Recently, I was working with a client who was experiencing unusually high AWS bills, particularly from EFS metadata IO operations. After investigating, I found that their WordPress site’s files were mounted on EFS, which turned out to be the root cause of their cost issues. If you’re wondering why EFS and WordPress don’t play well… Continue reading How to Migrate from Amazon EFS to EBS on EC2
Category: Linux
How to Create External Backup of Your Supabase-Hosted PostgreSQL Database
While Supabase provides automated daily backups for paid projects, having your own external backups is important, especially if you are on the free plan. This tutorial will guide you through creating manual external backups of your Supabase-hosted PostgreSQL database to your local machine. Prerequisites Check Before we begin, let’s verify if you have PostgreSQL client… Continue reading How to Create External Backup of Your Supabase-Hosted PostgreSQL Database
Run Docker on Windows without Docker Desktop
I had an old laptop where I installed Docker Desktop. While I mainly used the command line, I still experienced all the downsides that come with it, it made my laptop super slow and added unnecessary overhead. Today, when I wanted to install Docker on a new Windows machine, those past memories hit me. So,… Continue reading Run Docker on Windows without Docker Desktop
How to setup automated low balance notifications for your Vultr Account
If you’re using Vultr as your cloud service provider and want to keep a close eye on your account balance, this guide is for you. I’ve gone through the process of setting up an automated alert system for my own account and I’m here to share the steps. This approach can help you avoid service… Continue reading How to setup automated low balance notifications for your Vultr Account
How to migrate emails from cPanel to Virtualmin
If you’re looking to move your emails from a cPanel server to Virtualmin, you’ve come to the right place. I’ve been through this process and want to share the steps that worked for me. You might run into a few hiccups along the way, but don’t worry—I’ll cover those too. Before we dive in, make… Continue reading How to migrate emails from cPanel to Virtualmin
Incremental backups with Rclone & Restic
Recently, I created an automated process for backups using Rclone, which initially worked flawlessly. However, as my data grew, it became clear that taking full daily backups was becoming inefficient and costly. I needed a solution that could perform rclone incremental backups instead of only full backups. After some research, I discovered Restic, and it… Continue reading Incremental backups with Rclone & Restic
How to migrate from WordPress.com using SCP via SSH
I recently took on a project involving the migration of a WordPress website from WordPress.com, which is a hosting service for WordPress.org. The client had a desire to move their WordPress site away from WordPress.com. This presented a bit of a challenge because WordPress.com doesn’t allow direct file transfers to another server using SSH commands… Continue reading How to migrate from WordPress.com using SCP via SSH
How to completely uninstall/remove New Relic PHP agent from Ubuntu
Working with numerous clients to resolve performance issues in their WordPress sites, New Relic has been a steadfast ally, aiding me in monitoring performance and gathering vital insights to enhance site speed and functionality. While New Relic proves invaluable during the debugging phase, there comes a a time when a thorough cleanup is needed, especially… Continue reading How to completely uninstall/remove New Relic PHP agent from Ubuntu
Migrate email accounts from cPanel to Another cPanel
When transferring cPanel accounts, there is the “Transfer tool” that comes with the tools provided as part of WHM. However, if you have already built a website on a new cPanel account, and only want to copy or migrate email accounts over from the old cPanel account, the previously mentioned tool will not help. There… Continue reading Migrate email accounts from cPanel to Another cPanel
Automate cron job creation using a Bash script
There is a pretty straight forward way to implement cron jobs using Bash shell. However, it’s a manual process and it looks like this: Run `crontab -e` to open the current user crontab file using the default editor ( you need to select a default editor “nano, vim..” if it’s the first time ) Add… Continue reading Automate cron job creation using a Bash script