Most businesses utilize a web platform to promote their products or services in the digital age. A website with good response time and availability can boost the credibility of your business. However, websites are susceptible to lag and downtime, both of which result in frustrated end users. Following a poor user experience, potential customers may […]
How to diagnose OOM errors on Linux systems
Out-of-memory (OOM) errors take place when the Linux kernel can’t provide enough memory to run all of its user-space processes, causing at least one process to exit without warning. Without a comprehensive monitoring solution, OOM errors can be tricky to diagnose. In this post, you will learn how to diagnose OOM errors in Linux kernels […]
CDN Benchmarking: How to Compare the Performance of Different CDNs
Content delivery networks (CDNs) are crucial in ensuring fast and reliable access to digital content across the globe. With numerous CDNs on the market, the ability to compare their performance effectively is essential to making the best choice for your needs. In this guide we’ll delve into the key aspects of CDN benchmarking, explaining the […]
Building a Neural Network with PyTorch
Building your first neural network could seem like a formidable undertaking, but deep learning frameworks like PyTorch have made the task more accessible than ever. In this article, I’ll explain how to build a neural network using PyTorch—even if you’re brand new to neural networks. We at Gcore recently developed a speech-to-text translation tool based […]
Cloud monitoring 101: Benefits and best practices
In the last decade, enterprises have experienced a transformational shift towards cloud technology. Ninety-four percent of organizations today employ cloud services. One might even call this the golden age of cloud since technology dominates the industry, with many companies having some, if not all, parts of their operations in the cloud. Although cloud-based and hybrid-cloud […]
How to Set Up an Nginx Certbot
If you are looking to automate the process of obtaining, installing, and updating TLS/SSL certificates on your web server, then Let’s Encrypt is a very useful tool. It is a certificate authority (CA) that comes packaged with a corresponding software client, Certbot, that will automatically install TLS/SSL certificates. This means that you can run encrypted HTTPS […]
NGINX Reverse Proxy Metrics to Monitor
NGINX is one of the most popular web servers nowadays, especially for Linux web servers. According to nginx.com, it powers more than 400 million websites. It is, however, probably even more commonly used as a reverse proxy. Since it acts as a go-between for your application and your users, it’s important to properly monitor NGINX […]
Working Remotely? Pair SSH with Teleport.
As companies have started to embrace working remote-first, we’ve quickly reached the limits of tools available. Sure, you can jump into a Slack Huddle or Screen Share over a Zoom Room, or if you’re running Linux – good luck. Sometimes you want to jam with your co-workers using the Terminal. In this post, I’ll show […]
Checkout these 100% Free tools by Solarwinds
SolarWinds believes observability is about understanding the complete state of your application and infrastructure environment. Developers and support personnel must have comprehensive and consistent infrastructure and application performance metrics, visibility into application performance down to the line of code, the ability to trace service relationships, and a comprehensive view into related logs. With their integrated […]
Docker monitoring 101
Docker has been a beneficial platform for developers who need to work with multiple containers at once. It is not just the cost benefits that created an interest in Docker among organizations, but also the flexibility of enabling applications to run in any cloud infrastructure. The layers built around Docker make it easy to move […]