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NSD Tutorial Updated for 2024: Now With Zone Transfers!

I'm updating our guide to running an NSD authoritative DNS server to do proper zone transfers, like I showed you in the YouTube video tutorial. We go from scratch to having 2 redundant DNS servers in this howto.

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NSD Tutorial Updated for 2024: Now With Zone Transfers!

Setup a Highly Available Wordpress Site From Scratch, 2024 Edition! Part 7: Round-Robin DNS, Let’s Encrypt, & Conclusion

Three years ago, we published a series on building a highly-available Wordpress site from scratch. Now we're going to refresh the technology stack and bring it up to date for 2024. We're at the final part and now we're going to wrap up with round-robin DNS, Let's Encrypt, and a test of the HA setup.

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Setup a Highly Available Wordpress Site From Scratch, 2024 Edition!  Part 7: Round-Robin DNS, Let’s Encrypt, & Conclusion

Setup a Highly Available Wordpress Site From Scratch, 2024 Edition! Part 6: MariaDB Multi-Master

Three years ago, we published a series on building a highly-available Wordpress site from scratch. Now we're going to refresh the technology stack and bring it up to date for 2024. In part six, we're setting up MariaDB multi-master replication using Galera.

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Setup a Highly Available Wordpress Site From Scratch, 2024 Edition!  Part 6: MariaDB Multi-Master

Setup a Highly Available Wordpress Site From Scratch, 2024 Edition! Part 5: Wordpress Install

Three years ago, we published a series on building a highly-available Wordpress site from scratch. Now we're going to refresh the technology stack and bring it up to date for 2024. In part five, we're using the Gluster install we did in the previous part to setup Wordpress.

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Setup a Highly Available Wordpress Site From Scratch, 2024 Edition!  Part 5: Wordpress Install

Setup a Highly Available Wordpress Site From Scratch, 2024 Edition! Part 4: Gluster

Three years ago, we published a series on building a highly-available Wordpress site from scratch. Now we're going to refresh the technology stack and bring it up to date for 2024. In part four, we're installing GlusterFS and getting it working on all three nodes.

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Setup a Highly Available Wordpress Site From Scratch, 2024 Edition!  Part 4: Gluster

Setup a Highly Available Wordpress Site From Scratch, 2024 Edition! Part 3: Ansible

Three years ago, we published a series on building a highly-available Wordpress site from scratch. Now we're going to refresh the technology stack and bring it up to date for 2024. In part three, we'll leverage Ansible to make our setup fast and easy.

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Setup a Highly Available Wordpress Site From Scratch, 2024 Edition!  Part 3: Ansible

Setup a Highly Available Wordpress Site From Scratch, 2024 Edition! Part 2: Ordering the VPSes

Three years ago, we published a series on building a highly-available Wordpress site from scratch. Now we're going to refresh the technology stack and bring it up to date for 2024. In part two, we'll step through provisioning these VMs at Hetzner.

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Setup a Highly Available Wordpress Site From Scratch, 2024 Edition!  Part 2: Ordering the VPSes

Setup a Highly Available Wordpress Site From Scratch, 2024 Edition! Part 1: Introduction, Considerations, and Architecture

Three years ago, we published a series on building a highly-available Wordpress site from scratch. Now we're going to refresh the technology stack and bring it up to date for 2024. In part one, we're covering some background, design considerations, and architecture.

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Setup a Highly Available Wordpress Site From Scratch, 2024 Edition!  Part 1: Introduction, Considerations, and Architecture

Looking for a Cheap Domain and Don't Care About the TLD?

Recently I was looking for a cheap domain and didn't care about the TLD. Here's a quick overview of the cheapest of the cheap.

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Looking for a Cheap Domain and Don't Care About the TLD?

ONLY ONE DAY LEFT! MangoMail's Last Call for Spring Sale Expires Tomorrow!

You've only got one day left to get in on Mango Mail's spring sale! Get three months of free service when you start or upgrade a plan. Plus get even more free months with their new Refer-a-Friend program.

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ONLY ONE DAY LEFT!  MangoMail's Last Call for Spring Sale Expires Tomorrow!

My Latest Pet Monster: I Try Out a 4TB Storage VPS for Only $12/Month from Crunchbits!

I wanted a big storage box in the USA, so I gave Crunchbits a try. So far, so good!

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My Latest Pet Monster: I Try Out a 4TB Storage VPS for Only $12/Month from Crunchbits!

How I Learned Bootstrap in Exactly 2.5 Hours

I needed to learn Bootstrap for a project, and I found a couple resources that let me get up and running with the framework in only 2.5 hours.

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How I Learned Bootstrap in Exactly 2.5 Hours

MangoMail Keeps Getting Easier to Use! And On Sale in March!

Mango Mail has an excellent reputation in our community and on TrustPilot for quality service and ease of use. With their new CloudFlare integration, their platform is even easier to use. And their service is on sale!

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MangoMail Keeps Getting Easier to Use!  And On Sale in March!

My Server Was Getting Constantly Hacked Until I Changed This One Parameter

If your server (VPS or dedicated) has been hacked, there is a simple parameter change you an make that will vastly improve its security.  It takes a couple steps to login, but it will protect you against brute force attacks, keyloggers, and other attacks.  And you have a couple of options.

