Services

“If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?” – John Wooden

Ongoing Full Server Management

Uptime monitoring and response to alerts, firewall/security monitoring, updating of the Linux Kernel and security patches, performance tuning and monitoring of MySQL, performance tuning and monitoring of HTTPD (Apache, Nginx, etc.),

Setup of server health page for faster real­-time checks, proactive trend graphing of server hardware usage and health, includes mobile contact # for urgent phone support. Discounted rate for yearly retainer clients.

Web Server Audit

Starts at $450 per server

Server OS analysis, Hardware/resources check (Disk i/o, RAM, swap, CPU), Network checks, Firewall, and Security, MySQL health check, httpd (Apache, Nginx, etc.)

PHP optimization (includes OpCache check), Hosting control panels (cPanel, Plesk, etc.), Server and web browser caching. Etc. Audit includes a complete optimization estimate.

Web Server Optimization

Addresses the issues found during the audit. “Full Web Server Audit” must be completed first.

Server OS tuning, addressing any hardware bottlenecks, Network optimization, server i/o optimization, firewall setup, and optimization, MySQL (MariaDB/Percona) performance tuning, httpd (Apache, Nginx, Varnish, etc.)

Performance tuningPHP performance optimization, control panel optimization (cPanel, Plesk, etc.), server and web browser caching setup.

Additional Linux services

Security Hardening
Linux OS integrity check and optimization, firewall and network, email server security or port disabling, brute force protection, web applications, apache/HTTP server, SSH, FTP, Mysql hardening.

MySQL Performance Optimization
MySQL server needs to be optimized to perform well. It is often the slowest and most resource-intensive process on your server. Optimization will be specific to your hardware and web application after reviewing 24 to 48 hours of run-time stats.

PHP Speed Optimization
Most web hosts set up PHP using vanilla install. However, web apps such as Magento, WordPress, Drupal, etc., depend heavily on PHP’s efficiency. My approach is to strip down PHP to use only the extensions required by your applications, set up PHP’s caching feature using the best method, tune PHP’s config file and ensure version compatibility with your code.

cPanel Optimization
cPanel is a handy hosting panel that allows even non-admins to manage their web servers and websites, all from a relatively simple GUI. But all this convenience comes with a ton of bloat and poorly optimized services that, by default, only focus on mass compatibility. With a one-size-fits-all default setup, cPanel is often a resource hog. My cPanel optimization will lower the memory footprint and CPU usage of ALL services that cPanel/WHM takes control of. Ensuring that more of your server’s resources are being made available for serving visitors.

CDN or Cloudflare Setup
No matter how fast your web server is, web browsers can only download so many images and static files simultaneously from a single source. As such, moving some or all of your images, CSS, and js files to a CDN provider can significantly improve end-user page load speed. Or having Cloudflare accelerate your website using the same principles also results in a faster end-user experience.

Apache Performance Optimization
I’ve already published part of my Apache optimization process. This goes beyond just modules but also ensures that Apache’s main configuration is optimized. I will adjust my configurations to fit your hardware, traffic, and web applications. After optimization, I may suggest installing Nginx reverse proxy.

Nginx Performance Optimization
Nginx is fast from the first install. But you can achieve additional performance and better scaling by configuring caching and headers, optimizing Nginx to use all CPU cores, improving buffer usage, and reducing writes to disk.

Web app performance Optimization
This covers the audit of WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Magento, etc.

Service Types
Anti Virus Scan & Protection, Amazon EC2 ManagementCDN (Content Delivery Networks), Capacity Planning, CloudFlare, Cloud Management, Consultancy, Control Panels, DNS, Kernel Customization, Load Balancing, Monitoring, Networking, No Downtime Migration, Operating Systems, PCI DSS Compliance, Proactive Response, Project Management, Recovery, Script Installations, Vulnerability Scanning, Web Applications (WordPress, Magento, Drupal, Joomla, etc.).

Software and Applications
Apache, APC, Bind/Named, Cacti, ClamAV, Courier, Dovecot, eAccelerator, Exim, Iptables, Lighttpd, Litespeed, Memcached, Mod_Security, MySQL, MySQL Cluster, Nagios, Nginx, OPcache, OpenVZ, Postfix, Proftpd, Pure-Ftpd, Redis, Roundcube, SELinux, Sendmail, Spamassassin, Varnish, Virtuozzo, Vsftpd, etc.

Control Panels
cPanel/WHM, Plesk, DirectAdmin, Webmin, and no control panel setups.

Script Installations
BashPerl, PHP, PythonRuby On Rails, etc.

