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Infrastructure
How to Use VirtualBox: Setup, Networking and Snapshots
How to use VirtualBox: download and install it, enable VT-x, create a Linux VM, pick the right network mode, forward ports to a staging site and fix common errors.
Infrastructure
Is Arch Linux Good for Beginners? Install Guide and Trade-offs
Is Arch Linux good for beginners? Rolling release, pacman and the AUR explained, Arch vs Ubuntu, the real downsides, and installing it with archinstall or by hand.
Infrastructure
What Is a VPS? Virtual Servers Explained, KVM vs Containers
What a VPS is and how it works: KVM vs OpenVZ/LXC, VPS vs VDS, shared and dedicated hosting compared in a table, what a plan includes and your first setup commands.
Infrastructure
What Is Apache HTTP Server? How It Works and vs nginx
Apache HTTP Server explained: how it handles requests, MPMs, modules and .htaccess, how it compares to nginx, config paths, key commands and common AH errors.
Infrastructure
IMAP vs POP3: Differences, Ports and Which One to Use
IMAP keeps mail on the server and syncs every device; POP3 downloads it to one computer. Comparison table, ports 993 and 995, provider settings and test commands.
Infrastructure
What Is Web Hosting: How It Works, Types, Cost and Examples
What is web hosting: a rented server that stores and serves your site. How it works step by step, hosting vs domain, WordPress hosting, costs and how to check.
Infrastructure
The .htaccess File: Redirects, Access and Caching
What .htaccess is, where the file lives and how it works: directive syntax, HTTPS and www redirects, IP and password access, caching headers and 500 error fixes.
Infrastructure
Website Backup: What to Copy and How to Verify Restores
A complete website backup: files, database, configs, cron and certificates. The 3-2-1 rule, RPO and RTO, mysqldump flags, encryption, restic and restore testing.
Infrastructure
VPS Initial Setup: The First 30 Minutes Before Deploy
Step-by-step VPS setup: LTS choice, sudo user, SSH keys, ufw and fail2ban, updates, swap, time sync, limits. Real commands and how to verify each step.
Infrastructure
Shared Hosting vs VPS vs Dedicated vs Cloud: What to Choose
How shared hosting, VPS, dedicated servers and cloud differ: resource isolation, limits, root access, control panels and the signs it is time to migrate.