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My Server Was Getting Constantly Hacked Until I Changed This One Parameter

Enjoy This Index of Thousands of FREE Programming Books! Python, Rust, Javascript, Java, C#, C++, You Name It!

Looking to learn a new programming language, or polish skills in one you already know? Then you'll want to bookmark this fantastic GitHub resource.

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Enjoy This Index of Thousands of FREE Programming Books!  Python, Rust, Javascript, Java, C#, C++, You Name It!

ACTION REQUIRED: Prepare Your DMARC Policy for Gmail & Yahoo 2024 Requirements!

Did you know that Gmail and Yahoo are enforcing new sending rules effective February 2024? It’s important for you to adapt and review quickly, to ensure your emails will be able to continue to reach your customers, considering that these email services are commonly used email services by customers to this day.

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ACTION REQUIRED: Prepare Your DMARC Policy for Gmail & Yahoo 2024 Requirements!

How to Backup Your DirectAdmin Reseller Automatically Even If You Don't Have Shell Access

If you've been following my journey with Directadmin, I signed up for a DirectAdmin reseller account with Silicom Network. They perform backups, but I'd like my own backups. How can I automate them, including MySQL, when I don't have a shell account?

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How to Backup Your DirectAdmin Reseller Automatically Even If You Don't Have Shell Access

MangoMail Has Added Sieve Filtering and Extended Their Offer! Act Before January 8

You may remember MangoMail's Christmas offer, or our earlier posts about their offers for cheap email hosting and the approach they take: low entry point, scale up as you need, emphasis on deliverability and robustly available service. Now they've added a new feature and extended their Christmas special.

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MangoMail Has Added Sieve Filtering and Extended Their Offer!  Act Before January 8

Get Three Months of Email Hosting FREE From MangoMail!

We featured Mango Mail during Black Friday and now they're back with another great promo. Get three months of email hosting for free!

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Get Three Months of Email Hosting FREE From MangoMail!

LowEndBoxTV: The 5-Minute Setup Guide to Windows on Hetzner: How to Make it Work, and How to Secure it

Installing Windows on Hetzner servers is not as straightforward as you might think.  The tutorial they publish does not work on their newest dedicated servers. But Piotr has a fixed!

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LowEndBoxTV: The 5-Minute Setup Guide to Windows on Hetzner: How to Make it Work, and How to Secure it

Want Some Cheap, Awesome, Deliverable Email Service This Black Friday! Check Out Mango Mail!

Need cheap email hosting from a quality provider who offers excellent deliverability?

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Want Some Cheap, Awesome,  Deliverable Email Service This Black Friday!  Check Out Mango Mail!

How To Configure Proxmox To Automatically Backup Your Virtual Machines Remotely (Proxmox Backup Server Tutorial)

Does it really matter if your Proxmox server catches on fire if you have a disaster recovery plan and automatically back it up anyways? Your data is precious. Back it up. Here's how...

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How To Configure Proxmox To Automatically Backup Your Virtual Machines Remotely (Proxmox Backup Server Tutorial)

The Five Videos Blowing Up Our Analytics on LowEndBoxTV

We've done all kinds of content on LowEndBoxTV: Mini-documentaries, such as the one we did on the HostSolutions Involucration saga Tutorials on topics such as NoMachine and building an HA Wordpress se...

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The Five Videos Blowing Up Our Analytics on LowEndBoxTV

The Only Reason to Have an Email Address in 2023

Nowadays you communicate with people over Discord, Whatsapp, SnapChat, and if you're a boomer, maybe Facebook Messenger.  Do you even use your email any more?  Is there any reason to still have an account? There's one very good reason.

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The Only Reason to Have an Email Address in 2023

How to Self-Host Your Own Email for Less Than $3/Mo… and Get Your Emails Delivered!

Self-hosting email doesn't have to end in you purchasing yet another email hosting subscription. There's a better way -- let us show you. Matter of fact, let us show you how to self-host your email for less than $3/mo, in three simple steps.

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How to Self-Host Your Own Email for Less Than $3/Mo… and Get Your Emails Delivered!

How to Whitelist an IP in Cloudflare (WAF)

I have a confession: sometimes I write LowEndBox tutorials so I can find them when I google the question in the future. Case in point: whitelisting an IP in Cloudflare's WAF. Now I'll always be able to find my notes for this procedure.

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How to Whitelist an IP in Cloudflare (WAF)

Ten Less-Commonly-Known Youtube Channels to Listen to on a Long Road Trip

Heading out for a road trip?  Check out my list of 10 awesome YouTube channels to stream (or download) while you're on the road. All are audio-only-approved and will keep you company as the miles fly by.

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Ten Less-Commonly-Known Youtube Channels to Listen to on a Long Road Trip

Money, Money, Free Advertising, Free Money! Partner with Us and GROW!

Hey provider: free advertising can lead to free money! And that's what we're offering. Whether it's an interview, a free promo piece, publishing your content, or other options, let's use our juice to get you more sales!

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Money, Money, Free Advertising, Free Money!  Partner with Us and GROW!
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