Server Fault is for questions about managing information technology systems in a business environment.
If your question is about:
- managing the hardware or software of servers, workstations, storage or networks
- tools used for administering, monitoring, or automating these
- deployment to and management of third-party provided information technology platforms
and is not about:
- consumer workstations or networking (which belong on our sister site, Super User)
- working with a service provider's management interface, such as cPanel
- product, service, or learning material recommendations
- product licensing inquiries or legal advice
- career, salary, personnel, employment, or formal education
- unauthorized use or misuse of IT systems
then you’re in the right place to ask your question!
There’s also…
…a list of the most common questions with links to the “best” answer we’ve identified
…a list of questions clarifying the above points and covering other nuances
We also have sister sites that cover specific topics in more detail:
- Stack Overflow for Programming
- Super User for general Networking, Hardware, and Technology
- Unix & Linux for general Unix/Linux usage
- DBA for Advanced Database topics
- Information Security for Advanced Security (implementation, theory, white hat)
- Webmasters for general Web Site operation
- Network engineering for professionally managed networks in a business environment
Please look around to see if your question has been asked before. It’s also OK to ask and answer your own question.
If your question is not specifically on-topic for Server Fault, it may be on topic for another Stack Exchange site. If no site currently exists that will accept your question, you may commit to or propose a new site at Area 51, the place where new Stack Exchange communities are democratically created.
For more help, see "What types of questions should I avoid asking?"