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24 alternatives to Servers for Hackers eBook

What programmers need to know about web servers.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Servers for Hackers eBook launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Servers for hackers▲96

   Server Admin for Programmers

   2015 · serversforhackers.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   HACKING: Hacking for Beginners▲71

   Learn all the hacking basics

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3HC
   HackerBooks.com▲351

   2011 · hackerbooks.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The PHP Socket Programming Handbook▲58

   Learn how to make servers in PHP.

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Oyster Books (web client)▲92

   Introducing the Oyster Web Reader

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   HackerCouch▲188

   Couchsurfing for hackers, by hackers

   2015 · hackercouch.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Beginner’s Guide to Faster Websites▲166

   Free ebook on how to optimize your websites

   2017 · git-tower.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Security Checklist▲193

   The Practical Security Checklist for Web Developers

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Designing for the Web▲71

   Great free ebook about web design

   2016 · designingfortheweb.co.uk · its alternatives →

10. 10TC
    The Cyber Plumber's Handbook – SSH Tunnel Like a Boss▲277

    Looking to get some feedback from the Hacker News community. I wrote the book with a focus on penetration testers and red teamers, but there are great examples for network admins, developers, and blue team defenders as well. You can pick up a copy for free here through May 19, 2019: https://gumroad.com/l/the_cyber_plumbers_handbook/hackernews... Please note, because it's hosted on Gumroad, it does require an email. If you don't want to give out your actual email, check out an anonymous email service. I give it away to students for free, so if you know of one that…

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    SE eBook▲152

    SE eBook

    2014 · gumroad.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Growth Hacking ▲75

    A how to guide on becoming a growth hacker

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    How To Present Web Design & Get Better Client Feedback▲63

    A practical guide for web designers & web devs

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Ansible for DevOps▲74

    Server and configuration management for humans

    2015 · ansiblefordevops.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Hardware Hacker▲63

    Adventures in Making and Breaking Hardware

    2016 · nostarch.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    hack.css▲174

    The CSS framework for hackers

    2016 · hackcss.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Web App Success▲73

    Creating web apps? This is for you.

    2015 · fivesimplesteps.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    You Don't Know JS: Up & Going▲128

    Get a more complete understanding of JavaScript

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Hacking Sales (Book)▲93

    The Playbook For Building a High Velocity Sales Machine

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Hackers▲75

    Heroes of the computer revolution

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming▲70

    Interviews with the 15 most interesting computer programmers

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja (2nd Edition)▲65

    You don’t have to be a ninja to read this book.

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Ghost In The Wires▲65

    Adventures as the world's most wanted hacker

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Clean Coder▲61

    A code of conduct for programmers

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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