Questions tagged [web-hosting]
The setting up and running of a server to serve web pages via the internet or LAN. Where you are not the administrator of the server the questions may be best asked on webmasters.stackexchange.com (for example if using shared hosting).
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Server appearing offline to browser, even though it is online
I have launched 8 or 9 webservers, personally, and something is very unusual this time regarding http/https transfer with apache2. Ports 80 and 443 are up, as indicated by nmap on a remote client ...
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moving website hosting to different hosting provider using same name servers (ns1.stackdns.com)
I am trying to move a client website from one web host to another. Both hosting providers use the same set of dns servers for hosting (ns1.stackdns.com,ns2.stackdns.com,ns3.stackdns.com,ns4.stackdns....
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Prove website performance is due to the shared hosting provider server [duplicate]
Starting 11/09/2024 my website performance decreased after the hosting provider migrated the site to a cloud-based server.
The issue occurs when transitioning from HTTP to HTTPS (about 1 or 2 seconds) ...
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Have web browsers automatically append DNS Suffix when DNS resolves with the suffix
If I have example.com in my DNS suffix search list and I open a browser and type www then the browser will talk to the OS which will talk to DNS; if www fails to resolve, my OS will append the items ...
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Django Application hosting on different servers but uses the same database
I have a django project called django_project and a domain website.com , I want to host the subdomains of this on different server.
So ,
django project Server A website.com
django project Server b ...
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2 websites, 2 DNS, 1 Nginx server, sharing a port - How do I direct requests to the correct server block?
I have one website "www.alpha.com" registered with Cloudflare, with SSL through Cloudflare, which I host on my own server (Nginx on Linux Debian). I'm trying to add a 2nd website "www....
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“Difficulty Accessing Redesigned Website from Local Network - How to Resolve 404 Error
Description:
I recently redesigned our website and migrated it from Namecheap hosting to Hostinger. While the updated design is accessible from external networks when hosted on Namecheap, I’m ...
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Cannot figure out which NGINX config file is being used
Inside /etc/nginx/sites-available, I have a config file example with the following configuration:
server {
listen 443 ssl;
server_name php1.example.com php2.example.com;
ssl_certificate /...
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Self-hosted website won't go online unless I SSH into the server first
I have a simple HTML page hosted on an old mac desktop (Catalina) on the in-built apache server.
The problem is when I browse to the IP on chrome after a while, the website is down. But as soon as I ...
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Unexplained DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN
I have a website hosted on http://app.mytender.io. It works half the time, but the other time I get DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN.
The DNS entries are done in the hosted zone of AWS, and all looks ...
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Routing requests to cgi with nginx
I'm having trouble translating an application controller routing setup from Apache to nginx without using if , which is strongly discouraged.
What I want: serve requests for static files as-is if they ...
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Choosing a hosting a reactjs, nodejs application
I have application built with reactjs, nodejs and mysql db, currently I am hosting it on godaddy VPS. The main reason why we had to go for their VPS, because we already had a legacy app on their ...
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Setup Reverse DNS for a VPS host on a public network
Bassically, I'm trying to revive this question that got no correct answer: reverse DNS (bind) for single ip/machine on non-private network
So, I am trying to configure my own public DNS server for ...
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Trying to use HTTPS to multiple host ports
I'm trying to configure Nginx to serve my application on both port 443 and 5501 with SSL. I have the following Nginx configuration:
upstream pixel {
server pixel.example.com:8080 weight=1;
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proxy causes "Name Error: The domain name does not exist" Apache2
When I activate a proxy by entering the address in /etc/environment, the website I host on my webserver becomes inaccessible with the following error message (snippet):
<div id="content"&...
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For custom DNS records in email, will having 2 MX with same priority cause issues?
I want to connect a CRM (Keela) email system to a company's (OJ) domain. That way, when they send emails from the CRM, it appears as "@oj.com". The CRM instructs you to go the hosting ...
