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Performance

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A Guide to Server CPU Performance: Cores, Threads, and Benchmarking with Linux
Is your server slow? Learn how CPU cores, threads, and clock speed affect performance. Find out how to check, benchmark, and upgrade your CPU…
8 min read
Analyzing AWStats data for Nexcess Cloud plans and sites
Advanced Web Statistics (AWStats) — available via the Analytics tab in the Nexcess Client Portal — is a tool that helps you maintain and…
4 min read
Automating Server Scripts with Cron
Learn to automate tasks on your Linux server with cron. This time-based job scheduler can run scripts at fixed times, dates, or intervals.
3 min read
Caching
Caching stores file copies to speed up your site. This simple process improves user experience, search rankings, and reduces your server's workload.
1 min read
Checking Server Load in Linux
A review of four ways to check server load on Linux servers and what the numbers mean.
2 min read
Cloudflare SSL with Cloudflare origin certificate
If you do not want to purchase a commercial SSL certificate authority or use a free Let’s Encrypt SSL, you can install a Cloudflare…
7 min read
Content Delivery Networks (CDNs)
A Content Delivery Network (CDN) caches your content on global servers. This reduces latency and delivers a faster experience to your website's users.
2 min read
Create Sites & Stores Account
We’ve made it easy for you to set up a Nexcess Cloud account. Before we get to the steps involved with setting up web…
3 min read
Dedicated Server Upgrades
Outgrown your server? This guide explains how to upgrade your dedicated server's CPU, RAM, storage, and software for improved performance and security.
4 min read
Diagnosing Server Connection Problems
Is your server offline? Learn how to diagnose network connection problems using ping and traceroute commands to identify blocked IPs and timeouts.
4 min read
Enable CDN: Nexcess CDN access in the Nexcess Client Portal
Nexcess web hosting plans make CDN access straightforward. Let's review CDN access, setup, and optimal configuration for Magento 2 and WordPress sites using the…
4 min read
Enterprise server cluster support documentation
Review the full documentation related to Nexcess enterprise server cluster support covering the technical specifications, features, services, and architecture.
6 min read