How to compile from source and install Nginx in a Debian 7 (Wheezy) VPS

how to compile and install nginx from source in debian 7 The following article is all about how to compile and install the blazing fast HTTP server known as Nginx.

So what exactly is Nginx?

It is lightweight, free, open-source and high-performance HTTP server, which, unlike most other HTTP servers, does not rely on threaded handling of the requests but instead, uses a much more scalable and robust event driven (asynchronous) architecture.

This uses a very small and predictable amount of memory under heavy load.

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How to install SOGo on a Debian 6 VPS

sogo-logo The following article will guide you through the installation of SOGo. For this setup we used one of our Debian 6 virtual servers.

What is SOGo?

SOGo is a free and modern scalable groupware server. It offers shared calendars, address books, and emails through your favourite Web browser and by using a native client such as Mozilla Thunderbird and Lightning.

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Install Vanilla Forums on Debian Squeeze with Nginx

Vanilla is an open-source multi-lingual forum software written in PHP. It’s easy to install and use, with lot’s of addons and themes to choose from. If you are looking for a super fast and ridiculously easy to use forum software that can seamlessly integrate with your existing website on your Linux Virtual Server then Vanilla is just what you are looking for.

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Fedora 19 (Schrödinger’s Cat) OS templates available

fedora-19-vpsWe are pleased and excited to announce that we have a new OS template available – Fedora 19 a.k.a Schrödinger’s Cat and it is now available for deployment in both versions, 32-bit and 64-bit. They are available with all our virtual server plans.

Fedora 19 brings many new features and more cutting edge packages.

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How to install Laravel on Linux

How to install laravel on linux

We’ll show you how to install Laravel on Linux. Laravel is an open source web application framework written in PHP which follows the model-view-controller (MVC) paradigm. Laravel is a young framework, but it quickly gained popularity thanks to the extensive documentation, friendly community and clean and classy code. Installing Laravel on Linux is fairly easy task, just carefully follow the steps bellow and you should have Laravel installed on your Linux machine in less then 10 minutes.

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How to install Piwik on a CentOS VPS

This article covers the installation of Piwik on a CentOS VPS. The installation is quite easy and fast, and can be done by anyone.

Piwik is a free web analytics software used by more than 300,000 websites worldwide. Piwik provides detailed real time reports on your website’s visitors, your visitors’ geo location, your marketing campaigns, and much more…

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