NGINX

Whether you install Nextcloud manually, with Softaculous, or using their Web Installer, you may login only to see CSS issues preventing you from using the web application. See the image for an example of how this may appear: If your new Nextcloud installation resembles this, the issue may be related to your NGINX cPanel Cache Read More >

In this article, we will outline how to install the popular NGINX web server software on your VPS or Dedicated Hosting account. Installing NGINX allows your web server to cache content and increase server performance. This ultimately translates into faster websites and better experiences for end users. The NGINX installation process requires both root WHM Read More >

Banner grabbing is the act of scanning websites to find server information including services and open ports. This technique is used during vulnerability assessments. Hiding your server version from scanning tools makes it harder for hackers to know what vulnerabilities can be exploited on your server. We use many internal tools for enhanced server security Read More >

In this article, we will cover advanced configuration topics for the WordPress/NGINX Stack on VPS and Dedicated Servers. This includes setting up custom defaults, per-domain include files, and connecting NGINX to external applications, such as Node.js, Python, or Tomcat/Java apps.

In this tutorial: NGINX Traffic Flow NGINX Logs Troubleshoot NGINX Additional Notes In this tutorial, we will show you how to manage NGINX on your server. We will explain how the traffic flows, provide information on where relevant files and logs are located. Then, we will provide some NGINX troubleshooting steps and additional notes. **Note: Read More >

In this tutorial: Change Listening Ports Install NGINX If you no longer want NGINX on your server, you can easily remove the package to un-install it. In this tutorial we will walk you through removing NGINX from your cPanel server. First, you will have to change the listening ports back to the default settings in Read More >

What is Nginx? Nginx (pronounced “Engine-X”) is an open source, high-performance Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) server. In technical terms, it is an event-driven asynchronous server. This means the method by which Nginx handles processes (required for loading web content, for example) is driven by conditions and delegated to alternative server resources to bear the load Read More >

This short tutorial covers a few basic commands or tasks that can be performed with Nginx from the commandline. Understanding the basic commands is the first step to understanding how to manage Nginx on your server. You can invoke the Nginx executable using the -s paramTeter. The correct syntax is as follows: nginx -s signal Read More >

Nginx (engine-x) is a HTTP and reverse proxy server, which is very similar to Apache. It directs traffic to the correct location on the server based on its configuration files. Using/Installing this software does require root access to your server. Throughout this series we will go over how to install Nginx and remove Apache from Read More >