Cloning a Virtual Server With Vultr
NetworkingOn occasion, you’ll need to clone a virtual server either for scaling purposes or to change the region of the server, for example. On Vultr, this is easy, as snapshots are offered. However, there are a variety of different factors that need to be accounted for as this is performed.…
Vultr Sub Accounts
NetworkingIntroduction Vultr Sub-Accounts is an account management feature that lets you create, monitor, and manage multiple accounts attached to your Vultr account. Every sub-account is a standalone profile with the ability to deploy any type of resources with direct billing to your Vultr account. This allows you to set up an…
Vultr Content Delivery Network
NetworkingIntroduction Vultr CDN is a content delivery service that securely distributes static assets such as images, scripts, stylesheets, and multimedia to multiple regions across the world to enable fast content delivery. When a user requests a cached file, it’s served from the nearest Vultr CDN point of presence (POP) depending…
How to Use Vultr CDN Pull Zones with Object Storage to Enable Global Caching
NetworkingIntroduction Vultr Object Storage is an S3-compatible service that enables the storage and delivery of files as objects. Vultr Object Storage buckets are compatible with reverse DNS which ensures access to objects using a bucket name and your object storage URL. Vultr CDN is a content delivery service that automatically…
How to Lookup DNS Records with dig CLI Tool
NetworkingIntroduction Domain Information Groper (dig) is a Linux utility tool that queries Domain Name System (DNS) information for a particular hostname or IP Address. By usage, the dig utility allows you to: By functionality, dig checks IP addresses mapped to domain names and any additional records associated with the domain. This guide explains how…
Using Docker Swarm to Create an Overlay Network
NetworkingIn a previous article, we discussed Docker Machine, a tool to create Docker hosts in the cloud. Docker Machine can be extremely handy for local testing if you are on Windows and OS X, but it also adds another dimension when you use it to start Docker hosts in your favorite…