Server automation is a secure and reliable process of managing and monitoring servers in an effective and tech-savvy way. Unlike the traditional style of managing servers at data centers controlled by a dedicated team of experts, all servers are managed using automation. As a result, human errors are minimized. Configuration management tools like Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, to name a few, …
Leveraging Modern Technology and Practices: The Advantages of Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)
As businesses look to become more cost and time efficient while improving their performance on the digital front, most are turning towards modern solutions like Platform-as-a-Service. PaaS platforms offer a level of flexibility and availability that not only accommodates, but also drives business growth. PaaS Benefits Following are some of the key benefits that using PaaS for your business brings …
Deploying a Go Web Application using Nginx on Ubuntu 22.04
Go is an open-source general-purpose programming language. It was inspired by the productivity of Python while offering the ability of C. It was originally developed by Google to tackle issues they were facing with their codebase (code complexity and long compilation time). Like any other modern-day programming language, Go is suitable for all sorts of purposes. For example, it could …
How To Secure and Scale a Django Application with Docker, Nginx, and Let’s Encrypt
Millions of users get on the Internet to access information for various purposes including learning, entertainment, news, and sharing their lives’ progress with friends. Hence, when deploying an app, it’s in your best interest that you implement a highly secure and scalable infrastructure for your application. The cloud offers various ways to secure and scale a Django application. Horizontal scaling …
Exploring CloudSigma PaaS: How to Access Kubernetes Application via Public IP
CloudSigma PaaS allows users to expose their applications using a public IP address. This address needs to be attached to a node from the Kubernetes cluster environment. There are two ways to achieve this in the CloudSigma PaaS environment: One way is to attach the public IP to a dedicated load balancer. Another way is to attach the public IP …
Creating a Parallax Scrolling Effect with Pure CSS
Modern CSS has redefined web development with its powerful functionalities and extraordinary capabilities. CSS is a one-size-fits-all tool that offers standout options to make web pages highly interactive and enticing. Be it the flexibility in design, rapid customization, excellent styling options, or the advanced User Interface (UI) — CSS brings end-to-end solutions for all web development and styling needs. Above …
Using Query Parameters with Angular Router
Introduction When building applications, there might be scenarios where we want to pass in some arguments or parameters to describe the behavior of the route. In Angular, these are called query parameters, and they are optional. Query parameters should not be confused with regular route parameters that are required parameters and bound to one route only. To clear the difference …
Installing Webmail Client with Roundcube on Ubuntu 20.04: A Tutorial
Roundcube is an open-source IMAP browser-based email client. It has gained popularity for supporting ACLs and utilizing AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) technology. It has excellent features and end-to-end functionalities like email management, MIME support, and folder manipulation, to name a few. Besides, Roundcube offers message searching, spelling checks, calendars, and contact management seamlessly. Above all, it has a robust …
Automating Server Setup using Ansible and Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction Nowadays, servers need to be created and destroyed very frequently. That’s because, at times, servers get a lot of execution load while at other times the load reduces, hence wasting the system resources. A common example is eCommerce websites during the holiday seasons attracting a lot of traffic. When the nature of the application is to be scalable, there …
Configuring a REST API with Axios in Vue.js: A Tutorial
Axios is a popular JavaScript library used to make HTTP requests. It is a promise-based HTTP client used in JavaScript or with other Javascript libraries like Vue.js or React.js. Due to its isomorphic nature, Axios can run on the client and server-side simultaneously using the same codebase. Also, it is a powerful tool used collectively with async to formulate a user-friendly …
CloudSigma Attends HPE Discover 2022 and Announces Adoption of New Line of HPE ProLiant RL Gen11 Servers
LAS VEGAS – June 28, 2022 – HPE Discover 2022 – CloudSigma is excited to announce that it will attend one of the most significant events in the tech industry, HPE Discover 2022. CloudSigma has been a Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) channel partner for over five years, enabling leading IT service providers, data centres, and telecommunication operators around the globe …
Applying Pagination to Display Multiple Records using MySQL with PHP on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction Pagination is an important concept in building data-driven applications. When pulling out the records from the database, a large number of records may be fetched. For instance, when running the query for active users or users belonging to some specific location, a large number of users in hundreds or even thousands can be returned. Displaying this huge number of …