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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.

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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.

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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 s...

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Your First Steps with Your Brand New VPS Server

This tutorial is a brief description of the standard procedure that I follow each time I have to set up a new Ubuntu VPS server.

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Configuring Postfix for Sending E-mails Through an External SMTP Server

There are certain cases where you want to set up Postfix to send emails through an external server. One such case is when you are developing a webs...

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