CGNAT (Carrier-Grade NAT): The Definitive, Example-Driven Guide for Sysadmins & Network Engineers
Introduction Carrier-Grade NAT (CGNAT) is one of those technologies that quietly rewrote how the internet works, without most users realizing…
How to Run Different php.ini Files for Multiple Websites on Windows IIS (Complements Multi-PHP Guide)
If you’ve followed our earlier guide on running multiple PHP versions on IIS 10 with FastCGI (PHP 8.1 through 8.4),…
Linux Boot Drops to Emergency Mode Because of /etc/fstab
(Rocky Linux 9/10, RHEL-family, and most systemd-based distros — vendor neutral guide) If you’ve ever rebooted a Linux server and…
How to handle kdump on low-memory Linux systems
Summary On systems with low RAM (for example 1 GB), the automatic kdump configuration may reserve memory for crashkernel that…
Safely Move MariaDB Data Directory to /home on RHEL / Rocky / AlmaLinux 8+ (With SELinux Support)
If you’re running MariaDB on RHEL, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, or any other EL8+ distribution, you may eventually want to move…
Fixing “The repository does not have a Release file” Error for MariaDB on Debian 13
If you’re trying to install MariaDB on Debian 13 (Trixie) and you see an error like this in your terminal:…