Compression reduces the byte size of HTTP responses, lowering bandwidth consumption and improving page load times. Nginx ships with built-in Gzip support through ngx_http_gzip_module, but Gzip has largely been superseded by Brotli for text content — the Brotli algorithm typically achieves 15–25% better compression ratios at equivalent CPU cost. On RHEL 8, Gzip requires only […]
Introduction Deploying configure squid proxy on a Debian 13 Trixie machine is straightforward thanks to Debian’s policy-compliant packaging. Unlike rpm-based distributions, Debian stores configuration helpers in /etc/default/, uses update-rc.d for older init scripts, and provides dpkg-reconfigure for interactive package configuration. This tutorial stays on the systemd path throughout. Prerequisites Ensure Debian 13 Trixie is fully […]
Caddy is a modern, open-source web server written in Go that automatically provisions and renews TLS certificates via Let’s Encrypt. Unlike Apache or Nginx, Caddy requires almost no manual TLS configuration, making it an excellent choice for developers who want HTTPS out of the box. On RHEL 8, Caddy is not available in the default […]
Load balancing distributes incoming client requests across multiple backend servers, preventing any single server from becoming a bottleneck and improving both throughput and fault tolerance. Nginx’s built-in load balancing is highly capable and available in the open-source version without any additional modules for most common use cases. On RHEL 8, you can configure Nginx to […]
HTTP/2 delivers significant performance improvements over HTTP/1.1 through features such as header compression, request multiplexing, and server push — all over a single TCP connection. Nginx has supported HTTP/2 since version 1.9.5, and on RHEL 8 the AppStream version of Nginx is compiled with the necessary OpenSSL support to enable it. Because browsers only implement […]
Apache’s mod_proxy module turns your existing Apache web server into a fully functional reverse proxy without requiring a second web server like Nginx. This is particularly useful when you already have Apache managing SSL termination, virtual hosts, or authentication, and want to forward traffic to a backend application server such as Tomcat, Node.js, or a […]
Nginx is a high-performance web server that also excels as a reverse proxy, sitting in front of application servers and forwarding client requests to backend services running on internal ports. Using Nginx as a reverse proxy on RHEL 8 allows you to serve Node.js, Python, Java, or any HTTP-based application behind a clean public-facing endpoint […]
Securing your Apache web server with a free SSL/TLS certificate from Let’s Encrypt is one of the most important steps you can take to protect your visitors and improve your site’s trustworthiness. Certbot, the official Let’s Encrypt client, automates the entire certificate issuance and renewal process. On RHEL 8, Certbot is available through the EPEL […]
Let’s Encrypt provides free, automatically renewable TLS certificates, and Certbot is the recommended client for obtaining and managing them. On RHEL 8, the certbot and python3-certbot-nginx packages are available from the EPEL (Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux) repository. Once installed, Certbot can automatically obtain a certificate and modify your Nginx configuration to enable HTTPS. This […]
Apache virtual hosts allow a single Apache HTTP Server instance to respond to multiple domain names, each with its own document root, logs, and settings. On RHEL 8, virtual host configuration files are placed in /etc/httpd/conf.d/ and are automatically included by the main httpd.conf. This tutorial walks you through creating and enabling an Apache name-based […]
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