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How do I create an Elastic Beanstalk example?
I have tried to create and deploy on Elastic Beanstalk. It never works. I have spent over 14 hours trying to get EB to work over the course of 1 month. I have followed online tutorials in addition to ...
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IIS Windows 11 problems / alternative [closed]
We were always using IIS locally on Windows 10 and older without any issues.
After update to Windows 11, there are a lot of problems with IIS installation - one of them being that the IIS manager is ...
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Probed for .env files in commonly used resource paths [closed]
I am using an NGINX server to host a static website exposed to the open internet. While glancing through the access logs I came across a cluster of requests for resources ending with .env, e.g:
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Point many domains to a single simple web form, using nothing but domain records configuration
Context: A friend of mine has a business selling domain names. As I work in IT as a C# developer he came to me with his request. Although I know little of these kind of things.
Request:
He wants to ...
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Adding MX record
I would want to achieve the following: I have acquired a domain name, and I would like to add a website and a mail server for this domain. I have: 1 Domain name, 1 private Ubuntu server with IP, 1 ...
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Gunicorn can't bind port 80
I (want to) have a Google Cloud server running a Gunicorn server, however it refuses to bind to port 80, despite it being free.
Here's the command I'm using to start it:
gunicorn -w 4 -b 0.0.0.0:80 ...
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Using CNAME to point to other website does not work
I have below domain name registered on Hostinger
himanshupoddar.tech
I added CNAME record to point my domain to another website "okcredit.com"
But it does not work and I am still not being ...
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nginx address already in use, no matter what port configured
I am trying to use nginx to host a webpage. Running on a local VM immediately works, but on an external server not.
When typing nginx into the console, the error reads as follows:
nginx: [emerg] bind()...
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Can't access my ec2 public ip outside rdp
I'm using IIS to host my app and I use port 80, on my RDP if I enter the IP address it redirect me to my app but if I use the IP address outside RDP is not working. I checked with XAMPP and is working ...
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What can my ISP know about a website hosted at my house? [closed]
I am hosting a public website, say example.com, at my house using my home Internet (fyi, the contract allows it). My Internet plan also comes with a static IP. I use CloudFlare to hide the server's ...
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Purchase a ssl cert for a domain without a webserver
My company has a legacy web application where there is a link to help documents. The link is https://help.example.com. The Apache server for the domain https://www.example.com decommissioned so only ...
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Whitelist an S3 Bucket in server firewall
I am looking for a way to whitelist an S3 Bucket on my client's server. In this S3 bucket there is a public website, thus, my idea is to find the ip address used for this S3 bucket. However, I have ...
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Can a Linux web server which hasn't been restarted for years be secure?
The content of /proc/uptime reports:
48973211.37 1627573879.70
48973211 seconds mean the server is up for 567 days without a restart.
Since then many serious security fixes have been applied to the ...
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Webserver firewall iptables settings seem to be blocking more than expected
I am trying to allow all incoming connections from my local network, and http/https connections from anywhere while blocking all other traffic.
Here are my current rules:
Chain INPUT (policy DROP)
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Multiple web service (using HTTP/HTTPS protocol) in single baremetal machine [closed]
I am a newbie for web and network stuff.
I want to hosting the following web services for my personal use:
Gitea
Nextcloud
pypiserver (Private pypi server)
Ktra (private rust registry server)
I only ...
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Does number of static pages on a web server's storage affect it's performance?
Imagine Website A Running on server A has 100 Static Pages and Website B Running on server B has 1000000 Static Pages, Both use the same tech (Software, Hardware E.T.C.) to run.
Does Server B use more ...
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What to look for when searching for HIPAA Hosting Server? [closed]
We are looking to get a HIPAA Hosting server for one of our clients. What should we look for in such server? There are so many hosting providers who are offering the same things. How do I know which ...
