today's howtos
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Install Get Started Nginx
Nginx, read as “Engine-x”, is an open-source Linux software that serves as a web server for HTTP caching, reverses proxy, and balances the load. Nginx is designed mainly for maximum performance stability since it provides us with capabilities for the HTTP server. It also functions as a proxy server for email (IMAP, POP3, SMTP). In the most straightforward explanation, we can define Nginx as a web server that allows us to reduce the page load time to avoid long web page waits. The architecture of the Nginx is based on the master-slave approach for non-blocking, asynchronous and event-driven support.
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How to install Skype for Linux in elementary OS | FOSS Linux [Ed: It's Microsoft/NSA spyware; better avoided completely]
Skype is a proprietary telecommunications app operated by Skype Technologies, a division of Microsoft, well-known for videoconferencing, videotelephony, and voice calls. The software supports file transfer, debt-based calls to landlines, instant messaging, and mobile telephones (traditional telephone networks). Skype is a cross-platform software available on various desktop video games console platforms, mobile, Linux, Windows, and macOS.
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How to Enable BBR on Debian 11 / Ubuntu 22.04
In this post, you will learn how to enable BBR on Debian 11 / Ubuntu 22.04. The goal is to improve the web experience.