How to use Mongo shell to browse and manipulate your data

Mongo shell is a tool bundled with the MongoDB server (mongod) to perform simple CRUD on your database from the command line. You will find this tool with name "mongo" in the same folder as the server binary "mongod". Although most people might opt to go with a GUI based…

How to secure your website with Let's Encrypt the easy way

SSL certificates are now completely free and NodeChef's managed cloud hosting service takes care of installing and renewing SSL certificates for your website irrespective of your development platform. From Apache based PHP web servers, WordPress websites to Node.js web servers we support them all on NodeChef using a container…

How to change the maximum upload file size for PHP scripts

Some PHP applications that process large files require specific php.ini directives configurations to ensure their app can accommodate file sizes larger than the default 128 megabytes. In other cases you may want to reduce the default value to satisfy application constraints. On NodeChef, since your PHP application is fully…

NodeChef – The Best Heroku Alternative

NodeChef is a Platform as a Service (PaaS) which developers, and teams of all sizes can use to deploy, manage and scale their apps whether it’s a simple prototype or a business-critical app. NodeChef combines the best features and leading technologies from companies like Google, Docker, and many more…