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Increase in spams through website contact forms after change of server
I recently moved my website from Hostgator to an Amazon Web Services' EC2 instance. From a few days later people/bot started posting spam messages in the forms that are on the website.
Is there ...
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How do you protect (PHP) source code from the web host?
So, you just created the next killer app, possibly in PHP. You have done everything to keep hackers out. There is no way they can steal the code! Except for someone from the web hosting company, of ...
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Since S3 charges by request, couldn't a malicious hacker cause a huge AWS bill just by spamming requests?
What would stop them from doing so, against, say, a static website hosted using S3? Is there a good way to deny some requests such that one avoids getting billed for them?
(Context: I want to host a ...
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Can apache return multipe ErrorDocuments for the same response code depending on a header value?
So let's say I have a 403 page but if the request header has a custom value in it - I want to return a different 403 with a bit more information in.
So the normal 403 location may be /error_403 and ...
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How to create a local host that can be accessed through everyone on the same internet?
I've had an Apache Virtual Host working for a couple of month where workers on the office wifi could type in something like www.XYZ123.com and was able to access the website through their browser.
Now,...
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Have 2 domains point to the same mailserver with DNS?
Let's say I have an webspace with a mailserver at mail.webspace.com and an own domain called mail.mydomain.com.
mail.webspace.com is the domain I got from my hosting provider to enter for IMAP and ...
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DNS configuration for HAproxy
About to set up a lab environment with HAproxy for test purposes. HAproxy will load-balance (round robin) two web servers (Apache), running two virtual hosts on each server. Site A will be hosted on ...
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can I re-add the original namesaver after adding cloudflare namesaver?
I have a webhosting website which will cause failure for clients who try creating sub-domain when I change my nameserver with cloudflare nameserver.
I am thinking to re-add my original nameserver ...
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If i find port X open on an ip address, is it safe for me to assume that i will find a web server at domian:X where domain resolves to the ip
Lets say www.example.com resolved to 36.45.6.x, and i port scanned that ip and ports 80,443,8080 came up and nmap tells me they all have http web servers running on them, is it safe for me to assume ...
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How to set up DNS on google domains to host tomcat websites on the internet
Excpectations / Target
We have a domain as (say) example.com bought on Google Domains and a PC running with windows 10 Pro
We intend to make this PC a server for hosting 2 of our web-apps app1 and ...
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Having trouble getting a regex to redirect traffic to work correctly
I'm trying to setup some 301 redirects on WPengine using regex and I'm having trouble getting things working.
Old URL: https://www.website.com/abc/123
New URL: https://www.website.com/abc
For pages ...
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DNS settings for web hosting without a subdomain (www)
I've been trying to find a more elegant solution to allow for better DNS updates for my webserver and the handful of websites that I host on it.
So you have a webserver for example at a VPS provider ...
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Hosting Google VM on web
sorry for the rookie question, I'm just starting with Google Cloud and web developement. I have a Flask application, works perfectly locally, and also when deployed to a VM in GC. However I can only ...
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point apex domain to aws load balancer
I have an AWS Load Balancer that serves traffic to multiple EC2 instances serving multiple websites with different domain names.
I'm trying to find a simple solution where any domain owners can set ...
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Apache2 SSL only works when virtualhost is removed?
I'm making a website hosted at sparrowthenerd.space, and I'm trying to have it use multiple subdomains so I can run NextCloud, OctoPrint, and a general webpage all from the same IP address. As I ...
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How to enable SSL and setup reverse proxy on IIS for a website that was using a custom port
we have a legacy website like http://hrsys.com:9199 which is a C++ web application.
We have upgraded the app server to Windows server 2019 and IIS 10. Stilly, we want to issue a business SSL ...
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Multi-website server accessible publicly but not locally
So I am in charge of a server that is kept in a office setting. The server has Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on a Dell PowerEdge R410 with 24 GB of RAM. It's hard-lined into the router which has port-forwarding on ...
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