Operating Systems
Redhat LinuxCentOSCloudLinuxFedoraDebianUbuntu, etc.

 

Client Feedback

“Thank you for driving the site to achieve over 99% uptime and a significantly faster page load speed across the site. You have our server optimized and we are experiencing growing traffic and increased on-site content to over 98,000 pages. Our being a reliable source of online medical information since 2003 is a hallmark of our credibility.  Your service has assisted in us improving our reliability for our readership.  Thanks, you are the best!”
 — Gina G. – urotoday.com“After searching for a VPS hosting company, I was thrilled to come across Hayden James and StackLinux. Working with Hayden has been an amazing experience and it is very refreshing to work with someone so knowledgeable and professional. Hayden is without a doubt best in class and knowing that my site is hosted with StackLinux and thus worry-free, it allows me to forget about the server aspect of running a web-based business and allows me to focus my attention and energy on growing my business.”
— Rick P. – coachendurancesports.comThanks, Hayden! This is the most confident I have ever been in my server configs and I’ve been at this for 6 straight years. Many thanks to you!”
— Dusty D. – versatube.com“We have worked with Hayden for over 5 years. During that time he has helped us grow and scale our server(s) across many changing requirements and technologies. He initially helped save us from a very bad hosting situation. We’ve been up and running extremely smoothly for years and have been able to exceed our SLA for years. Hayden knows what he’s doing; he’s very knowledgeable, trustworthy, dependable, works efficiently, and genuinely cares that things are completed correctly and thoroughly. I’ve always appreciated that he is willing to explain options, provide documentation, respond quickly, provide good long-term advice, and find solutions to unique problems.”
— Cameron H. – schwebdesign.com

“For several years, Hayden has been my Linux System Administrator. My design firm hosts dozens of websites on Stacklinux servers with literally zero downtime. Hayden is a brilliant, pleasant and diligent vendor who is meticulous in his work. Prior to hiring Mr. James we had several horrendous experiences with other hosting companies. Hayden took the time to work with me, explain and migrate dozens of sites to Stacklinux seamlessly. Hayden’s professionalism and desire to get it right has made a critical part of my business simple and no longer a concern. Truly he is a genius who has mastered his profession.”
 — Christine Otten

“Thanks Hayden! Stacklinux Hosting has been rock solid, no problems.”
— Paul Eddison – eddison-media.com

“Perfection. Hayden knows this stuff better than any SysAdmin I’ve ever worked with.”
— Jordan L. – highexistence.com

“Hayden has incredible domain knowledge, is responsive and communicates well.  Probably the best we’ve ever worked with.”
— Jason P. – elevenwarriors.com

“We put Hayden in an interesting spot, troubleshooting a slow machine running PHP/MySQL with an unknown problem. He was successful in quickly identifying the performance issue, and tweaking the database to improve the performance to the level we needed, and did it within one evening, the day contracted. Highly recommend, extremely professional, and really cared and genuinely wanted the project to be successful, and he was.”
— Josh B. – stillen.com

“Hayden not only help me fix a problem we were having with WordPress, but he also went above and beyond and found the root cause of issues with Rackspace that were deeply hidden. I cannot say enough about his attention to detail or professionalism. Highly recommended!”
— Jay G. – styleblueprint.com

“Honestly, it would be impossible to be any more pleased. Hayden is 1 in a million… and made my life so easy. I would full-heartedly refer Hayden to any and everyone. Do yourself a favor, hire him!!! I will definitely use Hayden again.”
— Matt L. – appclover.com

“Worked fast and professional on a rather tricky optimization job. He look at all the options, told us what to do best and got our system much faster, This guy knows all the tricks, the newest hardware and the best options to get your system running at its best.”
— Ralf T. – photographytalk.com

“Even though we’d spent years tweaking our server configurations, Hayden made numerous improvements after finding things we never thought to look for. He was also very fast and punctual, and easy to get a hold of.”
— Charles K. – hawaiianbeachrentals.com

“Hayden was very easy to work with. He had completed similar projects but never one exactly like mine. I felt he did proper homework prior to beginning the project, which ensured the best solution for me. He was prompt to respond and completed the project in the middle of the night- during off-hours for my website. I will certainly use Hayden again.”
 — Peter I. – cdispatch.com

“Hayden is an excellent server administrator, he has been helping us since 2012. Features that are his strong point: dynamism, commitment to deadlines, dedication, availability and deep knowledge of best practices applied to Linux server administration. We recommend his services with complete certainty.”
 — Jonatas S. – brivincorp.com

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