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Internet Networking Open source

How to obtain a secure Let’s Encrypt signed TLS certificate for your domain name or multiple host names at no cost?

An easy to remember domain name or host name to reach your Linux server is a must and equally significant is a secure TLS certificate to encrypt your communications to and from your Linode Linux server. Free domain names are available at freenom.com or you can get yourself a hostname from a Dynamic DNS (DDNS) […]

Editorial Internet

Standalone Nginx servers and WordPress – you decide?

Introduction I have been blogging at Techno FAQ for the past 3 years, but you might have noticed that most of my articles revolve around reviews, apps or hardware. In my work life, however, I’m a student and a freelancing consultant for servers, Linux administration and web development. So, as a change to my usual […]

Internet Open source

Create a turbocharged WordPress installation with Nginx, PHP-FPM and Opcode caching (LEMP stack)

Are you tired of the sluggish performance of your WordPress blog or site on a shared hosting? Are you running the Apache web server and feeling disheartened with its resource usage under heavy strain? Facing timeouts or bad gateway errors too often? Cannot afford those specialized WordPress hosts? Don’t worry as I’ll be explaining how […]