The internet has been growing at an astounding rate since its inception in the late 1990’s. Its estimated by Internet World Stats that there were only 16 million users online at the end of 1995 (0.4% of world population) and this number has since grown to 5.3 billion as of 2022. There are around 1.14 billion websites in the World, according to […]
Domains
Domain vs. Website: What’s the difference?
You can think of an internet domain as your street address, while the actual website is your office building where customers visit. After buying a domain, you have purchased the name for your site, but you still need to build and host the website separately. Domain names exist to make a web address easier for humans to access When choosing a domain […]
How to read the parts of a website address (URL)
Anatomy of a Domain Name Explained Domain names are the unique address of a website that a user types into a web browser to visit a resource on the internet. They are made up of several parts that allow someone to identify and confirm exactly which server they are connected to (and how). A complete internet address is called a URL (Uniform […]
How to Add DNSSEC Records in BIND/Named for Linux Systems (CWP/HestiaCP/Ubuntu/CentOS)
DNSSEC (Domain Name System Security Extensions) enhances the security of the Domain Name System by adding cryptographic signatures to DNS records. This guide walks you through generating and enabling DNSSEC on a BIND/Named server in Linux environments such as CWP, HestiaCP, Ubuntu, and CentOS. […]