Shuki Vaknin

About

Shuki Vaknin is the founder of Linux Hosting and an expert in Linux infrastructure, server administration and web performance optimization. With over 20 years in Israeli web hosting, Shuki writes on information security, WordPress, SEO, and professional server management.

Shuki started in the early 1990s as a Novell NetWare implementer and network administrator. He has more than 25 years as a system administrator and web developer, at small start-ups and at big companies. In 2012 he founded Linux Hosting, which he runs today.

He also created Jabali Panel, a hosting control panel, and hosts.click, a free tool that makes temporary preview links for a site on a new server before the DNS cutover.

Areas of expertise

• Linux server administration
• Information security
• WordPress performance
• Hosting infrastructure
• cPanel and WHM
• CloudLinux and LiteSpeed

Open-source projects

All of Shuki's public projects are at github.com/shukiv.

• Jabali Panel: a web hosting control panel in Go and React.
• Jabali Sounder: a central control plane for managing multiple Jabali Panel servers.
• Gniza: hosting-panel backup orchestration on restic.
• noCPanel: a bash control panel for websites.
• hosts.click for cPanel: a plugin that creates temporary URLs for website previews.
• hosts.click for DirectAdmin: the same plugin for DirectAdmin.
• bping: a small Linux ping utility that beeps whenever a reply arrives.

All articles

• 10 best tools for a VPS server
• Website hosting in Israel vs. abroad – advantages, disadvantages, and how to make the right choice
• Installing Redis or Memcached on a VPS virtual server to accelerate websites
• Guide to creating keys in cPanel and logging into SFTP
• WordPress Won't Connect? Full Solutions
• Dangerous website hosting: FTC order against GoDaddy due to security issues
• Improving WordPress site speed with Elementor: A comprehensive guide
• The right way to choose website hosting that suits your website
• Improving WordPress site speed
• Preview website tests before changing DNS
• Interesting facts about website hosting
• 8 Hot Trends in Website Hosting for 2025
• Types of WordPress Hosting: The Complete Guide
• Virtual Private Server: Myths That Need to Be Debunked
• Information security and cyber risks in professional server management
• Linux for servers: Discover the leading Linux distributions for professionals
• The next big thing is already here: artificial intelligence in website hosting
• Common Mistakes When Choosing Web Hosting
• Virtual Server vs Physical Server: Which Fits Your Business?
• Server management: all the benefits of professional server maintenance
• Google and Oracle server farms in London crashed due to heat wave
• Apache Security Incident: What to Do First on a Hosting Server
• CDN for Faster Websites: Practical Setup and Common Pitfalls
• Recommended WordPress plugins that are suitable for any website
• Securing WordPress sites at the site and server level
• How to Choose a Virtual Server: Workload, Ownership, and Risk
• Many WordPress sites were hacked and redirected users to fraudulent sites
• Creating a database for a WordPress site using cPanel
• Transferring a WordPress site to new hosting
• Common Hosting Problems and a Practical Troubleshooting Flow
• The plugin that will speed up your WordPress site: LSCache
• Creating an FTP account in a web hosting account using cPanel
• Sales website hosting: the path to a successful virtual store
• Hosting for website builders - Recommended server for website developers
• Preventing access to the site: Blocking IP addresses on the hosting server using cPanel
• Fast website hosting: the right infrastructure for your website
• How to Create a Professional Email Account in cPanel
• Are messages from the contact form ending up in spam? The solution: SMTP plugin for WordPress
• Microsoft repelled the largest DDoS attack in history
• Using keys in PuTTY software for secure access to a virtual server
• Adding a domain to hosting via cPanel
• Transferring a website to another host - Guide to transferring a website between servers
• Unlimited Hosting: Reality, Marketing, and Practical Limits
• Managing files on the hosting server using cPanel - File Explorer
• cPanel - Your gateway to the hosting server
• Website hosting packages: Which package is right for your website?
• What Is New in Our WordPress Hosting Stack (2026)
• WordPress hosting - how to choose the right hosting for your WordPress site
• LiteSpeed vs. Apache: Winning Website Hosting Technology
• Blog hosting - how to choose a hosting package for your blog
• Professional website hosting – the path to success for your website
• Reseller Hosting: Who Is It For and How Can It Be Profitable?
• Amazon's servers went down, and many websites experienced malfunctions
• Creating a Virtual Host in Apache
• Secure website hosting: that's how we do it
• Hack on GoDaddy servers: 1.2 million website hosting accounts exposed to third parties
• Change file size limit for uploads
• Installing a LAMP server on Debian 10 - Complete guide
• Cheap web hosting – how cheap is too cheap?
• Website security - how to protect your website from hacking
• Unsecured website hosting: What happened when Cyberserve's servers were hacked?
• Disabling xmlrpc.php requests via the hosting server
• Does Hosting Affect SEO? Yes, Through Performance and Reliability
• All the reasons why you should build a WordPress website
• The GHOST security breach: what it is and how to protect yourself
• Recurring Billing Setup in Customer Portal: Safe Implementation
• How to identify and defend against the Bash Shellshock vulnerability
• Virtual Servers for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
• WordPress Advantages and Tradeoffs for Modern Business Sites
• Magento Website Hosting: Resource and Cache Planning Guide
• Joomla Website Hosting: Performance and Security Checklist
• Secure FileZilla Workflow: SFTP Setup, Validation, and Recovery
• How to Create a Secure Mailbox on Shared Hosting
• WordPress Hosting: Shared, Managed, or VPS?
• CMS Hosting Strategy: Matching Infrastructure to Platform Behavior
• Linux Website Hosting: High-Quality, Uncompromising Hosting
• 10 Open Source Tools and Plugins for Modern Website Builders
• Thunderbird Email Setup for Hosted Domains
• Advantages of Linux Hosting Over Other Hosting Approaches
• First Login to Shared Hosting Panel: Operational Setup Guide
• How to Create an SFTP Account on Shared Hosting
• Linux Hosting: Why We Work with Apache Servers