Deploy Django in production using apache, nginx and mod-wsgi

django-apache2-nginx-mod-wsgi
In this post I will show how to deploy a Django applications using Apache with mod-wsgi and nginx.
nginx is used to serve static content as well as proxy requests to Apache. This means faster page loads for users, and lower server loads.

Read more…

Articles

Scanning server for malicious tools with rkhunter

rkhunter-log

rkhunter Log

rkhunter (Rootkit Hunter) is a security tool that scans for the presence of rootkits, backdoors and other unwanted tools. Also, it allows additional security scans like: check for wrong file permissions for binaries, MD5 hash compare, look for hidden files and others.

This post provides instructions how to setup and configure rkhunder to run I automatically every day on servers running Linux or Unix.
Read more…

Articles

Opensource support/helpdesk/ticket systems for web-based businesses

In order to streamline support requests and better serve the clients, most web-based businesses utilize a support/helpdesk/ticket system. Below is a quote from Wikipedia about this type of sytems:

The helpdesk software can often be an extremely beneficial tool when used to find, analyze, and eliminate common problems in an organization's computing environment. There are many software applications available to support the helpdesk function. Some are targeting enterprise level helpdesk (rather large) and some are targeting departmental needs.

Cerberus Helpdesk (Community Edition)

Homepage | Download Page

cerberus

Cerberus is a fast and flexible CRM toolkit. Remember anything about anybody, reply to a flood of e-mail, quarantine spam, capture feedback organically, track time, flag opportunities, share tasks, and otherwise collaborate efficiently. Free version has 3 workers with some limitations.
Read more…

Software