Why use a Linux server for more effective SEO?

Web servers with a Linux based operating system are often faster than their Windows equivalent. Because of higher levels of efficiency and more bandwidth, it is often the case that they respond better.

Linux servers do not rely on a graphical user interface (or GUI) which makes them run more quickly, and they instead rely on a command line only interface.

Microsoft will be using a command line only interface in their newest products, as this has been proven to make such a difference. However because of what can be run, this new version is still limited in use.

The software on Linux servers is compiled specifically for the platform which is another factor which adds to speed. Modules are easily customisable.

With Linux-based hardware TCP/IP stacks can be tuned to different purposes. A website serving video content can tune TCP/IP stacks to handle larger file sizes. For sites serving standard web content TCP/IP stacks can be tuned the other way, delivering information considerably faster.

A Linux-based machine can be customised throughout the entire operating system. This means a Linux server can be run with the bare minimum of features that are required to serve users with content.

The hardware is able to assign the required memory and CPU allocation to that request, in turn serving content much more quickly, because there are fewer processes operating in the background.

Furthermore, users are given more control with Linux than with Windows because on the Microsoft OS many applications are built into kernel and can’t be removed.

Switching off web access logs is an example of this. These can be turned off so the system doesn’t create a log of everything a user does on the web. Although for some people it is important to log web activity, for others this can be a waste. When less resources are needed for logging the system processes less so servers run at a faster speed.

A business is able to tune hard drive parameters which is the final benefit to having a Linux-based server.

It is possible to modify hard drives dependent on the type of work that will be undertaken on that particular hardware, whilst using Linux. For example, content for a web server can be modified to have a faster read speed as that is the majority of the requests a web server will process.

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