Tag: Linux
06 June 2020 / /
New VPS Images
The latest operating systems you can install on our virtual servers.
12 March 2019 / /
New VPS Images
The latest operating systems you can install on our virtual servers.
31 May 2018 / /
Trialling ARM Boards as Compute Nodes
As part of our drive to increase energy efficiency we are always looking at new technologies that can help us further this commitment. We have taken inspiration from some of the largest cloud providers and begun trialling ARM-based servers for some of our CRM services.
05 May 2018 / /
Using Teleport for Service Management
Using an advanced ssh server to adopt best-practice security measures, improve auditability, and empower both your customers and junior staff.
10 February 2018 / /
Using MooseFS for Distributed Replicated Storage
How we deployed MooseFS for file storage in our CRM.
12 September 2016 / /
Build in Geneva
Some technical information about our hosting infrastructure build in Geneva, and how we plan to use this expansion to help us focus on business continuity and resilience.
01 October 2015 / /
Network at Faelix
Triangles are solid and stable shapes, and for that reason they form the basis of our upgraded network. Our core network in Manchester Reynolds House looks a lot like a pentagram: no link is a single point of failure. Also, we are one of the few small ISPs to run more than one routing platform, which has isolated us from catastrophic implementation bugs if we had just one vendor involved.
01 October 2015 / /
Network at Faelix
Triangles are solid and stable shapes, and for that reason they form the basis of our upgraded network. Our core network in Manchester Reynolds House looks a lot like a pentagram: no link is a single point of failure. Also, we are one of the few small ISPs to run more than one routing platform, which has isolated us from catastrophic implementation bugs if we had just one vendor involved.
26 June 2015 / /
Anatomy of a WordPress Hack
In which Faelix performs some forensics on a customer's infected WordPress website.
18 March 2015 / /
It's 2015 and there are more security holes than ever!
In April 2014, after having lain in the code since December 2011, the discovery of the Heartbleed bug in OpenSSL was announced. Since then, it seems like barely a month has gone by without a major security hole in a major piece of infrastructure. Security seems to be getting worse rather than better. How come?
29 October 2014 / /
When a customer virtual machine suddenly hit a load of 62
Down the rabbit hole of a slow running server Faelix discovers a customer website is the target for cover traffic for a virus.