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Category: Administration

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Administration
Loki for Centralized Log Management in Hosting

Grafana Loki centrally aggregates Linux and application logs. This post explains the architecture, Alloy, labels, tenant isolation, retention, and safe operational limits in a hosting environment.

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Administration
PHP 8.5 in Web Hosting: Changes, Compatibility, and Safe Updates

PHP 8.5 is now available as a stable release, but migrating to it on a hosting server requires more than just flipping a switch in the control panel. First, test your CMS, plugins, Composer packages, background jobs, and configuration in a test environment.

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postfix
Postfix 3.10: Updates, TLSRPT, and the Road to 3.11

Postfix 3.10 is still being maintained, but it is a legacy branch. This article explains TLSRPT, secure update procedures, submission privacy, and the decision between continuing to apply patches and upgrading to Postfix 3.11.

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Plesk web server
Apache HTTP Server 2.6: What Changes Administrators Can Expect

Apache HTTP Server 2.6 is not yet available as a stable release. This article provides an overview of the development branch and highlights which configurations, modules, log pipelines, and TLS setups teams should already be testing specifically.

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Databases
MariaDB 12.0: Features, Update Risks, and Hosting Strategy

MariaDB 12.0 introduces new optimizer, audit, replication, and security features. For hosting platforms, however, a controlled update path is of paramount importance: the release model, package version, configuration, applications, and fallback must all be compatible.

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Databases
Using Redis Lua Scripts Correctly for Atomic Operations

Redis Lua scripts combine reading, checking, and writing into a single, isolated server operation. This article explains KEYS and ARGV, EVAL and functions, cluster limits, error handling, and safe patterns for limits and reservations.

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Plesk web server
Configuring the NGINX Resolver Cache Correctly

Here's how to configure the NGINX resolver for dynamic backends: DNS TTL, valid, resolver_timeout, variable proxy_pass targets, and dynamic upstreams are clearly separated from one another.

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Databases
Comparing MariaDB Flush Methods: Optimizing the INNODB FLUSH Setting

Learn how to optimally configure MariaDB flush methods and `innodb_flush` using `O_DIRECT`, `fsync`, and `innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit`. This guide provides practical database tuning tips for HDD, SSD, and cloud environments, with a focus on performance and data security.

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