Jeff Wilson, Author at RoseHosting

How to Change Your Domain Name the Right Way

November 27, 2024 by Jeff Wilson

This blog post will show you how to change your domain name correctly. A domain name is a string that identifies a realm of administrative autonomy, authority, or control. Websites and email services use domain names to identify them on the Internet. Choosing the right domain for your business and website is very important, but sometimes, there is a need to change it due to various reasons. In the following paragraphs, we discuss why we should change domain names and how to change them correctly without downtime and traffic loss to your website.

The Difference between Brotli vs gzip to speed up your site

November 25, 2024 by Jeff Wilson

HTTP compression is a built-in capability in most modern web servers and clients. This reduces the size of data or the amount of data transfers. In turn, such compression requires much less bandwidth and increases the website’s performance. These compression algorithms offer up to 80% compression for some documents. Brotli vs gzip are the two most popular compression algorithms used today. The gzip compression algorithm comes by default on most web servers, making it easier to utilize. However, Brotli may offer better performance depending on the use case. Let’s compare these compression algorithms and learn the differences between them.

Nameservers: What Are They And How Do They Work?

November 20, 2024 by Jeff Wilson

What are Nameservers and how do they work?

When hosting a website on a server, you were probably asked by your hosting company to point your domain to their nameservers. For example, your domain.com is using dns1.nameserver.com and dns2.nameserver.com. With these nameservers, you can manage your domain’s DNS records. This article will show you about nameservers, what they are, and how they work.

How to Install Odoo 18 on Debian 12

November 18, 2024 by Jeff Wilson

Odoo, formerly OpenERP, is a suite of open-source business applications. It is widely regarded as a leading open-source enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. Odoo offers a diverse range of modules that can be incorporated into a single application, significantly contributing to its widespread adoption. The latest version of Odoo, Odoo 18, brings additional features that improve its usability. The updated interface includes keyboard shortcuts, facilitating the selection of records and enabling multiple selections with ease. This article will guide you on how to install Odoo 18 on Debian 12.

How To Configure Nginx as a Reverse Proxy on Ubuntu 24.04

November 18, 2024November 13, 2024 by Jeff Wilson

Nginx or NGINX is a widely used web server with many features, including load balancing, reverse proxying, content caching, mail proxying, and more. It’s a flexible and robust solution known for its high performance and efficient use of resources. A reverse proxy manages incoming traffic and forwards requests to backend servers bound to specific TCP ports for applications like Node.js, Odoo, Tomcat, and others. In this tutorial, you will learn to configure Nginx as a reverse proxy on Ubuntu 24.04.

What is Price Transparency, and How Does it Benefit You?

November 4, 2025November 11, 2024 by Jeff Wilson

Price transparency. Cost transparency. Open pricing. No hidden fees. All synonyms that are changing the way you make purchase decisions. It’s about value rather than just the displayed price. It’s about businesses being open about their prices, letting you see and understand the costs of products or services before you buy. This openness helps you compare prices easily and make smarter choices with your money. Price transparency is becoming critical in many industries, from healthcare and retail to SaaS and web hosting.

You’ll learn about the psychology behind price transparency and how it affects your buying habits. Let’s examine the distinction between price transparency and cost transparency, two concepts that people frequently confuse. You’ll also see how price transparency works in different parts of the world. By the end, you’ll understand why price transparency matters and how it can save you money and help you make better choices.

How to Set Up WordPress Multisite with OpenLiteSpeed on Ubuntu 24.04

November 18, 2024November 6, 2024 by Jeff Wilson

This tutorial will explain how to set up WordPress Multisite with an OpenLiteSpeed web server on Ubuntu 24.04 OS.

WordPress is a free and open-source content management system written in PHP that uses MySQL to store data and Apache, Nginx, or OpenLiteSpeed as a web server. OpenLiteSpeed is a high-performance, lightweight, open-sourced HTTP web server that helps your site load faster than any other web server. A WordPress multisite configuration enables multiple websites on the same WordPress installation.

Everything we explained above will be installed in the following paragraphs in less than half an hour. Let’s get started!

What is Umask in Linux and how to use it effectively?

November 18, 2024November 4, 2024 by Jeff Wilson

Umask (a shortcut of user-file creation mode mask) is a Linux command that sets permissions for a file or directory users create. Linux uses this fundamental command to set the default permissions. When creating a new file or directory, the umask command determines the initial access level. We can count umask as a function that sets the mask, which is known as the file mode creation mask.

The next paragraphs will explain how Umask works and how to use the command with the values in different scenarios. Let’s get started!