Spamd is one the highest resource consumer on a cPanel server. It allocates a lot of memory from the get-go and holds on to it throughout. There is a way to limit the number of spamd processes that are spawned. On a cPanel server, which is what this guide covers, there is a configuration file [...]
IOPS stands for Input and Output Per Second. It is essentially a value that describes the raw capacity of a data storage system. It sets an expectation for performance. Some storage systems are said to be capable 120 IOPS and others 340 IOPS or much more. The number of IOPS, for most disk systems, represents [...]
In this post, we shall go through the steps required to optimize a WordPress blog. If you are a current customer of UNIXy (http://www.unixy.net), do know that we are happy to implement these changes for your blog free of charge. We are a fully managed provider so do take advantage of it. Contact us today! [...]
Update (2011-02-16): If you’re interested in running Varnish with cPanel, UNIXY has created a cPanel Varnish plugin. Our Varnish VCL configuration performs much better than Litespeed. Read more about it here: http://www.unixy.net/varnish Update (2010-10-09): Should you be interested in a managed vBulletin dedicated server know that UNIXy has built a system that is ideal for [...]
We have had great success with Mediawiki running behind Varnish, a proxy / web accelerator. The role of Varnish is to cache as many requests as possible. This helps alleviate resource consumption on the server such as CPU, memory, and disk, which in turn greatly improves performance and browser responsiveness. With Varnish in place, the [...]
Dig, not to confuse with the social network Digg, is a tool that allows one to trouble shoot or view domain name DNS data. Dig is in the category of essential tools. Just like a voltage tester is an essential tool for an electrician, dig the most important tool for domain administrator. Dig tells the [...]
