How to Install and Automate Referrer Spam Protection on an NGINX Server via the CLI Introduction Referrer spam is a common nuisance that can pollute your web analytics and clog up your server logs. In this tutorial, I’ll demonstrate how to block referrer spam on your NGINX server by leveraging a community-maintained referrer spam list… Continue reading How to Install and Automate Referrer Spam Protection on an NGINX Server via the CLI
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How to Configure Redis for WordPress Object Caching via Unix Socket on Debian 12
How to Configure Redis for WordPress Object Caching via Unix Socket on Debian 12 IntroductionRedis is a powerful in-memory key-value store that can significantly improve the performance of WordPress by acting as an object cache. By default, Redis communicates over TCP, but using a Unix socket instead can provide better performance and security by reducing… Continue reading How to Configure Redis for WordPress Object Caching via Unix Socket on Debian 12
How to Configure Sendmail to Relay Through Gmail on Debian 12 (Bookworm)
How to Configure Sendmail to Relay Through Gmail on Debian 12 (Bookworm) Introduction If you need to configure Sendmail to relay emails through Gmail on Debian 12 (Bookworm), you must adjust your configuration to align with Google’s updated security policies. Since Google has deprecated “Less Secure Apps” authentication, traditional methods no longer work. Instead, you… Continue reading How to Configure Sendmail to Relay Through Gmail on Debian 12 (Bookworm)
Fixing Nginx Downgrade Issues After Upgrading from Debian 11 (Bullseye) to Debian 12 (Bookworm) on a GCP Cloud VM
Fixing Nginx Downgrade Issues After Upgrading from Debian 11 (Bullseye) to Debian 12 (Bookworm) on a GCP Cloud VM When upgrading from Debian 11 (Bullseye) to Debian 12 (Bookworm) on a Google Cloud Platform (GCP) VM, I encountered a frustrating issue: after installing the latest Nginx version from the official Nginx repository, running apt update… Continue reading Fixing Nginx Downgrade Issues After Upgrading from Debian 11 (Bullseye) to Debian 12 (Bookworm) on a GCP Cloud VM