Server Optimization

How To Add the gzip Module to Nginx on CentOS 7 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Add the gzip Module to Nginx on CentOS 7

How fast a website will load depends on the size of all of the files that have to be downloaded by the browser. Reducing the size of files to be transmitted can make the website not only load faster, but also cheaper to those who have to pay for their bandwidth usage. In this guide, we’ll discuss how to configure Nginx installed on your CentOS 7 server to utilize `gzip` compression to reduce the size of content sent to website visitors.

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How To Configure Virtual Memory (Swap File) on a VPS — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Configure Virtual Memory (Swap File) on a VPS

This article will cover the pros and cons of using virtual memory or a swap file (paging), determining if your droplet already uses virtual memory or paging, the differences between a swap partition and a swap file, information on how to create a swap file, and how to configure the system’s “swappiness” (how likely it is to use virtual memory as well as determining the appropriate size to use).

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Comment installer Jenkins sur Ubuntu 20.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

Comment installer Jenkins sur Ubuntu 20.04

Si vous devez réaliser des tâches techniques répétitives, cela peut s’avérer être difficile de trouver des solutions d’automatisation qui répondent à vos attentes. Avec Jenkins, un serveur d’automatisation open-source, vous pouvez gérer vos tâches…

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How To Add the gzip Module to Nginx on Ubuntu 14.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Add the gzip Module to Nginx on Ubuntu 14.04

How fast a website will load depends on the size of all of the files that have to be downloaded by the browser. Reducing the size of files to be transmitted can make the website not only load faster, but also cheaper to those who have to pay for their bandwidth usage. In this guide, we’ll discuss how to configure Nginx installed on your Ubuntu 14.04 server to utilize `gzip` compression to reduce the size of content sent to website visitors.

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How To Customize and Recompile Your Kernel on FreeBSD 10.1 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Customize and Recompile Your Kernel on FreeBSD 10.1

The FreeBSD operating system utilizes the GENERIC kernel by default. This is a default configuration used to support a large variety of hardware out of the box. However, there are many different reasons for compiling a custom kernel, which include security, enhanced functionality, or better performance.

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Como instalar o Jenkins no Ubuntu 20.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

Como instalar o Jenkins no Ubuntu 20.04

Quando confrontado com tarefas técnicas repetitivas, encontrar soluções de automação que funcionem pode ser uma tarefa árdua. Com o Jenkins, um servidor de automação de código aberto, você pode gerenciar eficientemente tarefas que vão desde a compilação até…

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How To Optimize Your Tomcat Installation on Ubuntu 14.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Optimize Your Tomcat Installation on Ubuntu 14.04

Tomcat is a popular implementation of the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages technologies. It is released by the Apache Software Foundation under the popular Apache open source license. Its powerful features, favorable license, and great community makes it one of the best and most preferred Java servlets.

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