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How to Install ImageMagick 7 on Ubuntu LEMP/LAMP stacks
Simple instructions to install ImageMagick 7 along with the PHP extension
Diagnosing 502 Bad Gateway Error
Learn how to understand and troubleshoot a 502 Bad Gateway error
How to enable Remote access to your MariaDB/MySQL database on Ubuntu Focal / MariaDB > v10.6
In this article we show how you can easily enable remote access to a new database in Webdock..
Server Security Checklist
In this article we list a number of things you should check if you are setting up a server from scratch as well as a few things which can enhance security on our Perfect Server Stacks.
How to monitor webdock server resources using Prometheus, Grafana, Node Exporter and Prometheus Alert Manager
This guide includes the step by step procedure of installing different packages like Prometheus, Grafana, Node exporter and Alert Manager.
How to configure Fail2Ban for common services
How fail2ban can be configured for common services as well as how to utilize the fail2ban CLI tools to check the status of various jails, unbanning users and more.
Enabling Brotli Compression
In this article we show how to enable Brotli compression. Brotli has shown compression ratios of up to 26% smaller than current methods, with less CPU usage.
NGINX Stacks
All of our Perfect Server Guides for Nginx for various PHP versions
Apache Stacks
All of our Perfect Server Guides for Apache for various PHP versions.
Upgrade or Downgrade PHP
Upgrading or Downgrading PHP Versions and Upgrading to PHP8 on Webdock Focal Stacks
App Installation & Setup
A variety of guides on how to install 3rd party software, such as how to Install and configure aaPanel on Ubuntu and much more.
MySQL Guides
How to enable Remote access to your MariaDB/MySQL database and other MariaDB/MySQL guides.
Security Guides
How to work with your firewall (UFW – Uncomplicated Firewall), How to enable Encryption for MariaDB, How to configure Security Headers in Nginx and Apache, How to Secure Nginx with Naxsi Firewall on Ubuntu and other security guides
Upgrading to PHP8 on Webdock Focal Stacks
In this article we provide specific steps on how to upgrade a Webdock LAMP or LEMP Ubuntu Focal stack to the latest PHP version.
How to Deploy your First Node.js Application on your Ubuntu Web Server
Deploy a Node.js application on your Ubuntu server and how to issue SSL certificates for your Node application.
How to work with your firewall (UFW – Uncomplicated Firewall)
In this article we show how UFW – or Uncomplicated Firewall – works along with common commands and usage examples.
How to enable Remote access to your MariaDB/MySQL database on Ubuntu Bionic or MariaDB < v10.6
In this article we show how you can easily enable remote access to a new database in Webdock or alternatively how to perform the process manually if you need fine-grained access control
Optimizing Performance
Here you’ll find the Webdock Performance Guarantee, Server Benchmarks, Load Balancing and Performance optimization guides.
Choosing the right stack
If you are not sure which stack you should choose, you can find some general guidelines here
Ubuntu LAMP 8.1
Learn how to set up the Perfect Ubuntu Web Server – Linux Apache PHP 8.1
Ubuntu LEMP 8.1
Learn how to set up the Perfect Ubuntu Web Server – Linux NginX PHP 8.1
Ubuntu Focal LAMP 7.4
Learn how to set up the Perfect Ubuntu Focal Web Server – Linux Apache PHP 7.4
Introduction to our Perfect Server Stacks
Read more about how and why we configure our Perfect Server Stacks the way we do
Ubuntu Focal LAMP 8.1
Learn how to set up the Perfect Ubuntu Focal Web Server – Linux Apache PHP 8.1
Ubuntu Focal LEMP 7.4
Learn how to set up the Perfect Ubuntu Focal Web Server – Linux NginX PHP 7.4
Ubuntu LAMP 7.4
Learn how to set up the Perfect Ubuntu Web Server – Linux Apache PHP 7.4
Ubuntu Focal LEMP 8.1
Learn how to set up the Perfect Focal Ubuntu Web Server – Linux NginX PHP 8.1
Ubuntu LEMP 7.3
Learn how to set up the Perfect Ubuntu Web Server – Linux NginX PHP 7.3
Ubuntu LAMP 5.6
Learn how to set up the Perfect Ubuntu Web Server – Linux Apache PHP 5.6
Ubuntu LAMP 7.1
Learn how to set up the Perfect Ubuntu Web Server – Linux Apache PHP 7.1
Ubuntu LAMP 7.2
Learn how to set up the Perfect Ubuntu Web Server – Linux Apache PHP 7.2
Ubuntu LAMP 7.3
Learn how to set up the Perfect Ubuntu Web Server – Linux Apache PHP 7.3
Ubuntu Jammy LAMP 8.2
Learn how to set up the Perfect Ubuntu Jammy Web Server – Linux Apache and the latest PHP version
Ubuntu LEMP 5.6
Learn how to set up the Perfect Ubuntu Web Server – Linux NginX PHP 5.6
Ubuntu LEMP 7.1
Learn how to set up the Perfect Ubuntu Web Server – Linux NginX PHP 7.1
Ubuntu LEMP 7.2
Learn how to set up the Perfect Ubuntu Web Server – Linux NginX PHP 7.2
Ubuntu LEMP 7.4
Learn how to set up the Perfect Ubuntu Web Server – Linux NginX PHP 7.4
Ubuntu Jammy LEMP 8.2
Learn how to set up the Perfect Ubuntu Web Server on Ubuntu Jammy – Linux NginX and the latest PHP version