Tag: Windows

A wide range of antivirus (AV) software is available for purchase, but not all are free or open source. This article helps you understand what ClamAV is, how to install it on Mac, Ubuntu, and Windows, and how to scan your system for viruses.

What is React.js?

React.js (React) is an open source JavaScript framework and currently the most widely used front-end development technology worldwide. Created and still maintained by Facebook, it also has an active open source community making it a JS library instead of a framework. Open source libraries are resources of pre-built JavaScript code freely used in any web project.

What is Secure Shell (SSH)?

Secure Shell (SSH), is a service that is similar to Telnet which enables you to remotely connect over the Internet network to a computer that is located anywhere in the world and is connected to the Internet. Unlike Telnet, SSH service provides a secure connection between the two computers.

You can use the hosts file to map a domain to an IP address when you want to test your website without altering the domain DNS settings. This article will describe what is a hosts file, how it's used, and how to edit hosts file in Linux, Windows, and macOS.

Windows VPS server options include a comprehensive logging and management system for logs. These logs capture events initiated by a user or running process on your server. This information is quite beneficial while debugging your server's services or solving other problems. Also, logs are very useful when a security issue should be investigated.

A virtual environment, or venv, is a Python module that creates a unique environment for each task or project. It installs the necessary packages specific to that setting while neatly organizing your projects.

Transferring small files to your new Windows Server can be a hassle when first setting everything up. Plesk, file transfer protocol (FTP), or network file sharing might not be ready to use, or your Internet service provider (ISP) may block those web ports.

What is Chocolatey?

Chocolatey or Choco as it is sometimes referred to, is a free, open-source package manager for Windows that is very similar to Apt or DNF in the Linux realm. In other words, this is a program used for installing software via the Windows command line. It downloads a program, installs it, then it will check for updates, and installs those updates automatically if needed. Those who use Linux are quite familiar with the package management systems like this.

What is Samba?

Samba is a free and open-source software that allows files to be shared across Windows and Linux systems simply and easily. To be exact, it is an open-source implementation of the SMB/CIFS protocol.

Troubleshooting website issues is a difficult task. You may not know where to start depending on your problems.