A Brief History of Linux
This tutorial explores the history of Linux by way of Unix, and outlines some popular Linux distributions.
Web Caching Basics: Terminology, HTTP Headers, and Caching Strategies
Intelligent content caching is one of the most effective ways to improve the experience for your site’s visitors. Caching, or temporarily storing content from previous requests, is part of the core content delivery strategy implemented within the HTTP protocol. Components…
5 Common Server Setups For Your Web Application
When deciding which server architecture to use for your environment, there are many factors to consider, such as performance, scalability, availability, reliability, cost, and ease of management. Here is a list of commonly used server setups, with a short description of each, including pros and cons. Keep in mind that all of the concepts covered here can be used in various combinations with one another, and there is no single, correct configuration.
JAMstack: The What, the Why and the How
Web development often involves the use of different development stacks, including the LAMP stack, the MEAN stack, the MERN stack, etc. JAMstack is another stack that offers some unique benefits to developers. This article will discuss those benefits and some general…
Uma Introdução ao Serviço de DNS do Kubernetes
object storage é um serviço de armazenamento de objetos que torna mais fácil e econômico armazenar e fornecer grandes quantidades de dados. Spaces individuais podem ser criados e colocados em uso rapidamete, sem necessidade de configuração adicional. Neste tutorial,…
Using a CDN to Speed Up Static Content Delivery
A content delivery network can be a quick and effective solution for improving the scalability and availability of your web sites. By caching static assets on a geographically distributed network of optimized servers, you can greatly reduce page load times and latencies for end users. In addition, CDNs allow you to significantly reduce your bandwidth usage by absorbing user requests and responding from cache at the edge, thus lowering your bandwidth and infrastructure costs.
A Comparison of NoSQL Database Management Systems and Models
This article will introduce you to a few of the more commonly used NoSQL database models. It weighs some of their strengths and disadvantages, and provides a few examples of database management systems and potential use cases for each.
Comprendre le serveur Nginx et les algorithmes de sélection de blocs de localisation
Nginx fait partie des serveurs Web les plus populaires au monde. Dans ce guide, nous vous expliquerons comment Nginx sélectionne le serveur et le bloc de localisation qui géreront une demande donnée d’un client.
Understanding Nginx HTTP Proxying, Load Balancing, Buffering, and Caching
Nginx is a high performance reverse proxy server and web server. In this guide, we will explore Nginx’s http proxying and load balancing capabilities. We will cover how Nginx can use buffers and caching to improve the proxying experience for clients.
What is GraphQL
GraphQL is a query language for APIs and a runtime for fulfilling those queries with your existing data. GraphQL provides a complete and understandable description of the data in your API as well as gives clients the power to ask for exactly what they nee
