Author Archives: Anthony Heddings

If you’re curious about what the future of real-time graphics and next-gen consoles are going to look like, Epic Games just announced Unreal Engine 5 (UE5) with an amazing demo, running on a PlayStation 5, that will put many PC games to shame.Rea… Continue reading →

Linux servers are designed to be left running all the time; rather than starting important programs manually and leaving them in a tmux session, you should add them to systemd as a service which will automatically start on boot and restart if errors … Continue reading →

SSH, which stands for Secure Shell, isn’t very secure by default, opting for basic password authentication with no other limits. If you really want to lock down your server, you’ll need to do more configuring.Read This Article on CloudSavvy… Continue reading →

Sorting a log file by a specific column is useful for finding information quickly. Logs are usually stored as plaintext, so you can use command line text manipulation tools to process them and view them in a more readable manner.Read This Article on Cl… Continue reading →

Let’s Encrypt issues SSL certificates for free, which are used to secure and encrypt traffic on your website, and give you the green padlock in the URL bar. Without one, you’ll be stuck using HTTP, which isn’t very secure.Read This Ar… Continue reading →

Keeping your server up to date is very important. Linux and Linux software is constantly being patched, both to receive security updates as well as bug fixes. Quickly applying patches helps you avoid falling victim to zero-day bugs.Read This Article on… Continue reading →

GitHub fills a great role of being the go-to place to host open-source projects. Nothing’s challenging that—everyone has a GitHub account—but if you’d like to get real work done with a team of people, better tools exist for the … Continue reading →

Linux exists in a complex open source environment, with many different distributions (distros) being developed by programmers from around the globe, and simultaneously being backed by huge companies. Which distro should you install on your new server?R… Continue reading →

JavaScript powers most of the interactive web, and so it’s had to evolve alongside it. New features in JavaScript are being added every year now; we’ll take a look at what’s new, and how you use ES6 JavaScript on your website.Read Thi… Continue reading →

Analytics track the behavior of people using your website. For most businesses, this is critical information, as it helps them understand and tailor their service to their users needs. We’ll compare some of the best tools for the job.Read This Ar… Continue reading →