Category: Hosting Basics

In this article, you will learn how and why a VPS server or dedicated server might block an Internet Protocol address (IP address) and how to resolve it.

Email-based communications can contain sensitive information, and when your company uses email to communicate, it makes sense that you want those messages to stay secure. Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance (DMARC) is an email authentication policy created to protect email domains from criminals looking to steal your information. Along with DMARC, other email protections — like DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) and Sender Policy Framework (SPF) — can be utilized so that ISPs can recognize legitimate emails from spoofing and other attacks.

Deploying and managing a robust WordPress website on cloud platforms such as Liquid Web or Amazon Web Services (AWS) becomes significantly easier when utilizing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform to leverage the capabilities of modern cloud-based web hosting infrastructure. Liquid Web can provide the resources and guidance you need to get started.

Liquid Web’s Cloud has a robust Application Programming Interface (API) that allows for accessing your account from outside the my.liquidweb.com interface. For example, the API can be used to manage and integrate many things directly into your cloud infrastructure. Ranging from the Liquid Web Command Line Interface (LW CLI) utility, our Terraform infrastructure-as-code (IaC) provider, to the Web Host Manager Complete Solution (WHMCS), — the list is endless. 

Django is a full-featured Python web development framework that is free and open source. It provides several tools to improve software development and is used to create dynamic frameworks and applications. It also includes a set of tools for building scalable web applications.

Many options are available when considering which operating system (OS) to use for web hosting. In that context, a popular Linux distribution is often brought up. So, what is CentOS exactly in the world of Linux OSs? The Community Enterprise Operating System (CentOS) is an open-source operating system centered around Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) source code.

If you're a web developer, you've most likely heard about Git, GitHub, DevOps, and GitOps. While DevOps and GitOps are similar approaches to improving the software development process, GitOps is the more modern pathway used today. As companies grow and their software teams expand, they must control their software development while improving efficiency and workflow. But, getting down to brass tacks, what is GitOps really? Let's uncover all that is involved with it.

What is Hyperscale?

The technology industry is dominated by cloud computing companies offering public and hybrid cloud services for personal and business use. Companies like Google, Amazon, and Facebook are the prominent giants in the cloud services market and are constantly expanding their businesses into related technologies. Their exponential growth in cloud services is thanks to technology known as hyperscale.

Manually managing your servers can be a hassle. It requires you to either know a lot about hosting and server administration or to pay for and work with a professional who will do it on your behalf.

Optimizing a Content Management System (CMS) in the context of web applications is a frequent occurrence today. Whether you're running your own WooCommerce site, Shopify store, or WordPress blog, having a website that runs efficiently is paramount for your success. Over time, WordPress sites have increased, which isn't surprising since they are customizable and have thousands of themes and plugins.