This Guide To Copy Backup Files From Server to DropBox Cloud, is Tested on HP Cloud & Will Work on All Servers including OpenStack Instances. There can be hundreds of problems with web content - web host issues, hacker attacks, migration, any disaster. For within the same datacenter, in case of OpenStack, OpenStack Raksha and Floating IP is the method of choice. Copy Backup Files … [Read more...]
WordPress on Free IBM BlueMix Cloud PaaS
We Are Not Going Describing How to Install WordPress on Free IBM BlueMix Cloud PaaS But Saying How You Will Leverage Business With This Combo. Definitely you can install WordPress on IBM BlueMix for 100% free of cost with one IP address, 128MB RAM forever or use the paid tier of the PaaS. WordPress on Free IBM BlueMix Cloud PaaS : Do Not Mix Enterprise Grade Business With … [Read more...]
Installing Fail2ban on Ubuntu 14.04 : Nginx, HP Cloud
Here is Guide With Steps on Installing Fail2ban on Ubuntu 14.04 on Server Running Nginx on HP Cloud. It adds a layer of security to SSH. HP Cloud has key based login and excellent virtual router where we can control the ingress-egress policies. We have shown before how to add port knocking to hide the SSH daemon. Fail2ban is another way to add security. This guide is intended for the advanced … [Read more...]
Streaming Video, Audio on Demand with Nginx (HP Cloud)
Here is a Very Easy Guide For Streaming Video, Audio on Demand with Nginx on HP Cloud Using RTMP Protocol, Which is Needed For YouTube Live. This guide does not requires VLC Player unlike we described before, Wowza Player or any other web software. This is very easy and highly scalable. We are using Nginx Community Edition. Nginx Plus has some extra features for streaming. RTMP Protocol is Real … [Read more...]
Rackspace & HP Cloud Server VNC Remote Desktop (Ubuntu 14.04)
Here is Updated Guide For Using Rackspace & HP Cloud Server VNC Remote Desktop on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS With Step by Step Commands With TightVNC. Older guide is here - Ubuntu with GUI on Rackspace Cloud Server as VNC Remote Desktop. We were thinking to publish new versions of guides, in fact published some of them, but specially for this article - it is on request of a reader over Twitter. Those … [Read more...]
XenForo Mandrill SMTP Settings (Cloud Transactional Email)
Here is the Right XenForo Mandrill SMTP Settings For a Typical Nginx-XenForo Setup. Mandrill is Used a Cloud Transactional Email in Guide. We have shown in a previous guide that, using Mandrill we can receive emails on WordPress without any server side configuration. Also, we have an article on Cloud Transactional Email Service provider comparison. XenForo Mandrill SMTP Settings : … [Read more...]
WordPress XML-RPC Attack & Fake PHP5-FPM Error
We talked about blocking WordPress XML-RPC and preventing DDoS attacks on Cloud IaaS. Our crime was talking about blocking WordPress XML-RPC Attack via PHP-WordPress way. The script kiddies were running the exploit on a shared server, possibly enjoying the access to the database, we probably harmed their way of spamming. Their outburst of anger on our servers did more bad. We faked as if we are … [Read more...]
Install CFEngine on Ubuntu 14.04 HP Cloud
CFEngine is a highly scalable configuration management tool for various works. Here is How To Install CFEngine on Ubuntu 14.04 HP Cloud. CFEngine has a community edition that is free to use. There is dedicated website of CFEngine, where you will get details about the software, if you have heard or used cloud automation tool like Puppet or Chef, CFEngine quite similar but smaller in size. This … [Read more...]
Benefits and Challenges of Virtualization in the Cloud
Coupled Together Has Undeniable Advantages. In This Article We Have Discussed the Benefits and Challenges of Virtualization in the Cloud. As we seen recently, VMware is still the market leader for virtualization services and one of the pillars supporting the cloud computing technology. The main issues to which the reader may experience is both in the public and private cloud environments, using … [Read more...]
Steps to Safe Remote Maintenance of Cloud Servers
Possibilities to Access and Control with External Computers Also Attract Hackers. Here Are Steps to Safe Remote Maintenance of Cloud Servers. This guide is written mainly for infrastructures running OpenStack Cloud Computing software, more precisely - HP Helion Cloud. That does not mean, if you are not using an OpenStack cloud platform, this guide is fully unusable. Steps to Safe Remote … [Read more...]
Google’s Joining OpenStack Foundation is Not a Big Deal
Google, the Company Which Has Role in PRISM is Not Displacing OpenStack's Directors. Google's Joining OpenStack Foundation is Not a Big Deal. While it is normal for OpenStack Foundation to warmly thank anyone joining OpenStack Foundation as Corporate Sponsor, but from code, major decisions and monetary contribution's point of view; Google is another Corporate Sponsor. Many Free Software Supporting … [Read more...]