Category archives: Servers - Page 2

Managed vs Self-managed server: Make the right choice!

Server management is a key function that ensures your server runs at optimum performance. Managed web hosting in simpler terms, is when we deliver a server pre-installed, optimized, secured and […]

Viona W.

3min Read

What is dedicated hosting?

Do you need your sites running at peak performance without any interruptions? A dedicated hosting plan could be what you need. What is dedicated hosting? This is a web hosting […]

Viona W.

2min Read

RAID – continued

The two RAID types – Hardware and Software What are these two RAID types and how do they affect my RAID setup? Besides the age-old arguments for and against both […]

Michael O.

3min Read

RAID explained

What is RAID? RAID (redundant array of independent disks or redundant array of inexpensive disks) is a way of storing the same data on multiple hard disks to protect data […]

Michael O.

3min Read

Web Servers – Apache, NginX, What else?

We are often so eager to use our new HOSTAFRICA VPS that we jump in and use the default software that either comes with the VPS or that comes to […]

Michael O.

3min Read

Web servers – NginX Basics

NginX (pronounced Engine-X or N-Jinx) is a high-performance web server designed to deliver large amounts of content quickly with the efficient use of system resources. NginX’s strong point is its […]

Michael O.

6min Read

Web servers – Apache Server Basics

Apache Server is one of the oldest web servers. Apache used to run only on Linux but is now available for Windows and OS/2 as well. The Apache Server has […]

Michael O.

4min Read

The Art of Infrastructure

IT Infrastructure is an often underrated and misjudged part of IT. The observation is sometimes made that “any techie can do it“. The unfortunate reality is that many do! Get […]

Michael O.

5min Read

How to SSH. #Do It Yourself

If you are connecting to a server, you’ll most likely want to keep your data safe. One of the ways of doing that is to SSH. What is SSH? (Also […]

Viona W.

2min Read

Category archives: Servers - Page 2

Managed vs Self-managed server: Make the right choice!

What is dedicated hosting?

RAID – continued

RAID explained

Web Servers – Apache, NginX, What else?

Web servers – NginX Basics

Web servers – Apache Server Basics

The Art of Infrastructure

How to SSH. #Do It Yourself

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