The master makes more mistakes than a beginner - attempts. The previous list of training projects received 50k views and 600 favorites. Here’s another list of interesting projects for practice, for those looking for more. 1. Text Editor The goal of a text editor is to reduce the effort for users trying to convert their formatting into valid HTML markup. A good text editor allows […]
With the right configuration, it is possible to boot from an NVMe SSD even on older systems. It is assumed that the operating system (OS) can work with NVMe SSDs. I am specifically considering OS booting, as NVMe SSDs are visible in the OS after booting with the existing drivers and can be used. No additional software (SW) is required for Linux. For BSD family OSes […]
Good day We have several cloud clusters with a large number of virtual machines in each. All of this is hosted in Hetzner. In each cluster, we have one master machine, from which a snapshot is taken and automatically distributed among all virtual machines within the cluster. This setup does not allow us to effectively use gitlab-runners, as issues arise […]
Bunker diagram. Image: Germany's police CyberBunker.com — a pioneer in anonymous hosting, which began operations in 1998. The company placed its servers in one of the most unusual locations: inside a former NATO underground complex built in 1955 as a secure bunker in case of nuclear war. Clients lined up: all servers were typically occupied despite inflated prices: VPS […]
Google has officially announced the discontinuation of support for its virtual reality platform Daydream. Yesterday, the official presentation of the new Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL smartphones took place, neither of which supports the Daydream VR platform. From today, Google is halting the sale of Daydream View headsets. Moreover, the company does not plan to support the platform in future Android-based devices. This move is unlikely to […]
A vulnerability (CVE-2019-16278) has been discovered in the Nostromo HTTP server (nhttpd), allowing an attacker to remotely execute their code on the server by sending a specially crafted HTTP request. The issue will be fixed in release 1.9.7 (yet to be published). According to information from the Shodan search engine, the Nostromo HTTP server is used on approximately 2000 publicly accessible hosts. The vulnerability is caused by an error in the http_verify function, which bypasses access to the content […]
A new release of the documentation assembler PzdcDoc 1.7 has been published, which comes as a Java Maven library and allows for easy integration into the development process for generating HTML5 documentation from a hierarchy of files in AsciiDoc format. The project is a fork of the AsciiDoctorJ toolkit, written in Java and distributed under the MIT license. Compared to the original AsciiDoctor, the following changes are noted: All necessary files […]
Fifteen years ago, on October 20, 2004, the first version of the Ubuntu Linux distribution - 4.10 'Warty Warthog' - was released. The project was founded by Mark Shuttleworth, a millionaire from South Africa, who participated in the development of Debian Linux and was inspired by the idea of creating a user-friendly desktop distribution with a predictable fixed development cycle. Several developers from the project were involved […]
Friday evening is a great opportunity to reminisce about the golden childhood. I recently spoke with an acquaintance who is a game developer, and he seriously convinced me that the main reason for the current crisis in the gaming industry is the lack of memorable images. In the past, good games had characters that stuck in the user's memory — even visually. But now all games are faceless, indistinguishable, [...]
We discuss who is waiting abroad and answer uncomfortable questions about the relocation of IT specialists to England and Germany. At Nitro, we often receive resumes. Each one is carefully translated and sent to the client. And we mentally wish good luck to the person who has decided to change something in their life. Changes are always for the better, aren't they? 😉 Would you like to know who is waiting [...]
In 2016, we published a translated article titled "The Complete Guide to Web Control Panels 2016: cPanel, Plesk, ISPmanager, and others." It is time to update the information about these 17 control panels. Read short descriptions of the panels themselves and their new features. cPanel The most popular multifunctional web console in the world, an industry standard. It is used by both website owners (as a control panel) and hosting providers […]
Plesk is a powerful and convenient universal tool for quickly and efficiently performing all daily operations for managing websites and web applications or web hosting. "6% of websites in the world are managed through the Plesk panel," says the platform's developer in their corporate blog on Habr. We present to you a brief overview of this convenient and probably the most popular hosting platform, the license for […]