What Runs the Web: The Tools Behind the Scenes
What Runs the Web: The Tools Behind the Scenes
The web is a lot more than pretty layouts and smooth animations. Under the surface, it’s code, servers, services, and decisions—each one shaping performance, reliability, and cost. At WebSlap, we don’t just build what you see; we build the foundation too.
It starts with the stack. We choose software that’s proven in production: Linux, NGINX, MariaDB, PHP, Redis. They’re stable, fast, and open source. We harden servers manually, monitor with tools like Netdata, and back up using Borg and Rclone. There’s no cPanel bloat here—just DirectAdmin, tuned and secured.
But tools are only part of it. We write clean code. We don’t load six tracking scripts just to see if a button got clicked. Every plugin, every dependency gets reviewed. Because when something breaks, we don’t want to guess—we want to know.
The goal? Speed, stability, and control. When a client calls about a slow site, we’re not stuck in third-party dashboards or useless logs—we’re already SSH’d in, watching the logs live. That’s how it should be.
Dennis
