How to Set up Custom Rate Limiting in Nginx
Introduction If find that a site needs additional rate limiting that our defaults don’t cover, this article will demonstrate how to create your own custom rate limiter. We’ll be specifically looking at rate limiting bots in this article, but the principles remain the same no matter what you’re looking to implement. Table of Contents About […]
Using the stub_status module on vCanopy Nginx Servers (ngx_http_stub_status_module)
Table of Contents Introduction Step 1. Activate stub_status; Step 2. Check and reload Nginx Step 3. Check your work Introduction The ngx_http_stub_status_module module provides access to basic status information. On vCanopy this is installed and enabled by default, and ready to use for any use cases you have that requires it. You can learn more […]
How to Add Additional System Users to a Website
If you need to give multiple people access to one of your vCanopy hosted websites, and these require separate login details, this isn’t currently possible via your vCanopy dashboard. However, you do have a couple of options that you can implement manually over the command line. This article details two avenues available to you. If […]
Troubleshooting High Disk Space Usage and Locating Large Files
Introduction Occasionally, we recieve tickets about puzzling disk space usage. There’s usually a pretty simple explanation for this issue, and it’s also straightforward to get to the bottom of when you know where and how to look. This article will help you get to the bottom of these issues. Table of Contents Why Disk Space […]
Generate an SSH Key with Termius
Introduction Termius is a fantastic, free SSH client that you can use to easily manage all of your servers. You can also use it to generate an SSH key pair and this article will walk you through how to do this. ABOUT TERMIUS It works across Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android, and there’s a […]
An Overview of vCanopy Git Options: Full and Hybrid Repo Types
Git is Currently in Invite Only BETA Note that BETA features are NOT considered production-ready and there is no critical/urgent support or support guarantees. After the private beta it will be released into open beta, where anyone on Developer or above with beta features activated on their account will be able to test and use […]