Running the Ghost Node.js Blogging Platform as an Upstart Service
Ghost is a relatively new and free open source blogging platform for Node.js. If you're looking for a blogging platform and you are a fan of Node.js, or just tired of »
How to Securely Erase a Disk or Flash Drive with Shred
To protect your privacy, it is always good practice to securely wipe data from your old and unused disk/flash drives in case you lose them, or get stolen, or if you simply »
Installing MariaDB 10 on Ubuntu 14.04 with TokuDB Support
MariaDB is a fork and drop-in replacement for MySQL, that brings many improvements over its predecessor. In this tutorial, I'll show you how to install the latest MariaDB 10, and enable TokuDB support »
How to Recover a Disk Partition with TestDisk and GParted Live
A friend recently asked me to perform a system recovery on her VAIO laptop. The hard disk was split between a C drive for the OS, and a D drive with 200GB of »
Configuring Nginx as a Front End to Your Node.js Application
Nginx ("engine-x") is a lightweight and high performance HTTP / proxy server. If you are planning to run your Node.js application on a production server, you should seriously consider using Nginx »
Running Your Node.js App as an Upstart Service
When you are developing a Node.js application, you typically run it like this: $ node index.js That's more than enough for debugging purposes, but what happens when you are ready to deploy »