Knowledgebase

Adding new IP addresses to your server
Upon adding a new IP address to your server, you need to do the following: 1) In WHM, nagivate...

Are there any discounts for bulk orders?
YES!! There absolutely is! Bulk order pricing is as follows: 5-10 Licenses: $4.99/mo...

Block a DDoS or DoS attack with Varnish - Protection tips
If there's a an accelerator that's capable of blocking a DDoS attack that would be Varnish. We...

cPanel Varnish Cache affiliate program
  We've implemented an affiliate system for the cPanel Varnish Plugin with 20% payouts! To join...

Does the plugin support suPHP, mod_php, FastCGI, or CGI?
Yes, all the above. The Varnish plugin is PHP independent and runs well under all PHP modules and...

Does the Varnish plugin work well with Magento?
  While the plugin works OK with Magento with minimal tuning, there's still quite a lot that...

How can users purge varnish cache on their own?
  Update: Starting from v1.8.0 end users are now able to purge their own domain's cache via...

How do I get 50% OFF?
Once you've used up your trial license and decide to sign up for the cPanel Varnish plugin, tweet...

How do I get a Varnish Plugin trial license?
The trial process has changed. If you need a trial license, please submit a request using the...

How do I report an issue or a bug?
In order to address any potential issues or bugs, it's necessary for us to obtain as much...

How do I uninstall the cPanel Varnish Plugin?
Navigate to where you had previously unpacked the plugin. Normally, it's under...

How do I upgrade the Varnish plugin?
Navigate to where you had previously unpacked the plugin. Normally, it's under...

How does Varnish handle gzip on pages and objects?
We've decided that Varnish should focus on what it does best: caching. So our implementation of...

How good is Varnish? (customer testimonials)
  You will find herein an unedited list of client testimonials on the UNIXY Varnish cPanel...

How many domains can I host with the cPanel Varnish Plugin?
  There's no limit on the number of domains that you can serve via the Varnish plugin

How to protect access to the admin console of Varnish?
The admin console is accessible to anyone with local access to the server on a particular port...

I'm getting errors while installing the plugin. What do they mean?
The error:#python installvarnishFile "installvarnish", line 1 SyntaxError: Non-ASCII character...

I've installed the cPanel Varnish Plugin, now what?
No action is required from your end. The installation script takes care of installing and...

Internal Server Error 500 No response from subprocess (/usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/cgi/addon_unixyvarnish.cgi) with exit signal: 1
  This error is fixed starting from the 1.6.2 release of the cPanel Varnish Plugin and the...

Is the UNIXy Varnish Plugin compatible with Cloudflare?
Yes it compatible. Be sure to You need to add the Cloudflare IPs to the line RPAFproxy in file...

Litespeed or Nginx support
UNIXy has since released two new plugins: cPanel Varnish Litespeed Plugin cPanel Varnish Nginx...

Managed varnish server
Our fully managed service goes beyond installing and configuring Varnish Cache. Our clients...

Potential issues
These are the potential issues you could face:   1) /etc/chkserv.d/httpd This file contains...

UNIXy Varnish Cache 400 bad error
This error is resolved starting from release 1.4.5rc7

URL opt-out feature examples
  The following list of example rules can be setup via WHM -> cPanel Varnish -> Advanced...

Varnish Cache statistics hit/miss ratio
  We often get this question about the hit/miss ratio, which appears to be very low to most and...

Varnish opt-out list. How do I skip Varnish?
Starting from release 1.1b, the plugin allows you to create an exception list of domains or...

Varnish Plugin compatibility with CSF / LFD
Varnish works well with CSF and LFD. However, LFD can get quite aggressive and may decide to kill...

Varnish plugin script price / pricing / cost
First of all, UNIXY clients enjoy the benefit of free cPanel Varnish Plugin licenses on however...

Varnish who!?
Varnish Cache is the name of the HTTP accelerator. Varnish is used for polishing surfaces no...

Varnish won't start and the server is down! What do I do?
  On the rare occasion that this happens, you have two options. The first option is to reinstall...

What does el6 and el5 mean?
EL is short for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (EL). EL6 is the download if you have Red Hat 6.x or...

What if Varnish runs out of memory?
  Know that by running Varnish, you are essentially saving a lot of memory. The caching aspect...

What is the impact of the plugin on SSL?
  SSL enabled virtual hosts continue to work and are not impacted negatively. Varnish does NOT...

What is this VCP?
VCP is the item line you see listed in your account upon applying for the Varnish plugin trial....

What types of Varnish hosting do you offer?
We offer several kinds of Varnish hosting. Here's a listing: 1) Varnish VPS hosting 2) Varnish...

Where can I download the installer?
The installer is in the Client Area location. Simply login to your account at...