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Donatas A.
![Network Validation Evolution at Hostinger [Part 2]](https://www.hostinger.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/11/Network-validation-2-engineering-copy-1024x423.jpg)
In our previous post, we discussed how Hostinger started using network validation before going live. By implementing network validation for our core network, we have maintained co…
A network is the most sensitive part of an infrastructure. To keep it running with less downtime, there is a need to validate its configuration before deploying new changes to th…
As you know, we run Hostinger.com. It's a critical component as it's like our company's greeting card. Even more, it's the main gateway for onboarding new clients and making reve…
Back when Hostinger was still a small company, only Nagios, Cacti, and Ganglia existed in the market as open-source monitoring tools. They're less known now, but Nagios and Cacti a…
At Hostinger, we have various MySQL setups starting from the standalone replica-less instances, Percona XtraDB Cluster (PXC), and ProxySQL based routing, to even absolutely custom …
Before we had opened our data centers in the United Kingdom and the United States, we had some problems with our infrastructure. We had no automation, no version control for router…
What is FTP? Is it still alive? Unfortunately, yes. In general FTP protocol isn’t as cool and scalable as HTTP(S) and I think it will die soon. Linux Kernel already killed it. We …
In 2015 we launched Awex, the first IPv6-only project powered by Hostinger. It's fully automated, from its application deployments to network gear. Since then, we have b…
We are participating in the push towards the new (actually quite old) IP protocol (IPv6) – that's why our internal infrastructure has been running on IPv6-only communication since …
You can often hear that the important thing is not to win but to participate. The most important thing is neither winning nor participating – it is giving your best to go the extr…
One of the biggest advantages of working in a leading global company is that you are rarely the smartest person in the room. Nearly every room you walk into is filled with people …
We are often taught to avoid questioning the status quo, stay in our lane, and go with the flow. However, leaving this comfort zone is crucial to encourage open communication and …