Cloud Server Troubleshooting Guide
When server management gets tricky, we've mapped out the most effective solutions. Here's what actually works when your cloud infrastructure throws you a curveball.
Server Performance Suddenly Drops
Your applications are running slower than usual, users are complaining about timeouts, and you're seeing increased response times across the board. The server was fine yesterday, but today everything feels sluggish.
Quick Diagnosis Steps
Performance Recovery Protocol
Most performance issues stem from resource bottlenecks or inefficient processes. Here's the systematic approach that usually gets things back on track:
- Identify resource-hungry processes using top or htop commands
- Check for runaway database queries or stuck background jobs
- Clear application logs and temporary files consuming disk space
- Restart services that show memory leaks or high CPU usage
- Consider scaling resources temporarily while investigating root cause
- Review and optimize database indexes if queries are slow
SSL Certificate Warnings Breaking Sites
Visitors see security warnings when accessing your website, browsers flag the connection as "not secure," and search engines might start penalizing your rankings. Certificate management can be trickier than it looks.
Certificate Status Check
SSL Restoration Process
Certificate issues usually fall into a few categories, and once you know which one you're dealing with, the fix becomes straightforward:
- Generate new certificate request with correct domain information
- Install certificate files in proper server directory structure
- Update web server configuration to point to new certificate files
- Test certificate chain using SSL checker tools
- Restart web server services to apply new configuration
- Set up automatic renewal to prevent future expirations
Database Connection Failures
Applications can't connect to the database, you're seeing connection timeout errors, and data-driven features are completely non-functional. Database connectivity problems can bring everything to a halt.
Connection Recovery Strategy
Database connection issues often involve configuration mismatches or resource limits. The key is methodically checking each layer of the connection process:
- Verify database service is running and accepting connections
- Check connection strings for correct hostnames and ports
- Confirm user credentials and database permissions
- Test network connectivity between application and database servers
- Review connection pool settings and maximum connection limits
- Restart database service if connection table is full
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