Installing ApacheBench without Apache on Amazon’s Linux

Having recently switched to a setup with only nginx (and no apache), I found myself wanting to run some tests. As nice as siege is, I rather like ApacheBench (ab). However, I really didn’t want to install all of Apache just to get ab. Quick and Easy Way On Amazon’s Linux, the ab binary can… Continue reading Installing ApacheBench without Apache on Amazon’s Linux

Setting up NodeJS

It is quite unfortunate that one only has a finite number of hours to dedicate to learning new things, for inevitably there are things we skim over, or worse yet, don’t even know exist. Today, as I was looking for efficient ways of implementing server push for a project of mine, I came across NodeJS.… Continue reading Setting up NodeJS