We recently tested our optimized S3 Titanium demo stack for Magento 2.4.6 Open Source, and ran a GTMetrix test for Apache, and a GTMetrix speed test for NGINX on the same server. Both HTTP server apps are excellent starting points for scoring high speed and quality numbers on GTMetrix, Google Insights, and Bitcatcha. The following… Continue reading Magento 2 : Apache vs. NGINX
Category: Testing
Ubuntu Server Development Stacks
We provide turnkey Ubuntu® Server developer application stacks for deployment on Amazon AWS. A perfect DIY hosting solution for your next development project, or to serve as the foundation for a migration endpoint on AWS. DIY hybrid hosting offers a lot more freedom and privacy than Big Brother hosting providers.
We also include our A51 Monitoring & Control dashboard that will allow you to monitor and control your AWS empire. Our supported deployments start as little as 0.038 hr, pay as you go, stop any time.
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Magento 2 Module Disable List
aMiSTACX Module Disable List for Magento 2 Open Source When you deploy a new aMiSTACX stack for Magento 2 Open Source from Amazon AWS Marketplace, the CloudFormation Template [CFT] will ask you if you want to disable Magento 2 modules. Why would you want to disable modules for your store? For example, why would you… Continue reading Magento 2 Module Disable List
Dropped by Shopify?
As horrific as it may sound, a lot of our loyal high-volume e-commerce customers were once suddenly dropped by Shopify. For a business with thousands, or even tens of thousands of customers and millions in sales volume, this can be a gut-wrenching experience. One of the site we have is making over 5 million dollars… Continue reading Dropped by Shopify?
Post aMiSTACX Deployment Checklist
Although you are responsible for your AWS and aMiSTACX environment, we wanted to put together an abbreviated post deployment checklist to help remind you of areas that are commonly overlooked for security and performance.
AWS Console SSH Web Connect
You may find yourself in a situation where for some odd reason you can’t connect via your trusted Putty or WinSCP client. With the release of Ubuntu 22, many suddenly found themselves scratching their heads to a strange key error upon connection attempts. Luckily, AWS does offer a little known way to SSH through your… Continue reading AWS Console SSH Web Connect
Solved! Magento Admin Redirect Issue & 404
Note: If you are using StarFlare module for catalog search, before you change your Magento store URLs, stop Solr, start Elasticsearch, change your URLs, compile, and switch back. Then flush the config. One of the most annoying aspects of caching and Magento’s FPC engine is sometimes you get an odd redirect when attempting to access… Continue reading Solved! Magento Admin Redirect Issue & 404
Let’s Encrypt Wildcard Certs on Ubuntu
Let’s Encrypt has been offering wildcard TLS certificates since the January 2018, and aMiSTACX has the Let’s Encrypt agent certbot-auto [G3, G4] or certbot [G5] pre-installed. This should cover all aMiSTACX G3/G4/G5s running on Ubuntu 16, 18, & 20 LAMP and LEMP stacks. Recommendation: Don’t use Let’s Encrypt! Make use of Cloudflare Origin Certificates. This… Continue reading Let’s Encrypt Wildcard Certs on Ubuntu
Magento 2 Case Study with Fashion retailer David James Kerr
How aMiSTACX helped fashion retailer DJK NOT to break the Internet. If you haven’t heard of men and junior fashion retailer DJK out of Ireland, you soon will. He is destined to be a household name up with the greats like Diesel and Hilfiger. What sets him apart from everyone else is his story, and… Continue reading Magento 2 Case Study with Fashion retailer David James Kerr
Why aMiSTACX?
Ecommerce High Availability & Recovery What would be the cost to your business if your ecommerce site crashed? Experienced a hack or malware? What does the time for an expert technical response cost your ecommerce business? aMiSTACX designs, develops, and deploys bulletproof high performance systems for ecommerce. Performance Hosting All of our stacks are designed… Continue reading Why aMiSTACX?