LAMP is an acronym of a very popular web stack – Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP. All of the four components of LAMP are open-sourced and are suitable to deploy dynamic websites and web applications. In today’s tutorial, I am going to show you how to set up a cloud server with the LAMP stack. LAMP Stack: L – Linux L in …
MySQL User – Create and Grant Permissions
In this CloudSigma tutorial, you will learn how to create a MySQL user, grant various permissions and privileges, and delete it. MySQL is an open-source Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) that helps users to store, organize, and manage the data. It is very popular and widely used in the IT industry. Learn how to setup MySQL on a server, and …
Six tools that enhance online gaming experiences
Multiplayer online gaming is fun but can be better if everything ran smoothly, you had a way to share experiences, make some money while doing it, and be safe from hacked servers and thieves. Here are some extra tools that can significantly enhance your online gaming experience: 1. Discord desktop client Online multiplayer gaming isn’t much fun if you can’t …
How to setup MySQL on a server and MySQL basics
In this CloudSigma tutorial, you will learn how to setup MySQL on a server, and the MySQL basics. MySQL is an open-source Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) that helps users store, organize, and manage data. It is very popular and widely used in the IT industry. Creating the machine First, you have to create a machine. You can do that …
Testing out rook/EdgeFS + NFS (RTRD) on Minikube
I’ve been checking out rook lately and it seems like a great project. They’re trying to, somewhat, standardize the approach to storage from k8s’ perspective. Particularly, I was impressed with EdgeFS’ capabilities. Object Storage, iSCSI block storage, Scale-out NFS (as they call it), geo-transparent storage solution. Man, that, in itself, is a mouthful and an impressive set of features! In …
How to setup & optimize MongoDB in Ubuntu in the public cloud
Businesses imply lots of data and that makes the problem of handling and managing it harder. Traditionally, the industry has been using RDBMS systems over the decades now, but with the advent of Big Data in the 21st century, NoSQL (Not only SQL) databases came into the picture for large scale unstructured and semi-structured data. In this post, I am …
How to install & operate Docker on Ubuntu in the public cloud
Docker is one of the most popular products in organizations these days. It makes the process of managing applications in containers very easy. Docker provides portability, performance, agility, scalability and isolation to the applications, since it uses containers, which are more portable and require less resources than virtual machines. In this tutorial, you will go through the steps required to …
How to set up your Ubuntu 18.04 server
In this tutorial, we shall go through the initial steps required to set up an Ubuntu server. The configurations we will discuss will enhance the security and usability of the server. We will be using an Ubuntu 18.04 LTS image. Step 1: Setting up the instance on CloudSigma I am using a machine with the following resources: 8 GHz CPU 8 …
CloudSigma and Servecentric empower RealWorld EDC with a strong cloud platform
Company Profile RealWorld EDC is a cloud-based software application developed to collect patient information for post-marketing surveillance studies conducted by the Pharmaceutical & Bio-pharma industry. RealWorld EDC offers a full end-to-end solution from eCRF (electronic Case Report Form) design and build to delivery of clean sets of data. The company works with its client base through the provision of а …
CloudSigma Sponsors Second Edition Copernicus Hackathon Sofia 2020
CloudSigma is excited to sponsor the Second Edition Copernicus Hackathon Sofia 2020 that is going to take place virtually on April 24-May 8, 2020 as a part of Space Week Sofia 2020. CloudSigma is coming back for a second year in a row, as we were proud sponsors of the first edition of the Copernicus Hackathon Sofia. The Sofia Hackathon …
Cloudflare Access: Securing Access to Web Applications
In these times of uncertainties, the global trend is to make the working environment more agile and the work tools more portable. Never has been more important than during the COVID19 crisis with the requirement to work remotely from the main corporate office locations. Cloudflare Access replaces traditional corporate VPN clients by putting Cloudflare’s global edge network in front of …
CloudSigma’s measures to ensure continued operations throughout the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) global crisis
With the continued global impact of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) escalating, our CEO is sharing a short message to explain some of the measures we at CloudSigma have put in place to ensure continued operational integrity of our services to our customers. The key takeaways are: We have implemented home working already across all our locations worldwide Critical services are delivered from …