Setup RethinkDB Cluster On Ubuntu 14

Introduction RethinkDB is a NoSQL database that stores data as JSON documents. It has a super intuitive query language and has features commonly available in traditional RDBMS like “table joins”... Read more

Load Balance with Docker

When running a web application, you normally want to make the most out of your resources without having to convert your software to use multithreading or complex event loops. Docker,... Read more

Setup a TeamTalk Server on Linux

TeamTalk is a conferencing system which allows users to have high-quality audio/video conversations, text chat, transfer files, and share screens. It is especially popular among the blind due to its... Read more

Install BitTorrent Sync on Ubuntu 14.04

How to Install BitTorrent Sync on Vultr Ubuntu 14.04 Instance This article will guide you through the install and setup process for launching a BitTorrent Sync Client/Server on a high... Read more

How to Install and Secure phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu 14.04 and 16.04

Prerequisites A new Vultr Ubuntu 14.04 or 16.04 server instance. A static server IP (this is your main Vultr server IP). A non-root server user with sudo privileges. A full... Read more

Install Nginx + PHP FPM + Caching + MySQL on Ubuntu 12.04

Probably a lot of people are going to use their Vultr VPSes as webservers, a good choice would be Nginx as a webserver. In this topic I’m going to describe... Read more

How to Manage Linux Server Timezone Settings

Setting your date and time correctly on your Linux server is very important. Your server logs and other important information will all reflect the timezone of your server. In most... Read more

Compressing Images On The Linux Command Line

If you have a lot of high-resolution images stored on your Linux computer, you may be running out of storage due to the large amount of disk space used by... Read more

Getting Started with cPanel/WHM

cPanel/WHM is a very powerful system when used correctly. Vultr offers One-Click cPanel so you can simply deploy a server with cPanel pre-installed, which includes a license. In this guide,... Read more

Configure Uncomplicated Firewall (UFW) on Ubuntu 14.04

Security is crucial when you run your own server. You want to make sure that only authorized users can access your server, configuration, and services. In Ubuntu, there is a... Read more