Introduction

A PHP memory caching utility such as Redis can significantly decrease load times, speeding up PHP requests by storing compiled files for quicker retrieval.

Install Redis

Both the Redis database and PHP interfacing extension need to be installed:

# pkg_add redis pecl-redis

Add to rc.d to run at startup and then start Redis:

# rcctl enable redis
# rcctl start redis

Redis and Nextcloud Configuration

First, make the directory with appropriate ownership and permissions in the chroot where Redis will create the unix socket file:

# mkdir /var/www/redis
# chown …

Introduction

Since OpenBSD 5.9, the base system comes with acme-client: an open source implementation in C that requests a free HTTPS certificate from the Let’s Encrypt Certificate Authority. It is super simple to setup and even easier to use. And once your certificate is issued, the acme-renew script will ensure your website stays TLS encrypted for the remainder of its lifetime.

The following assumes OpenBSD 6.2 6.7, please refer to the relevant man pages``_ for other releases as the syntax of …

Introduction

The ubiquitous LAMP (Linux / Apache / MySQL / PHP) Stack that runs on just about every private or SOHO, and even enterprise level, deployment has scores of guides available across the Internet. If you are establishing your own web server for the first time, you can google LAMP Stack $linux_distro and Google will return thousands of results; many of them up-to-date and accurate enough that you can reliably follow the steps provided to deploy a secure production environment where you can serve anything from your WordPress …