Faster 'vagrant up' with apt/deb Package Proxy

Create virtual machines faster by caching deb packages. Use squid-deb-proxy on host OS, then add an apt.conf.d/ config file to make guest OS apt-get use your proxy. Following these notes requires fluency with command line, sudo, daemons and vagrant.

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Cache Ubuntu deb packages – squid-deb-proxy-client

You can install and upgrade large network of Ubuntu Linux computers very fast. Just use proxy for deb packages.

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Static Advantage – Could WordPress Be 400 Times Faster?

Apache served static pages 400 times faster than dynamic WordPress pages. Could caching bring this speed advantage to WordPress? I measured pages with Apache benchmark tool “ab”, using 10 simultaneous connections. I used a powerful desktop as a server on … Continue reading

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