How to Install Multiple Versions of PHP on Ubuntu 16.04/17.10

This tutorial shows you how to install multiple versions of PHP on Ubuntu 16.04/Ubuntu 17.10 and let a particular Apache virtual host or Nginx server block use one of them. This is useful when you have multiple web applications on your server but one or two of them isn’t compatible with...

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How to Install Multiple Versions of PHP on Ubuntu 16.04/17.10

How to Properly Enable HTTPS on Nginx with Let's Encrypt on Ubuntu 16.04/17.10

This tutorial shows you how to properly enable HTTPS on Nginx with Let’s Encrypt on Ubuntu 16.04/17.10. Google Chrome and Firefox have already begun marking non-encrypted web pages with password input box as being insecure. Eventually all HTTP web pages will be marked as insecure. HTTPS will b...

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How to Properly Enable HTTPS on Nginx with Let's Encrypt on Ubuntu 16.04/17.10

How to Compile PHP7.0/PHP7.1 From Source on Arch Linux

This tutorial shows you how to compile PHP7.0/PHP7.1 on Arch Linux and install it alongside PHP7.2. Arch Linux is a rolling-release distribution with the newest and greatest software. PHP7.2 landed in Arch Linux repository. Some web applications such as WordPress works well with PHP7.2, but...

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How to Compile PHP7.0/PHP7.1 From Source on Arch Linux

How to Easily Boost Ubuntu 16.04/17.10 Network Performance by Enabling TCP BBR

This tutorial shows you how to enable TCP BBR on Ubuntu 16.04/17.10. TCP BBR is a TCP congestion control algorithm developed by Google. It tackles shortcomings of traditional TCP congestion control algorithms (Reno or CUBIC). According to Google, it can achieve orders of magnitude higher...

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How to Easily Boost Ubuntu 16.04/17.10 Network Performance by Enabling TCP BBR

How to Set up Shadowsocks-libev Proxy Server on Ubuntu 16.04/17.10

This tutorial is going to show you how to set up Shadowsocks proxy on Ubuntu 16.04 and Ubuntu 17.10. Shadowsocks is a lightweight, fast and secure Socks5 proxy to bypass Internet censorship. We will learn how to set up the server side and how to configure the desktop client on Ubuntu. There are...

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How to Set up Shadowsocks-libev Proxy Server on Ubuntu 16.04/17.10

How to Install WordPress on Ubuntu 17.10 with Nginx, MariaDB, PHP7.1 (LEMP)

This tutorial is going to show you how to install WordPress on Ubuntu 17.10 with Nginx, MariaDB and PHP7.1 (LEMP Stack). WordPress is the most popular CMS (Content Management System) in the world. It is estimated that more than a quarter of websites today are powered by WordPress.
PHP7.1 made...

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How to Install WordPress on Ubuntu 17.10 with Nginx, MariaDB, PHP7.1 (LEMP)

How to Install LEMP Stack (Nginx, MariaDB, PHP7.1) on Ubuntu 17.10

This tutorial is going to show you how to install Nginx, MariaDB and PHP7.1 (LEMP) on Ubuntu 17.10. You can follow this tutorial on a VPS (Virtual Private Server) or on a local Ubuntu 17.10 computer. PHP7.1 is included in Ubuntu 17.10 and has a minor performance boost over PHP7.0.
Step 1: Update...

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How to Install LEMP Stack (Nginx, MariaDB, PHP7.1) on Ubuntu 17.10

How to Set up Quad 9 DNS on Ubuntu 16.04 and Ubuntu 17.10 Desktop

You may probably know the recently launched Quad 9 public DNS service, which is the product of collaboration between IBM, Packet Clearing House (PCH) and Global Cyber Alliance (GCA). It comes with security benefits in that known malicious domain names will be blocked, which is great for end...

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How to Set up Quad 9 DNS on Ubuntu 16.04 and Ubuntu 17.10 Desktop

Bitcoin, Gold and Emerging Monetary Systems

In our world today, the harm inflicted by dishonest fiat currencies which can be freely created is no longer hidden but on full display everywhere. Stagnant wages spanning more than a decade contrast sharply with ever rising prices of financial assets, art and real estate. As a consequence,...

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Bitcoin, Gold and Emerging Monetary Systems

2 Easy Ways to Encrypt Dropbox on Ubuntu 16.04/17.10 (Desktop & Server)

This tutorial shows you 2 ways to encrypt Dropbox on Ubuntu 16.04/17.10. This will be very helpful for those who are worried about privacy and security when storing files on cloud storage providers. Experienced Linux user can set up their own cloud using NextCloud, but not everyone has the skill...

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2 Easy Ways to Encrypt Dropbox on Ubuntu 16.04/17.10 (Desktop & Server)

How to Install Dropbox on a Headless Ubuntu Server 16.04/17.10

This tutorial will show you how to install Dropbox on a headless Ubuntu server 16.04/17.10 to backup and sync files and also how to enable Dropbox to auto-start at boot time.
Install Dropbox on Ubuntu Server
First, SSH into your Ubuntu Server. Then download Dropbox using the following command....

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How to Install Dropbox on a Headless Ubuntu Server 16.04/17.10

How to Set up OpenConnect VPN Server (ocserv) on Ubuntu 16.04/17.10 with Let's Encrypt

This tutorial is going to show you how to install OpenConnect VPN server on Ubuntu 16.04/17.10. OpenConnect VPN server, aka ocserv, is an open-source implementation of Cisco AnyConnnect VPN protocol, which is popular among businesses and universities. AnyConnect is a SSL-based VPN protocol that...

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How to Set up OpenConnect VPN Server (ocserv) on Ubuntu 16.04/17.10 with Let's Encrypt