and restore pool metadata of a xen servers machines. First, define where to backup, you can backup to your local XOA machine or to a remote location. Backup Pool Metadata
cPanel :: Safely restore an account after enabling NGiNX
cPanel now officially supports Nginx as a web server (completely replaces Apache). You can read more about their implementation in their official documentation here. We’ve been playing around with it, and while everything seemed to be working out of the
CentOS :: Connecting iSCSI device
In this guide we will see how to add an iSCSI device into XenServer (version 6.5 and above). In this guide we will use iSCSI device mapped into a FreeNAS box. You can see here how to create iSCSI device
XenServer :: Connecting iSCSI SR
In this guide we will see how to add an iSCSI device into XenServer (version 6.5 and above). You can see here how to create iSCSI device using FreeNAS. Note: Server’s IQN is shown in the general tab (server, not
FreeNAS :: Creating ISCSI Storage
Note: This guide was written using FreeNAS 11.2 In this guide we will explain how to configure iSCSI device mapping using FreeNAS. This could be very usefull for backups when using XenServer (as SR operation with NFS are very limited