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In this tutorial, we will be discussing how you can install WordPress inside a standalone elastic container in order to make the solution even more cost-effective and lightweight than it already is. The WordPress Standalone package can be installed very easily through the CloudSigma PaaS platform. This means that with a single click, you can supplement your small and medium-sized …
Most websites on the internet today are created using WordPress. However, using a PaaS environment like the one provided by CloudSigma offers a lot of additional functionality. In this tutorial, we will demonstrate how you can easily migrate a WordPress website over to CloudSigma PaaS. There are several pre-configured WordPress packages in the CloudSigma Marketplace that you can use for …
Data is arguably the most important component of any website or application. If you are the owner of a website or an app, you must ensure that you are able to provide your users with adequate data security, accessibility, and availability within a dynamically changing environment. One of the ways to do this is to use multiple servers working in …
What is Ruby? Ruby is an open-source programming language that is well known for having one of the most natural and easy-to-read syntaxes. This object-oriented programming language combines the best features of other languages to make a simple yet rewarding approach a possibility. In addition to its object-oriented nature, Ruby also offers features such as operator overloading, iterators and closures, …
Auto-clustering enables you to create a replica set of your entire database. MongoDB is a stack you can use on your CloudSigma PaaS platform to make the process incredibly easy- you can make a reliable replica set with just one click. There are many benefits to automatic clusterization, some of which include: High Data Availability It is a great strategy …
Platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offerings can be a powerful solution to the problem of scarce resources. By removing the complexity of managing underlying infrastructure and development environments, they make it possible to write, test and deploy new applications fast and efficiently. Since speed to market is now a key competitive differentiator, PaaS is a choice that can deliver a market advantage. The …
Gone are the days when cloud computing used to be nothing more than just a buzzword. In fact, it has become a necessity if a company wants to keep up with its competitors and focus on developing its business. If you are currently paying a third-party provider for web hosting services, it is high time for you to seriously consider …
On CloudSigma’s PaaS Dashboard settings, you will find a tool known as a load balancer. Load balancers are dedicated nodes that allow you to perform load balancing– the process of traffic navigation and workload distribution across different components in your infrastructure. CloudSigma PaaS gives you the option to add these instances manually into your environment. You will get the option …
PaaS stands for Platform-as-a-Service. These platforms serve to provide cloud computing services to modern businesses. However, there is no singular, one fits all definition for everyone. There are various aspects that are unique for different types of PaaS cloud solutions. Similarly, even the way we define cloud computing service models varies from case to case. Generally speaking, PaaS is a …
The following is a detailed guide that will help you become familiar with the CloudSigma PaaS Dashboard. We will go over all of the different features, tools, and icons you can interact with on the user interface to create and modify your project. You need to follow along with this tutorial on the CloudSigma PaaS platform. This way, you can …
Scaling is one of the most critical features that is often missing from most cloud interfaces. CloudSigma PaaS, however, has made it a point to automatically scale any and all applications. Application scaling can be performed horizontally as well as vertically with CloudSigma which makes it one of the most flexible options currently available. CloudSigma PaaS performs scaling by modifying …
Vendor Lock-In Migration When it comes to making web-based applications, a lot of PaaS providers tend to make their developers use the Twelve-Factor App methodology. Other services will require you to build your application while keeping the requirements of immutable infrastructure, or proprietary runtimes and APIs in mind. In case you ever need to migrate from virtual machines to containers, …
