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…
Nginx: Too Many Open Files Error And Solution
Recently when I check on one of my website, which frequently getting the error 500 when number of user start to increase. Check out the Nginx log and found the following error: 2019/04/26 13:24:16 [crit] 21974#0: *3188937 open() “/usr/local/nginx/html/50x.html” failed (24: Too many open files), client: , request: “GET /file/images/background.jpg…
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,…
Infographic Reveals the Scale of Ubuntu’s Success
Ever wondered just how widely used Ubuntu is? Well, wonder no more! Canonical has put together a new infographic to highlight the scale and success Ubuntu has achieved across an enviable assortment of computing sectors. And it’s compelling stuff. Ubuntu is in use in some shape or other at some of the…
Google is Now a Platinum Member of The Linux Foundation
A long-time member of the non-profit organisation, Google has chosen to increase the amount of money it donates to the foundation from $100k a year to a massive $500k. The bump sees Google go from ‘Silver’ member of the foundation to a ‘Platinum’ member — the highest level of membership available.…
Blocking country with Nginx without GeoIP module
There are always many solution to solve a single problem, if you prefer to use the Nginx GeoIP module, you may refer back to the previous post on the detail and step. In this article, I will share on how to do the blocking of country without the plugin module.…
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…
Country blocking using Nginx GeoIP in Ubuntu 16.04
In the following article, I will share on how to install the GeoIP module on Nginx and how to write the code in Nginx to block the visitor from certain country. There are many way to block the customer from certain country to access your website if you are not…
Google’s Linux workstations are switching from Ubuntu to Debian
Like many companies, Google uses a variety of operating systems in-house. macOS and Windows are used by a large number of employees, a modified build of Debian Linux is used on its servers (as of 2014, at least), and Chrome OS and Android devices are commonplace. In work environments where Linux is…
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…