Category: Phoenix Blog

Keycloak Realm Mail Config Keycloak Realm Mail Config September 30, 2024 In this lightning fast tutorial we’ll configure email settings in a Keycloak Realm.  Keycloak requires an external email service provider to auto send emails for account management. You can self-host an email service or use a commercial provider. Whichever way you go, you will…

Manual Installation of NextCloud on Ubuntu Manual Installation of NextCloud on Ubuntu September 25, 2024 This tutorial goes through the entire process of installing NextCloud on an Ubuntu Server. I tested it on Ubuntu 24.04 but it should work on older versions (at least 22.04). The only prerequisite to this tutorial is that you have…

LiteSpeed Speed Optimization Test on Hostinger LiteSpeed Speed Optimization Test on Hostinger September 13, 2024 This is a simple WordPress site speed benchmark test I ran to get some real hard numbers on the speed benefits of enabling the “Advanced” LiteSpeed optimization settings in the Hostinger hpanel and enabling the object cache setting. Benchmark notes: This…

JPG vs WebP vs Avif – WordPress Site Speed Optimization Test JPG vs WebP vs Avif – WordPress Site Speed Optimization Test September 12, 2024 This is a simple WordPress site speed benchmark test I ran to get some real hard numbers on how different image formats impact site speed, I am sure you can…

Managing VPS Firewall Rules in IONOS Managing VPS Firewall Rules in IONOS September 7, 2024 This is a really simple and quick tutorial on managing vps firewall rules in IONOS. The only prerequisite is that you have an IONOS account and have an IONOS VPS, you can purchase an IONOS VPS here: (no this is…

Exporting & Importing a SQL Dump Exporting & Importing a SQL Dump September 7, 2024 This is not a tutorial, it is simply a quick help on exporting and importing mysql database dumps. I hope you enjoy! Exporting a SQL Dump To export a mysql database dump: Copy to clipboard mysql -u <username> -p <db_name>…

Installing Plesk on Linux Installing Plesk on Linux September 6, 2024 In this tutorial we go through installing Plesk on a Linux VPS, specifically I am using Ubuntu 22.04 but it should* work on Fedora based systems and other Debian based systems. *More info here: https://docs.plesk.com/release-notes/obsidian/software-requirements/#s2 NOTE: Plesk requires that ports 8443 and 8447 allow TCP…

Installing Ubuntu Desktop as a VM in VirtualBox Installing Ubuntu Desktop as a VM in VirtualBox September 3, 2024 In this tutorial we will install Ubuntu Desktop on a VM inside of VirtualBox. It covers the entire VM configuration and OS install. The only prerequisite for this tutorial is that you have VirtualBox installed, you…