Docker has established itself as the standard for container virtualisation. But the multitude of Docker-specific concepts can easily confuse anyone. Docker containers, Docker images and Dockerfiles – how are they related and how are they different? We will go into detail about Dockerfiles and present the most important instructions and their specifics.
When learning about Docker platforms, you often come across these terms again and again: Docker container, Docker image, and Dockerfile. It isn’t easy to keep track of these things as the differences between the concepts are very subtle. In our series of guides, we explain how the individual components of the Docker ecosystem relate to one another. In this guide, you will find out what exactly a...
The Apache web server is the most popular web server due to its power and versatility. However, as traffic to your website scales, Apache performance can become a significant issue for your visitors. Learn three easy ways to improve the performance of your Apache web server.
Multicloud refers to the parallel use of multiple cloud services, such as public, private, or hybrid clouds. This allows you to use different cloud models at the same time and choose the best variant for each application. The individual cloud models can even come from different providers.
CaaS – Container-as-a-Service – is the latest model in the cloud computing market: users can find suitable platforms for all established infrastructure providers. But what actually is CaaS? And what is the difference between CaaS and other cloud services, like Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)? Here we introduce hosted container...
Cloud computing offers companies excellent opportunities to outsource resources. For example, the cloud model “Infrastacture as a Service” (IaaS) provides access to IT infrastracture that is traditionally provided and maintained by an external provider. This way, a complete network or data centrer can be set up without the need for your own hardware, the size of which can be scaled at any time....
During its Early Access phase at the end of 2013, it quickly became clear that the survival computer game Rust had a lot of potential and after just one month, the game had sold half a million copies. Today, thanks to the Rust servers of various Twitch streamers, its multiplayer is more popular than ever. Here’s how to host your own Rust server.
Many people use several devices and have data stored on them. What should you do if your data carrier fails or the data gets lost? Backing up data is extremely important and an online backup makes perfect sense. By doing this, you don’t risk losing your important files due to a system crash or criminal activitiy. What is the best option? Here is a comparison of online backup service providers.
Shared hosting offers are very popular with many users because of their affordability. But the benefit of loaning resources and sharing hardware with other users can also cause problems, particularly if one of more of the hosted applications puts too much of a strain on performance. What exactly is the ‘noisy neighbour’ effect and how can providers and private hosts avoid this issue in cloud...
Cloud computing is not just an IT industry buzzword, it’s a model that many companies already employ effectively and profitably into their organisations. A large portion of IT infrastructure is no longer managed on-site. Instead, the required services can be rented via a service on the internet. Here we provide a cloud computing definition and explain exactly how it works.
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