Want to Ping Azure VM?

Whenever there is issues with any application or machines, the first thing we do is PING. I mean ping to that machine using IP address or hostname (if name resolution setup in the environment). In Azure cloud we are not able to ping the virtual machines using IP address from outside environment. Ping uses ICMP protocol to communicate with each other. In Azure ICMP protocol is turned off. Azure firewall...

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Install NGINX as windows service using nssm

nginx [engine x] is popular HTTP and reverse proxy server with lot of features. nginx provides executable files for windows environment. We just need to download and unzip setup file to get started.  The official document says we cannot run nginx as windows service.  We can use nssm (non...

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SERF: In a Nutshell

What is SERF SERF is open source decentralized, fault-tolerant and highly available solution by Hashicorp used for cluster membership management, failure detection and orchestration. Serf relies on an efficient and lightweight gossip protocol to communicate with nodes. The Serf agents periodically exchange messages with each other in much the same way that a zombie apocalypse would occur:...

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