How to automate IP2Location BIN database download in Linux
IP2Location is one of the top IP database provider in the world as their database is being updated every 1st day of the month, in order to make use the latest database to keep data up to date, we may need to download, extract and import the database to our system. Thanks for the automation…
Microsoft open-sources 60,000 patents to help Linux avoid lawsuits
This is a surprise to many in the developer community as Microsoft has been notoriously protective of its patents. Android and Samsung have even had to pay billions because of infringements, so Microsoft has a vested financial interest in keeping a tight grip. But Microsoft wants to change its reputation, and show how developer-friendly it…
Country blocking using Nginx with GeoIP2 in Ubuntu 16.04
After try out the country block with multiple module, including the previous Nginx http_geoip_module, until I manage to figure it out and make it work, than only I found out that GeoIP version 1 will be stop update soon by Maxmind company, where they encourage developer to move to the next generation of IP database,…
How to get to know you Ubuntu server public IP
When come to configure server, we always want to know what’s our server public IP is in order to whitelist or configure the security access to it, when using Widnow server, you may easily open your browser and browse to the website such as http://www.ip2location.com or http://www.whatismyip.com to get to know your public IP. In…
How to install Docker on Ubuntu 16.04
Docker getting popular nowadays in the software development world, where it’s provide more better way to utilize and control the server resources to run our application. Not only that, it’s also provide the streamline in our development environment, staging environment until production environment, we can make sure that the code that develop in the development…
Linux Now Powers 100% of the World’s Top 500 Supercomputers
That’s according to the latest stats out from supercomputer hawks TOP500, who post a biannual list of the world’s most powerful commercially available computer systems. Linux has long dominated the TOP500 list, powering the majority of the machines that make it. At last count, back in June, 99.6% (or 498) of the top 500 fastest supercomputers ran Linux,…
5 Reasons to Use Linux for Development
For years now, Linux has earned a reputation as a popular platform among IT enthusiasts. It’s attracted everyone from system administrators to experimenting students. Yet, not enough is said about Linux power as a programming platform. Here are five reasons why this open source operating system should be at the top of your list when choosing a…