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Refers to the software or hardware that make up a webserver, delivering content on a private or public website.

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Picking up the pieces after missing Linux admin

So our Linux admin left our project and suddenly I (the web coder with basic linux/server knowledge) am responsible for our dedicated server (Ubuntu Server) mainly running a web site (apache/mysql/php) and mail (Postfix). Our admin wasn't really a…
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How to setup IIS on Failover Cluster with Shared Data

I'm trying to setup a highly available IIS for public facing websites, and I'm having a hard time finding information on the best and most secure method of setting up the permissions, correctly configuring IIS, and verifying that my setup plan is…
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Nginx displaying failed (13: Permission denied) when trying to access new site

I am trying to set up my own web server to learn a bit more about server admin. I have decided that I want to serve each sites files from a public_html folder inside the users /home directory. I have installed Nginx, edited the nginx.conf and…
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Is there a need for WAF in static website front with REST API?

I have two webistes www.mysite.com. -->hosted on s3 , served via Cloudfront static single page App. Then I have api.mysite.com , which the front end uses. My company is using WAF solution from thirdparty and current monolith applications are…
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Nginx allow access if custom header is present

Is there a way I could allow access to a directory only if certain custom header is present and the value matches? With apache, I've been doing it with SetEnvIf. How could I do it with nginx? Basically I have a dev server that should be accessed…
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Declare nginx add_header globally relevant to all locations?

I have an nginx configuration which is made up of a number of locations. I want to add a directive add_header for each location, and I am checking a way how this could be done globally. Without modifying any location, but each location will inherit…
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Nginx Access Log: GET zc.qq.com?

I found following entry in my access.log 115.231.222.40 - - [02/Oct/2015:07:57:11] "GET http://zc.qq.com/cgi-bin/common/attr?id=260714&r=0.8936631410048374 HTTP/1.1" 302 160 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; MSIE 9.0; Windows NT 6.1; Trident/5.0;…
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What would be involved in moving a site like stackoverflow to https?

I've seen a lot of requests in the SO Meta asking for StackOverflow to be moved over completely to https. I've never run a site as large as Stack Overflow, so enabling SSL/TLS has always just meant providing the cert files in the Apache/Nginx…
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apache2.4 with webdav give an 405 error

I just upgraded my test machine from Apache 2.2.29 to 2.4.10 and actually Im getting some issue with webdav module. If I try to login to a webdav account it works but if I try to list my current directory I got a 405 error. I know some config as…
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Monit: How to optimally monitor an URL

My webserver runs nginx with php5-fpm. If some trouble occurs, usually php5-fpm hung up, resulting in a "bad gateway" server error. Of course, I never know, if nginx may crash as well, some day. When something happens, the both processes (ad their…
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Can Windows Web Server 2008 act as VPN server?

I have bought "Windows Web Server 2008". I am trying to setup incoming VPN connection but don't find the option for it. Is this version of Windows capable of accepting incoming VPN connections?
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Can't access local web server using remote ip from within LAN

Since I've change my ISP, the current router (ADB P-RG A4202N) won't let me access my web server from within my local network using my remote IP or no-ip host - it redirects me to the router config page. Not just my server PC, but also all other…
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Is MySQL required on both the database server and the webserver? why?

Is MySQL required on both the MySQL database server and the web server that it is connecting to? If it is required on both the web server and database server, please explain why this is. Moreover, if it is required on both, is it required or…
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How do I increase the logging level for Puma?

Currently I am only getting ActiveRecord and view-rendering output in my Rails application log file, since I switched to Puma from WEBrick. I haven't been able to find where I can modify the output level of Puma's logging. Thoughts?
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Test a server for byte range support?

Podcasting with iTunes requires byte-range request support. I'm assisting someone who is having trouble getting their podcast accepted by Apple for inclusion in their iTunes store, and it was suggested that their web server is not currently…
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